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Yorkshire Dales
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Aysgarth Falls

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Bolton Abbey

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Richmond

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Horton in Ribblesdale

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Knaresborough

Region: Yorkshire Dales
Area: Yorkshire Dales
County: North Yorkshire
Useful Links:
Yorkshire Dales Accommodation Search
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Tourist Information
Activities:
Scenic Railways


Full Description:
The Yorkshire Dales is located in the north of England and is a designated ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, and is also one of the United Kingdoms professionally managed National Parks. This ensures that the stunning beauty, wildlife, flora and fauna are fully protected and maintained, but at the same time access to the public for recreational purposes is encouraged.

This fine balance also intertwines with the locals who live and work in the area in farming, light manufacturing and of course tourism. The park has over 20,000 inhabitants and visitor numbers per year are approximately nine million!

The Yorkshire Dales National Park extends to some 682 square miles and is one of the finest upland areas in the United Kingdom. It can be described as: expansive, tranquil, wild, picturesque, and beautiful and occasionally during the winter months bleak. It is full of picture postcard towns and villages, stunning scenery, beautiful dales and a range of outdoor activities including: fishing, walking, cycling, hiking, potholing, caving and more. There is plenty for the family including: castles, museums, steam railways, art galleries – the list is endless. It makes an excellent location for a holiday or short break being ideal for outdoor recreation, touring or simply relaxing.

The country side is made up of lush green valleys known as ‘dales’. The fields and pastures are bounded by dry stone distinctive white limestone walls originally built by the sheep farmers, and which form a patchwork across the hillsides. Although a manmade items the limestone walls when set against natural limestone cliffs and rocky outcrops and to the beauty of the dales and appear almost natural themselves.



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