Kettlewell Garage which was first built in the 1920s and since 1946 has been run by the same family
Opposite is The Cottage Tea Room and Bed and Breakfast which dates mainly from the 19th century.
The Smithy Gift Shop, it was last used as a smithy in the early 1960s
War Memorial built to commemorate the fallen of the two WorldWars, if you look carefully you will see that the village of Starbotton is miss spelt.
Standing within the gardens are the old village stocks which originally stood along the Coniston Road.
The Maypole dated 1898. To commemorate the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, The W.I. erected the present maypole. It stands where the village green once was and although the green has gone the area around it still bears that name
The Kings Head (now closed) which dates from the 17th century, is thought to have once been a mill and then a workhouse
The Village Store was built in 1876 by Mr. Inman from the stone taken from the mill that once stood opposite
Tea Shop
In the beck you can still see the remains of the concrete pillars which supported the pipeline carrying water to the Electricity Generating House (the small building over the beck).
Kettlewell was one of the first villages in the country to have its own electricity supply from 1913 to 1950s.
Langcliffe Garth where you can find Honeysuckle Cottage and Lynburn Bed and Breakfast. This is a pleasant area of the village with its well-tended green.
The Racehorses Hotel, originally a stable block for the Blue Bell Inn. The Race Horses is believed to derive its name from the trace horses, and these animals were hired as extra power to pull heavy wagons up Park Rash. The present hotel was built in 1740.
The Blue Bell Inn is the original coaching inn dating back to 1680, being on the ancient route through Kettlewell to Middleham and the North
The Village Hall - built in 1926
For more details of this walk around Kettlewell see link A walk around Kettlewell
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