Unlike in James Herriot's day, one must now pay to park when visiting Aysgarth Falls. So a visit there must be carefully measured against the cost of parking, as well as the other stops on one's itinerary. My wife and I had quite a long list of places to visit on our drive through the Yorkshire Dales ten years ago, so it's not as if we would have spent the entire day there.
Still, we might have spent a little more time, and felt more relaxed and at peace, if we hadn't needed to watch the clock.
Plus, we wanted to look around, and see a little of the surroundings too.
In the TV series D.C.I. Banks, based on the novels of Peter Robinson, Detective Alan Banks' investigation takes him to Aysgarth in the final two-part episode "Undertow." I had hoped that the production would feature Aysgarth Falls, and perhaps the village's beautiful church, which we had time to walk up and see, but didn't have time to actually go inside and explore.
Sadly, Banks and his team just investigate a suspect's house.
Aysgarth may seem like an insignificant village, with a population of less than two hundred. But the locals worship in a beautiful church, and can walk the banks of the falls and river at their leisure. Perhaps one day we could visit Aysgarth again, and see more of this shining gem set amid a landscape of astounding natural beauty.
Dragon Dave
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