Susan and Dick. I haven't ever got to the Sadleworth Rushcart because it follows immediately after Whitby and I am usually trying to recover from Folk Week. The one I have done is Sowerby Bridge Rushcart which happens the following weekend. These are not manufactured "Folk Events" but part of a real living tradition and worth seeing. That said, there is also plenty of music, dance and singing associated with them.
Both Saddleworth and Sowerby Bridge are in parts of the Pennine Hills with outstanding scenery.
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GtD.