Hordes of non-Vikings Pillage Village

Although I like hiking, I am not a Viking. I'm not that old - I'm not even Cromarty yet (which I noticed that Thomas Crabapple had niftily by-passed). As for the so-called 'horns' on my head, they were simply ice-cream cones. Thomas failed to mention that it could have been a very hot day (anything is possible if you think hard about it), and we countryfolk often cool our heated brows by applying a couple of ice-cream cones upside-down on our foreheads.

Anyway, I didn't fancy sharing my ice-creams with him, even though he was trying to thrust two-pence into my hand. So I wandered off on my own. About 3 miles from Skipton, my map showed a place called 'Sod Hall'.  I went to see it but, alas, there was absolutely nothing there.

Oh, by the way, here's a cutting with some up-to-date news:

Wharfedale News

Hordes of visitors bring chaos to Grassington

Following all the publicity arising from the filming of Channel 4’s Reality TV show in the village, Grassington is being inundated with thousands of visitors and inquisitive tourists.

   Nearly all of them are completely oblivious to the dangers of moving traffic and cobblestone roads. Many have had to be air-lifted out of the over-packed square. Rescue helicopters have been on 24-hour alert.

   Most of those flocking to see the delights of Grassington have found nowhere to stay. All hotels and B&Bs are jam-packed – many squeezing in 10 to a room.

   Hordes of displaced refugee tourists are forced to sleep on the outskirts of Grassington in tents brought in by the relief section of the Parish Council.

“Fortunately, the tents are very cheap,” said one councillor. “We got them from our local camping and outdoor gear shop, where the manager had proclaimed: ‘This is the winter of our discount tents.”

[This is a proxy post by Joe Leff]