The 2025 Settle Flowerpot Festival is here!   On a beautiful day I took the opportunity to take photographs of just a few of this year's flowerpot characters. 

Not to be missed is the annual is this year's Flowerpot Festival where locals create characters from Flowerpots.  According the festival's website you'll 'be amazed, amused, astounded & astonished by the quirky flowerpot displays decorating the town'.  And you will!

In March,  the Telegraph published its guide to the best and worst counties in Britain.  The methodology was complex based on 41 criteria across 4 main categories:   Natural Wonders, History and Culture, Luxuries, and Peace and Quiet. And North Yorkshire ranked 2nd out of all 48 counties.