page_title: Westerdale
section_title: Westerdale Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Westerdale / Geography / Westerdale Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Westerdale Hall, near to Westerdale, North Yorkshire, Great Britain. Westerdale Hall seen from the South-West. It was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt (en:Thomas_Henry_Wyatt ) as a shooting lodge for the Fevershams of Duncombe Park, Helmsley during the grouse shooting season on Westerdale Moor. The nearby moors are still a valuable sporting estate, shooters now stay at Dale View Farm across the valley. After WW2 it became a Youth Hostel but is now a private residence.
context_page_description: Westerdale is a village, civil parish and dale within the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The Esk Valley Walk runs through part of the village. The village is at the confluence of three streams which combine as the head of the River Esk.
  According to the 2011 UK census, Westerdale parish had a population of 149, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 175.
context_section_description: Westerdale Hall is a substantial stone and slate-roofed building, located close to the west side of the village. It was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and originally built as a shooting lodge, mainly for grouse shooting in the late summer and autumn. After the Second World War it became a popular youth hostel, but is now a private residence with many of its original external features remaining intact.
caption: Westerdale Hall
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