also near to Reeth that Arkle Beck from the north joins the River Swale. The village is overlooked by the surrounding fells of Harkerside Moor, Fremington Edge and Calver Hill. Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, an unofficial but popular long-distance footpath from Saint Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, passes through Reeth. Demography For the parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh: Community and culture Primary education is provided by Reeth Community Primary School, which is engaged in a confederation with nearby Gunnerside Methodist Primary School. Pupils then receive secondary education at Richmond School & Sixth Form College. In May and June every year Reeth becomes the hub of the Swaledale Festival, a two-week celebration of music and guided walks. Unfortunately it had to be cancelled in 2020 owing to Coronavirus. Additionally on the final Wednesday of August the Reeth Show, an agricultural event, is held. In 2012 it celebrated its centenary. Reeth is also home to the Swaledale Museum, which covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Amenities Village amenities include three public houses (the Black Bull Hotel, the Buck Hotel and the King's Arms), a caravan and camp site, a village shop and post office, two bakeries, a cafe, eleven guest houses variously bed and breakfast or self-catering, two hotels (The Burgoyne Hotel), a community centre, the Evangelical Congregational Church, Reeth Memorial Hall and the Swaledale Museum. One of five National Park Centres for the Yorkshire Dales is located in Reeth. The local health establishment is Reeth Medical Centre, which serves more than 200 square miles and more than 1,500 patients. Reeth is home to the Reeth Dales Craft Centre, there are 12 units containing Artists, an Artisan Cheese Maker, a shoemaker, metalworker and several Fibre Arts outlets supplying wool and yarn related products and accessories, the Craft Bakery has won several awards. Religion Reeth is home to two churches. The current Reeth Methodist Chapel has been in use since 1822, although Methodists have been worshipping in the village since at least 1766. The larger Reeth Evangelical Congregational Church is located on the village green. Notable people The nonconformist minister David Bradberry was born in Reeth. Ruby Ferguson, a writer of popular fiction including children's books, romances and mysteries, was born and brought up in Reeth. Arthur Shepherd, M.P. for Darlington 1926-1931, was Headmaster of