The 'quaint' Huddersfield village people haven't heard of 'with beauty to rival the Lakes'

It's a quaint and peaceful village with scenery almost as stunning as the Lake District - but maybe not as rain soaked and certainly less touristy.

Ramblers love it, and cyclists flock here to test their stamina and leg muscles against the mighty moorland mass known as Holme Moss, a notorious hill climb near Holmfirth.

The village in question is signposted Lane Village and is known simply as Lane to the modest number of people who live there, among them farming families who have been here for generations. There are also a number of holiday lets.

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A lot of outsiders, of course, won't have heard of Lane, although they might be familiar with the nearby Holme, which is bigger and even has a pub, The Fleece.

Lane residents seem pretty proud of their little corner of Pennine paradise, though they will remind you to bring an extra layer next time.

Even in April and May it can feel decidedly chilly in Lane.

"It's always a two degrees colder than down in the valley, down in Holmfirth," says Kate Griffin, a writer who has lived in Lane for over four decades.

It's fair to say that she loves Lane and more so because of the changing seasons which bring about changes in colour on the moorland that towers over her terraced home, once a weaver's cottage.

If she does pop down to Holmfirth, Kate might first encounter snow or ice on the paths of Lane, but not a single flake down the valley.

In 2014, the classic Holme Moss climb was beamed onto people's TV screens across the world with the arrival of Tour de France cyclists for stage 2 of the famous race. And today you don't have to hang around long to see someone go by in Lycra clothing.

Kate calls it 'the Moss' and she cannot stop marvelling at its rugged beauty. It's teeming with bird life, and it changes with the seasons.

"It's wonderful; I absolutely love it," she says, talking about Holme Moss, which rises to a summit of 1,117ft before it eventually meets the High Peak of Derbyshire.

"When visitors first come here they look around during winter and say it will be nice when it's summer. I like it in all weathers. I sit in my study and can see that every single day it is different - the sedge, the moorland grass, the bracken, the colours."

Kate says that she only ever hears locals call it 'Lane' as most others either don't know the name at all or just prefer to think of it as Holme. She says the Lane Village sign wasn't always there and she likes to think of it as a hamlet.

"It (Lane) is a term that is only used on the village WhatsApp group. It wouldn't mean anything to anybody else," she says.

The village - or hamlet - was once known for its sprawling Girl Guides roadside property (formerly three cottages) which is now a holiday let called Goosander with seven en-suite bedrooms and an outdoor hot tub. It is advertised on Airbnb and is said to be just over 1,000ft above sea level. One local called Goosander 'very posh'.

Lane, and the surrounding area, is also very popular with walkers, especially the route taking in the four reservoirs, Yateholme, Riding Wood, Ramsden and Brownhill.

Tim Shaw and Alexandra Misailidou, from Honley, near Holmfirth, were passing through Lane on Tuesday when YorkshireLive caught up with them.

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Alexandra described Lane as 'quaint and very peaceful' with a unique beauty. She and Tim used to live in the Lake District and say that this part of Pennine Yorkshire has an impressive and distinct landscape and weather.

"Perhaps it's not quite as stunning as the Lakes but it is still pretty good," says Tim.

"We have got better weather here than the Lakes; it's not as wet," they added.

Sandy, a Scot who was visiting Yorkshire to do some cycling, was just about to hit the steepest part of the Holme Moss climb and was surprised by just how hilly the area is.

"It's quite impressive how many ups and downs there are and how steep it is. If you ever look at (cycling) route map around Yorkshire it looks like a saw blade due to all the ups and downs.

"Holme Moss is one of the big climbs in the UK."

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