Lower Wensleydale In Lower Wensleydale the countryside becomes more pastoral than it is higher up, with gently rolling fields, woodland and picturesque villages. The areas within and surrounding the market towns of Masham and Bedale are home to a wide variety of food and drink producers. There are high quality arts and crafts people who you can watch at work, or join them on a workshop to learn a new skill and produce your own gift. CONTINUE READING
Swaledale Along with Arkengarthdale, Swaledale is one of the most northerly of the dales and it has perhaps the wildest, most unspoilt scenery in the National Park. Many of the villages and tiny hamlets - such as Gunnerside (from 'Gunnar's saetr') - still carry the names given to them by Viking farmers who settled here over a thousand years ago. CONTINUE READING
Wharfedale The River Wharfe gathers the waters of Langstrothdale and the becks above Cray and runs south through the National Park to Bolton Abbey down a classic u-shaped glacial valley. The dale is criss-crossed with miles of drystone walls running up sometimes impossible-looking slopes to the limestone scars above with picturesque villages strung out along the valley bottom below. CONTINUE READING
Malhamdale Malhamdale is one of the most visited areas in the Yorkshire Dales. This isn't surprising because it has some of the most spectacular examples of limestone scenery in the whole of the National Park and beyond, including Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss. CONTINUE READING
Ribblesdale The River Ribble starts at a spot called Gavel Gap high on the moor above Newby Head. It is a famous salmon river and watching salmon leaping up the various waterfalls along its course in the Autumn is one of nature's wonders. CONTINUE READING
Dentdale Dentdale is at the western end of the National Park. The dale's steep-sided valley contrasts beautiful flower-filled meadows and lush riverside pastures with the sparser grassy upland of the fells. CONTINUE READING
Buttertubs Pass There are many high roads and passes in the Yorkshire Dales with fantastic views of the surrounding valleys and fells, but perhaps the best known is Buttertubs Pass. CONTINUE READING
Grimwith Reservoir Grimwith Reservoir is one of the Yorkshire Dales' hidden gems tucked away off the road between Grassington and Pateley Bridge. CONTINUE READING
Cotter Force One of the National Park's most accessible waterfalls with its specially graded path suitable for pushchairs and wheelchair users. A bench near the falls means you can rest and enjoy the delightful scenery. CONTINUE READING
Great Douk Cave Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system on the western slope of Ingleborough which is reached along the main path which starts from close to the Hill Inn. CONTINUE READING
