Located in the North of England, the Yorkshire Dales has become one of my favourite places to go for walks. Filled with deep valleys, green hills, wild moorland, and grand …
Yorkshire Dales National Park
The Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in Northern England, is tied first as my favourite place for hiking in England.
Known for its vast rolling hills, dramatic valleys, limestone cliffs and gorges, farming, rivers and waterfalls. I don’t know for sure, but I think it has the highest concentration of waterfalls in England. I have certainly not seen as many as I have seen here.
You will also find a lot of charming traditional villages in the Yorkshire Dales, with tea rooms, quaint shops, and pubs, which you can stop off at on some of these walks.
Some walks are quite well known, and a bit famous (thank you Harry Potter), but you will also find areas which are so wonderfully remote and less discovered, that even on a sunny weekend, you can spend your time walking alone….
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Having just walked along Fremington Edge, and now back in Reeth, it was only 1:30, so I decided to do a little more, which is how this walk came about. …
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The Fremington Edge walk was spectacular, but it almost wasn’t…. What I discovered, is that when walking along the official Fremington Edge trail, you don’t get that much in the …
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Today I decided to head back up to Swaledale, this time to walk the trail via the Old Gang Smelt Mill. I decided to head back up to Swaledale because …
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Gunnerside Gill is a valley in the Swaledale area of the Yorkshire Dales, and is stunning to walk through. It it without a doubt one of the most beautiful places …
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Muker Waterfall Walk: Swinner Gill and East Gill Force
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniThis circular walk from Muker is absolutely wonderful, and was so worth the effort…. I had only decided this morning to come out here, the main reason being, was to …
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The Grimiwth Reservoir, located in the Yorkshire Dales, is owned by Yorkshire Water, which I didn’t realise until I got there. Having recently walked three others of their reservoirs, I …
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How To Walk Malham Cove via Gordale Scar and Janet’s Foss
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniThe circular walk to Malham Cove is a real classic up here in Yorkshire. It takes you via the beautiful Janet’s Foss waterfall, and then the impressive gorge of Gordale …
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I had walked along part of this trail to Bolton Abbey one week earlier when I did Simon’s Seat, and I knew I would come back to walk the full …
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This walk takes you from Hawes, along the beautiful River Ure, and through the fields, to reach Hardraw Force, Englands largest single drop waterfall. What I’m going to do in …
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The Yorkshire Dales is known for waterfalls, and the Aysgarth Falls are some of the most well known ones, so naturally I had to do a walk that involved them. …
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Pen-y-Ghent Walk Guide: From Horton-in-Ribblesdale
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniWhat a walk, or should I say scramble, this one is. I have done it before, many many years ago. I can’t say I remember much about it though. You …
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Wow. What a walk this was. When I was in London, someone told me to walk to Simon’s seat when I got to Yorkshire. So I did. I had looked it …
- North England walks
Easy Walk From Burnsall To Grassington: Via Linton Falls
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniThis walk takes you from the small but beautiful village of Burnsall, along the river Wharfe to Linton Falls, up to the quaint market town of Grassington, before circling back …
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This walk in the Yorkshire Dales takes you from Settle, to Jubilee cave, Victoria Cave, Attermire Scar, and Scaleber Force waterfall, before heading back. My main reason for doing this …