Yorkshire Dales

The yorkshire dales is renowned for one of englands toughest challenges, the yorkshire 3 peaks, comprising Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen Y Ghent, all to be completed within 24 hours, I have done Pen Y Ghent and the views from the summit are amazing. The Yorkshire Dales is like stepping back in time, beautiful unspoilt countryside, sheep everywhere you look, farms, lovely little villages, great pubs (Black Sheep and Theakstons are unmissable) and eminates traditional english country life. Some of the best locations to head for are Malham, home to Malham Cove a massive 200ft limestone cliff that you can often see people climbing on, and Gordale ...  Read the complete review

The Yorkshire Dales National Park, one of Britains most beautiful areas of natural beaty, with thousands of people arriving each year to enjoy the lush green valleys, wildlife, attractions and limestone scenery. Whether it be a visit to go walking, or simply to relax and get away, whatever your reason, the Yorkshire Dales will offer an enjoyable experience for people of all ages and walks of life. Why not visit the limestone gorges of Malham Cove, explore several naturally formed caves and potholes, including the famous 'Buttercups'. Also visit the histric towns of the Vale of York, Ripon, Thirk, as well as participating in famous walks such as the ...  Read the complete review

Visiting the Yorkshire Dales? Or the Lakes..Great..But please consider this. There is a small corner of England, where the three great counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cumbria meet, which is often overlooked by the tourist, as they hurtle along the M6 motorway to the Lake District and beyond. And I’m hoping to persuade any that may be holidaying either in the Lakes, or Yorkshire Dales, to take the time to ‘stop off’ enroute to take a look around. I was born in the seaside Town of Morecambe (pause whilst readers express sympathetic sighs, or snorts of derision) long before the days of Mr BlobbyLand, or whatever the dratted place ...  Read the complete review

Yorkshire's greatest feature, apart from the congenial populace and sporting teams is undoubtedly the Dales. The whole park is a vast expanse of unspoilt countryside, in which there are tonnes of great activites to experience. This mostly means hiking, because let's face it, going to a place full of beautiful views and mountains without doing some hiking is tantamount to blasphemy. There's also activites for the self preservationally challenged, include potholing, caving and hand-gliding. For any serious walker, the three hills walk is as essential as a visit to Mecca is for Muslims. In this walk, the idea is to climb the hills Ingleborough, ...  Read the complete review