Hackfall - The Name
Where did the name come from? There are currently two competing theories which, in light of new research, may just be a load of old Victorian twaddle. .. read more..
Hackfall 1835
The following article is from The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge number 193 published in April 4 1835 and draws from earlier articles. .. read more..
Report on Hackfall June 2007.
Report about Hackfall written for the D&ST in June 2007. .. read more..
The Hackfall Dragon
A poem by Paul Mills. .. read more..
October Walk in Hackfall
Hackfall Woods in October is a magical place. In 2006 we were concerned to see how little water there was in the cascades and at the bottom of the gorge how low the river Ure is. .. read more..
Hackfall 1818
A description of Hackfall from “The Tourists Companion” which was first published in 1818. The photographs include some present day colour pictures and photographs which are approximately 100 years old. .. read more..
Hackfall
William Aislabie turned the area into a ‘beautiful wilderness’, to quote one of the 19th century writers who thought this woodland one of the most beautiful in the country. .. read more..
A poem
A Voice From Hackfall by James Casmey, Nail Maker, Gruelthorpe. May 1859 Welcome thrice welcome, stangers all, That visit me the famed Hackfall Yea, welcome as the bloom of May To celebrate our Gala Day .. read more..