Dent Crafts Centre

(See also Dent)

Originally an 18^th century hay barn, the building that houses the Dent Crafts Centre is located at Helmside on the main road between Sedbergh and Dent.

Watercolours, crafts and prints are on display. Nidderdale boxes, bird sculptures, walking sticks and wooden bowls are part of the items on show along with handmade cards, silk flowers, wool tops, waistcoats and travel rugs in Yorkshire wool.

Pottery and ceramics from local studios, watercolours, silver jewellery and metalwork add to the large selection of handcrafted goods.

A tearoom serves coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. Home-baked cakes and cookies, homemade soup, and fresh ground coffee are among the treats. In the summer Dales made ice cream is available.

Buzzard’s Cottage, named for the buzzards that circle Helm’s Knott, is part of the Dent Crafts Centre. It is now a self-catering cottage. Views over the Dentdale hills are on offer along with an atmospheric interior complete with stone walls and a spiral staircase.

Dent Crafts Centre
Helmside, Dent, Cumbria, LAIO 5SY
Tel: 015396 25400
Email: carrol@dentcraftcentre.fsnet.co.uk
Open daily except Tuesday, from Easter to Nov, 10.30am-5.30pm; open weekends Christmas and New Year holidays, closed early Jan to mid Feb; phone for other time.

Photos courtesy of Graeme Dougal

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