The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.
The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria. Most of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, created in 1954, and now one of the fourteen National parks of Britain.
The Dales is a collection of river valleys and the hills among them, rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the main Pennine watershed
(the British English meaning). In some places the area even extends
westwards across the watershed, but most of the valleys drain eastwards
to the Vale of York, into the Ouse and then the Humber.
The word dale comes from a Nordic/Germanic
word for valley, and occurs in valley names across Yorkshire (and
Northern England generally) but since the creation of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, the name Yorkshire Dales has come to refer
specifically to these western dales and the area of dales and hills
east of the Vale of York is now called the North York Moors after the National Park created there. The Yorkshire Dales is served by its own radio station, Fresh Radio, which broadcasts programmes from studio bases in Skipton and Richmond.
The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria. Most of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, created in 1954, and now one of the fourteen National parks of Britain.
The Dales is a collection of river valleys and the hills among them, rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the main Pennine watershed
(the British English meaning). In some places the area even extends
westwards across the watershed, but most of the valleys drain eastwards
to the Vale of York, into the Ouse and then the Humber.
The word dale comes from a Nordic/Germanic
word for valley, and occurs in valley names across Yorkshire (and
Northern England generally) but since the creation of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, the name Yorkshire Dales has come to refer
specifically to these western dales and the area of dales and hills
east of the Vale of York is now called the North York Moors after the National Park created there. The Yorkshire Dales is served by its own radio station, Fresh Radio, which broadcasts programmes from studio bases in Skipton and Richmond.
Community Trips
Attempting the 3 Peaks challenge at this time of year requires an early start and an early finish if you want to avoid a trudge back in the dark.The walk is reasonable strenuous and involves 2 step accents with some scrambling (Pen-Y-Ghent & Ingleborough and 1 long accent to Whernside.We started a the Golden lion Pub in Horton where you are offered day parking for £1.00 and is a great place to...
Completed in 10 hours and 58 minutes
Our favourite walk in the Dales, Ingleborough from Clapham. Weather was mild but very hazy with low cloud frequently hiding Inglebrough.
This is a great walk taking in Malham Cove, Malham Tarn and ending with the Waterfalls at Gordale Scar.WARNING: The descent at Gordale Scar involves a bit of a climb which may be difficult for some.
A short Yorkshire Dales classic ride from Horton in Ribblesdale.
A fantastic walk through some beautiful limestone scenery. The whole area is criss-crossed with paths giving many alternative options. A bright sunny day but spoilt by a very strong cold wind.
A blazing hot June day. Too hot to stagger up Ingleborough really but it was a good clear day. Lots of good views all around if a bit hazy in the distance. I have an old copy of Wainwright's 'Walks in Limestone Country' so I was following a couple of his walks to see if everything was still the same. Wainwright says 'Of the many walks described in this book, the ascent...
Great Circular walk starting and ending in the lovely dales village of Kettlewell.
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