The Yorkshire Dales Access Forum (YDAF) was established by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority in October 2002 as a statutory advisory body, following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CRoW) 2000.
The Forum’s role is to provide advice on improving access within the National Park. As such, it advises the Authority on the right of Open Access to the countryside. It plays and important role in advising more generally on matters of recreation and access across the 2,000 kilometres of footpaths, bridleways and byways in the National Park.
Tuesday 12 May, 2026, at 1:15 pm
Meeting papers – please note this is a PDF document. If you have any problems viewing this document and would like it in another format, please contact Rachel Briggs, Access and Recreation Officer, via email rachel.briggs@yorkshiredales.org.uk or call 01969 652363.
Tuesday 8 December, 2026, at 1:15 pm
Tuesday 12 May, 2026, at 1:15 pm
Tuesday 9 December, 2025, at 1:15 pm
Papers for this meeting will be available 3 working days prior to the meeting
The Teams meeting link is below
YDAF – Teams | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
Any questions please contact Committees@yorkshiredales.org.uk
Item 3 – Minutes of the meeting held on 6 May 2025
Tuesday 6 May, 2025, at 1:15 pm
Please download the Agenda for the Yorkshire Dales Local Access Form
Tuesday 3 December, 2024, at 1:15 pm
The next meeting of the Yorkshire Dales Access Forum will be held on Tuesday 3 December 2024
at Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes at 1:15 p.m.
Approved Minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2024
The Agenda and papers can be downloaded here
Tuesday 14 May, 2024, at 1:15 pm
LAF Minutes of the Meeting held on 14 May 2024
The next meeting of the Yorkshire Dales Access Forum will be held on Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 1.15 pm at Yoredale, Bainbridge. Please download the Agenda and full papers here.
Tuesday 20 February, 2024, at 1:15 pm
The next meeting of the Yorkshire Dales Access Forum will be held on Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 1:15 pm online via Teams.
Please download the Agenda for the Yorkshire Dales Local Access Form
Item 3 – Draft Minutes 23 May 2023
Tuesday 23 May, 2023, at 1:30 pm
The next meeting of the Yorkshire Dales Access Forum will be held on Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 1:15 pm at Yoredale, Bainbridge. Please download the Agenda for the Yorkshire Dales Local Access Form here.
A recording of the meeting of the Local Access Forum on 23rd May can be accessed on the links below.
Wednesday 7 December, 2022, at 1:15 pm
This meeting was held by zoom. You can watch a recording of the meeting by clicking on the following link: Recording of LAF meeting 7 December 2022
The agenda and reports for this meeting can be downloaded by clicking on the relevant links below.
Item 3 – Minutes of the meeting of 14 June 2022
Item 5 – Report back from Advisory Groups
Item 6 – A Coast to Coast Bridleway Route
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The draft Minutes for this meeting can be viewed here: Draft Minutes of meeting of 7 December 2022
The Forum will be asked to approve these minutes at its next meeting in May.
If you have any queries please contact secretariat@yorkshiredales.org.uk