At Christmas, Grassington is transported back to the time of Charles Dickens. See the Christmas lights, the village square and the streets transformed into a traditional market with shopkeepers, villagers and visitors dressed in Victorian costume. Running for over thirty years, the Dickensian Festival market is held over two weekends - with a week of activities in between - in the run up to Christmas.
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