Showing posts with label road trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label road trip. Show all posts

Thursday 17 February 2022

'Dales Road Trip' Dent, Dentdale.

 Dent in Cumbria was our next destination, only a short journey south of Sedbergh.

We had no great hopes for photography to add to our image library as the weather was certainly not on our side: very overcast and cloudy. The windscreen wipers were working overtime on our way which was via a tortuous narrow winding road. 

Despite our reservations we were to be very pleasantly surprised and found Dent to be an utterly charming and very photogenic village! regardless of the adverse weather conditions,

Cobbled Street in Dent, Dentdale
Cobbled Street in Dent, Dentdale.

Dent village is full of character and for me the bad weather actually added to its attraction giving lots of opportunity and scope for exploring the versatility of the Apple 12 Pro Max camera under pretty grim conditions.

Parking was no problem and our first attraction was Dent Village Heritage Centre and Museum. Our primary thought being ‘lets find some shelter get out of this awful rain’ but once inside we found it to be extremely interesting with displays and exhibits demonstrating all aspects of the village daily life in times gone by. 

Did you know Dentdale was an early 19th century powerhouse of hand knitting? learn all about The Terrible Knitters of Dent plus much more. Certainly well worth a visit and not to be missed, an absolute wealth of local history.

Dent Village Heritage Centre and Museum, Dentdale.
Dent Village Heritage Centre and Museum, Dentdale.

After that we settled for a delicious lunch in the cosy Meadowside Café. What a treat!

Meadowside Cafe Bar, Dent, Dentdale.
Meadowside Cafe Bar, Dent, Dentdale.

Suitably refreshed we continued our exploration of the village finding photo opportunities around every corner, cobbled streets, quaint cottages and in the centre of Dent the historical 12th century church of St Andrew.

12th Century church of St Andrew, Dent, Dentdale.
12th Century church of St Andrew, Dent, Dentdale.

All this and more, with the cobbles glistening in the rain and under a grey moody sky, a real test for the Iphone 12 Pro Max camera which it passed with flying colours. (Love the wide lens and the converging verticals it produces) 
Since discovering the excellent results produced by the 12 Pro Max I prefer its lightweight convenience when on a walk and tend to leave what I call the 'Heavy Pro Gear' back at base.

Laning, Dent, Dentdale.
Laning, Dent, Dentdale.

What had started out to be a wet miserable day, actually turned out to be one of the highlights of our ‘Dales Road Trip’ providing a variety of opportunities to show through our lens the charm and character of Dent in Cumbria. 
All photographs taken on our Dent adventure can now be viewed at our image library. 


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please follow the link to our Image Library

Peter W. Clark photographer

We do hope you will enjoy the photographs and perhaps find some which will inspire and enhance your article or publication.

(downloads and prints are available)

They may also help find your next

film/video location.

More location photographs of our

'Dales Road Trip' to follow.

Aysgarth, Askrigg, Hawes, Gayle, Bainbridge

and finally 

Buckden.

Cottages, Dent, Dentdale.
Cottages, Dent, Dentdale.