As a child I lived in a seaside town that was bizarrely lacking in water. We were definitely a bit short of streams, lakes, ponds and rivers. One really big river but that was many many miles away. No streams….. If you wanted water then it was about walking for 40 minutes to get to the beach. Yes the local park had a boating lake, but that lake had more shopping trolleys than water. Maybe that’s why I now have a real soft spot for villages built around water.

That’s definitely why I always love walking around Thornton-le-Dale.

My Partner’s Mum used to live here. One evening we were walking around the village when we came across a well dressed chap pulling himself out of a stream. He was an absolute state, dripping wet. As we asked if he was alright, he muttered something about ‘daydreaming and suddenly finding himself falling into water’. I’m not sure he was so enamoured with village streams.

40 thoughts on “Streams”

  4. Ahhhh, the Dales. Reminds me of quite a few places, like Hutton le Hole. That stream running through the village that,must have claimed the odd victim coming home from the pub….

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  7. Peacefully-running water is so beautiful to listen to. I could sit on a bank for hours with not a thought in my heas, except peace, love, and joy. Until the cops or park rangers came and chased us awa.

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  10. It’s a lovely village but it wasn’t the easiest to get to from my home in the north east so I only visited a couple of times. Which seaside town did you live in, far from the sea?

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  12. That’s a funny story which somehow seems very British! That is a pretty village. I love bodies of water too. We have lots of lakes and streams and the Hudson River but I miss being close to the sea. It’s a good 3 hour drive from here.

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