The knitted village is randomly situated amongst the stalls of bric-a-brac and furniture in a sprawling antiques centre, housed in what was once the Hornsea Pottery factory complex on the outskirts of Lancaster. One minute you are browsing for bargains - the next you are eye-to-eye with a knitted lighthouse!

The village truly is an incredible display of creativity and ingenuity that teeters on the brink of total knitting madness. It really is well worth a look. (Although, it has to be said that the display is suffering slightly from a lack of recent dusting.)

The village features a knitted funicular, helter-skelter, beach huts and a harbour, several rows (no pun intended) of houses and shops, a play-park, two churches and a couple of cafes. In total there are 72 buildings, 8 shops and a train.

A sign on the wall states that the three knitted villages of Lesser Knitting, Lower Needle and Much Knitting-on-the-Needle were created by three 'Kendal Ladies' between 1993 and 1998. No patterns were used, except for the trees - and five 'gentlemen' helped by making the wooden and electrical items, the bases and the trestles.

Well done to each and every one of them!