Airedale & Skipton
Airedale lies as the westerly fringes of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and boats a wide range of attractions. In Skipton you can explore a medieval castle, while to the north in Malham there is the spectacle of a 300-feet wide limestone crag, and Malham Tarn, which is said to have been the inspiration behind the children's story, ‘The Water Babies’.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
