A community website providing local information and news for residents and visitors.
About the site
This is a local community website for the residents and visitors to the village of Embsay and the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby. The Posts page is a constantly updated blog with news, updates, family notices and general interest articles, with other specific pages providing details, contacts and dates for essential services, local businesses and events in and around the villages. There is also a Village History page and below, a short introduction if you are new to the area.
We would welcome any thoughts and ideas to help grow or improve the site – our contact email is listed below.
About our villages
Embsay is paired with its close neighbour Eastby, forming the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby falling within the Craven district of North Yorkshire. The two villages are situated immediately to the south of Barden Moor on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and two miles north of the market town of Skipton.
Embsay Crag is a well-known landmark, a rock formation perched just north of Embsay and marks the start of the moor. Embsay Reservoir sits at the foot of the crag and is popular with walkers, anglers and is home to the Craven Sailing Club. Both villages lie on the route of the 2018 & 2019 editions of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, with the riders leaving Eastby to climb the short but testing Côte de Barden Moor. Embsay is home to a thriving Cricket Club with 2 senior teams and a pitch surrounded by wonderful scenery.
The Bolton Abbey Estate, Priory and Strid Woods are close by and Embsay is well known as being home to the multi-award winning Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, one of Britain’s historic Heritage Railways. There are a small number of holiday cottages and guest houses in the villages as well as two pubs, two cafes, a village store & post office, two churches with the busy Village Institute home to numerous activities and events. A local bus service connects both villages to Skipton.
As Yorkshire becomes increasingly popular with filmmakers, Eastby and Embsay have recently been visted by 3 productions – The ABC Murders with John Malkovich and Rupert Grint, Dark River starring Ruth Wilson and featuring Sean Bean and Emily with Emma Mackey and Adrian Dunbar. Time for a YORKSHIREWOOD sign on the crag?
About the site
The site has been designed, built and is administered by Paul Peppiate, an Embsay resident living at Elm Tree Square. The site is strictly non-profit and does not receive any fees from contributors or advertisers. The Post has an informal arrangement with The Craven Herald newspaper in Skipton who publish events that are updated on our blog posts. They can be found in the Village News section of the Herald which is published each Thursday. Any events that you would like posting in the Craven Herald need to be sent to us before the Monday of the publishing week.
Contact
Details about many of the local amenities, clubs, societies, and local events can be found on these pages. If you would like to add information, news updates or spot any factual errors, please do get in touch with Paul at: embsayandeastbypost@gmail.com
