Fiddleton Bankend

Explorer Tom Right then, Fiddleton! A cottage that moonlights as a toll house? That’s like being a librarian who only lends out parking tickets. It’s probably sitting there judging your driving while collecting imaginary coins for the turnstile. If I were it, I’d tell my younger self to stop trying to charge everyone and just enjoy the quiet. Ideal place to rehearse an excuse for being late.

Explorer Tom Look at Burnfoot! A post-medieval farmhouse that apparently hosted a massive parish dispute over who owned the chimney pot. It’s just bricks and bad blood now, but you can still feel the tension in the walls. Don’t let it scare you off; find the ghost and pretend you didn't see a thing.

Explorer Tom Unthank has been hiding a scandal involving a missing medieval farmstead and a fortified manor that might not even exist. It’s all very suspiciously vague, which is exactly what you want in a good historical mystery. Best visited with a curious kid and no timetable.

Explorer Tom Pikethaw Hill has a boundary cairn, a Bronze Age cairn, and a shelter, which is like having three different jobs at once. If it won the lotto, it would probably buy more rocks to make itself even taller and more impressive. It’s been on duty for centuries, guarding the border between 'here' and 'there' with quiet dignity. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.

Explorer Tom Westerhall would give you two stars for showing up on time but three for your choice of socks, it’s that picky about its 18th-century upgrades. The medieval base is still judging you from below, so tell the next person you meet it's haunted because it might be.