Photographs
Thornton-le-Dale in pictures
By Jon Cosson · Last checked
Photographs of the village through the year, taken by Jon Cosson, who writes this guide. Tap any photo to see it full size.
Beck Isle Cottage and the beck
Beck Isle Cottage across Thornton Beck, framed by the willow. The path beside the beck leading to Beck Isle Cottage. The thatch and cottage garden of Beck Isle Cottage. The path along Thornton Beck, with the small weir. A footbridge over the beck, with the fingerpost for Pickering Hill, Whitbygate and the car park. Flower pots along the beck outside Moore's. The corner garden above the beck, looking towards Wardill Bros. Stone cottages with pantile roofs along the beck. Cottages across the beck. A footbridge under the holly trees. A shallow stretch of the beck behind the cottages.
Around the green
The base of the market cross and the old stocks, in autumn. The green in autumn, with the bus shelter and Wardill Bros. Moore's delivery bicycle, with the green behind. Lady Lumley's Almshouses, founded in 1656. The almshouses looking towards the village centre. The Institute, with its clock.
Shops, pubs and cafés
The Chocolate Factory and its tea garden beside the beck. Baldersons Gifts in the sunshine. Baldersons Gifts, with its flower arch, looking along the street. Baldersons Ice Cream Parlour. Baldersons Cafe and Tea Garden on Chestnut Avenue, with Stanley's next door. Stanley's Pet Store. Beckside Pharmacy and Moore's Delicatessen, with the red post box. Lavenders tea garden, with the Chocolate Factory and the church spire behind. The Buck. The New Inn. Brandysnap and Stonedale Surgery. Shona Marie's Hair Studio and the cottage beside it. Pizzaland and the chip shop next door.
The village pond and nature trail
The National Park welcome board by the village pond. Mallards on the village pond. A mallard on the edge of the pond. The pond and its duck house. The carved owl and squirrel on the nature trail. The pond seen between two trees. Reflections on the pond.
Christmas lights
Christmas lights along the beck at night. Christmas lights and the reindeer on the cottages by the beck.
Classic cars in the village
Jon Cosson's Jaguar Mk2 outside the Buck Inn. Jon writes this guide. Jon's MG TF beside a modern MG, with the Buck Inn behind. Jon's primrose Jaguar E-Type, right, beside a series 1 coupe at Cedar Barn, just outside Thornton-le-Dale. The Mathewsons Classic Auctions showroom window.
Village streets and houses
The village hall. Warrington House and the street towards the church. Stone cottages with wisteria and flowers. A stone house with a bay window.
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