Sorry should have been head 'west' to the pennines obviously.
A contour map will make your decision easy. The Dales are gorgeous. And as for the pub thing (what do you mean 'seriously'? they aren't allowing non boozers on ETS now are they?)
My wifes home village is so small it doesn't have a single shop. But it has a pub. You can't be in a village without one here.
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