The Airedale Beagles meet at the Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa at Bolton Abbey on Boxing Day
ON Boxing Day the Airedale Beagles met at the Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa at Bolton Abbey where a good crowd turned out to see them and were treated to mulled wine and mince pies by the hotel.
The Airedale Beagles were established in 1891 following a chance encounter on Ilkley Moor between Dawson Jowett and Tom Clark. Tom became the kennelman and Dawson the huntsman.
Traditionally, beagling is the hunting of the hare on foot with a pack of hounds. At present there is a ban on hare hunting. Nevertheless, the Airedale Beagles continue to hunt, but within the law.
For more information visit airedalebeagles.com
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