What is the most scenic Yorkshire Dales?
Wensleydale – wide open valleys with lush green pastures, traditional villages and hidden waterfalls. Swaledale – the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales has wild, unspoilt scenery and remote villages. Wharfedale – a U-shaped glacial dale with limestone scars towering high above the valley bottom. The best 5 dales to visit are Wensleydale, Swaledale, Ribblesdale, Malhamdale and Wharfedale. The Dales is a popular destination for families, nature lovers, hikers and cyclists plus day trippers from nearby Yorkshire cities like York and Leeds.One of the most spectacular and most popular villages in the Dales is Malham. With dramatic limestone scenery just a stone’s throw from the village centre, Malham has few equals anywhere in the UK. A gentle stroll of about half an hour from the village will bring you to Malham Cove.One of the Yorkshire Dales Park’s famous Three Peaks, Ingleton is one of the most stunningly beautiful villages of this area. This is our top pick for natural scenery in the Yorkshire Dales villages. There are waterfalls, caves, gorges, and limestone cliffs.
What is the most beautiful town in the Yorkshire Dales?
Grassington. Grassington is just gorgeous, it’s the biggest village in Wharfedale and we thought the prettiest of all the Yorkshire Dales villages we visited. It’s really nice because it’s like stepping back in time with all the cobbled streets and the old stone houses and shops. Hawes is a great base to start your discovery of the Yorkshire Dales; with roads leading to all the corners of the Dales. From Hawes, you can access many of the special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.Hawes has plenty of traditional shops and places to eat and is a great base to head out on a walk or cycle ride, as well as being home to the Dales Countryside Museum.
Where is the best place to base in the Yorkshire Dales?
Hawes is a great base to start your discovery of the Yorkshire Dales; with roads leading to all the corners of the Dales. From Hawes, you can access many of the special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Surrounding the major centre of Harrogate, much of the Harrogate District is included within the Yorkshire Dales. More than 500 square miles of lush rolling countryside includes attractive towns, villages, imposing historic houses, castles, cathedrals, abbeys and many other natural and man-made attractions.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. This road crosses the high moorland between Wensleydale and Swaledale – from the small market town of Hawes over to the hamlet of Thwaite .