Charles Cotton

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The GuardianAug 9

‘I lose all sense of time in the hypnotic flow’: five writers on their favourite British rivers

From the source to the sea, our writers share their favourite ways to immerse themselves in nature by paddleboarding, canoeing, camping, walking and fishing It’s early afternoon on an unusually hot and sunny Yorkshire day. I’m standing on my paddleboard on the tidal section of the River Esk, near Whitby’s New Bridge, as cars stream across. The 28-mile-long Esk is special, as it is the only majo…

Poet who built a fishing house on the River Dove in 1674.

25 things in this story
  • River DovePlaceSpiritual home of fly-fishing, spiritual home of fly-fishing.
  • Piscatoribus SacrumSightLatin inscription on a fishing hut in Beresford Dale.
  • Charles CottonSightPoet who built a fishing house on the River Dove in 1674.
  • Izaak WaltonSightAuthor of The Compleat Angler, wrote it in 1653.
  • The Compleat AnglerPlaceFirst technical manual of fly-fishing, written in 1653.
  • Temple beatPlaceA stretch of the River Dove named after Cotton's fishing house.
  • Pike PoolSightA section of the River Dove near a bridge.
  • Elsewhere
  • River EskSightWhitby, United KingdomYorkshire's only major river flowing directly into the North Sea.
  • New BridgeSightWhitby, United KingdomPaddleboard launch point on the tidal section of the River Esk.
  • Whitby CoastalPlaceWhitby, United KingdomFounded in 2022 by friends from the two Whitby rowing clubs, Friendship & Fishermen…
  • FriendshipPlaceWhitby, United KingdomWhitby Friendship Amateur Rowing Club has been part of the town’s sporting and social life for generations.
  • Ruswarp Pleasure BoatsPlaceRuswarp, United KingdomHires kayaks, rowing boats, and paddleboards since 1874.
  • Larpool ViaductSightWhitby, United KingdomCarries the 22-mile Cinder Track over the River Esk.
  • Cinder TrackTrailWhitby, United KingdomA 22-mile route carried over the River Esk by Larpool Viaduct.
  • Waterside restaurantRestaurantWhitby, United KingdomExperience riverside dining and craft cocktails at The Waterside, Chainbridge.
  • Whitby WellbeingPlaceWhitby, United KingdomOffers a wild sauna along the River Esk.
  • Botham'sBakerySleights, United KingdomFind information about our popular shops and tea rooms located in Whitby, Sleights and Pickering.
  • River DartPlaceDartmeet, United KingdomFlows 47 miles from Dartmoor's moor to the south Devon coast.
  • Dartmoor national parkPlaceDartmeet, United KingdomOnly place in England where wild camping is legally permitted.
  • SevernPlaceEisteddfa Gurig, United KingdomOne of Britain's greatest rivers, originating in mid-Wales.
  • West and East piersSightWhitby, United Kingdom
  • FisherladsPlaceWhitby, United Kingdom
  • East DartPlaceDartmeet, United Kingdom
  • West DartPlaceDartmeet, United Kingdom
  • Hartington villageNeighborhoodHartington, United Kingdom
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