7-Night Southern Yorkshire Dales Walking with Sightseeing Holiday
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7-Night Southern Yorkshire Dales Walking with Sightseeing Holiday Tour Style: Walks with sightseeing Destinations: Yorkshire Dales & England Trip code: MDWOD-7 Trip Walking Grade: 1 HOLIDAY OVERVIEW With rolling scenery, and an array of villages and attractions, the Yorkshire Dales are ideal for our guided walking with sightseeing holidays. Each holiday visits a selection of museums, historic buildings and attractions, whose entrance is optional. For 2021 holidays, please allow approximately £30 for admissions – less if you bring your English Heritage or National Trust cards. For 2022 holidays, all admissions to places of interest will be included in the price. That’s one less thing to remember! HOLIDAYS HIGHLIGHTS • Walk beneath Whernside, one of Yorkshire's famous 'Three Peaks' • Take a ride on the scenic Settle-Carlisle railway line • Visit the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey • See the remarkable limestone scenery at Malham Cove • Explore Malham Village, a settlement for at least 1000 years www.hfholidays.co.uk PAGE 1 [email protected] Tel: +44(0) 20 3974 8865 TRIP SUITABILITY This trip is graded Activity Level 1. Walks are up to 4½ miles (7km) with up to 650 feet (200m) of ascent; walking generally on good paths and tracks; some rocky or stony sections. ITINERARY Day 1: Arrival Day You're welcome to check in from 4pm onwards. Enjoy a complimentary Afternoon Tea on arrival. Day 2: The Settle-Carlisle Railway And Ribblehead Viaduct Distance: 4½ miles (7.5km) Ascent: 300 feet (100m) In Summary: We travel to the small market town of Settle with plenty of cafés, including Ye Olde Naked Man, and pubs and a selection of shops. There is time to spend exploring its interesting buildings, including the Folly Museum before making our way around to the Station where we will have the opportunity to visit the Old Signal Box. Time then to hop aboard the train and take in the superb scenery. We alight at the Ribblehead Station/Museum to take in history of the impressive Ribblehead Viaduct and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this countryside with a walk beneath Whernside, one of Yorkshire's famous "Three Peaks". Day 3: Saltaire Distance: 4½ miles (7.5km) Ascent: 160 feet (50m) In Summary: Our walk today takes us through woodland trails and along part of the Leeds Liverpool Canal past the famous Five Rise Locks to the World Heritage Site of Saltaire. This remarkable Victorian model village is steeped in history, built by Titus Salt to house his textile workers. There will be plenty of time to explore the village including Victoria Hall and Salt's Mill with its shops and galleries this afternoon, or why not have a ride on the Shipley Glen Tramway the oldest funicular tramway in the UK. Day 4: Free Day Discover more about Newfield Hall and the local area for ideas on how to fill your free day. Day 5: Fountains Abbey Distance: 4½ miles (7km) Ascent: very little In Summary: Today we visit the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. We visit the ruins of the 12th century Cistercian Abbey and Fountains Mill for an induction to its history with its audio-visual presentation. We then enjoy "a walk through the centuries", taking in the impressive water gardens, ponds & cascades, follies & classical temples. www.hfholidays.co.uk PAGE 2 [email protected] Tel: +44(0) 20 3974 8865 Day 6: Grassington, The Dales Way And Bolton Abbey Distance: 4 miles (6km) Ascent: 400 feet (120m) In Summary: Our first stop today is at Grassington, where there's time to explore this picturesque village, wander down to Linton Falls, visit the National Park Centre, or to relax in one of its tea shops. We then travel to Bardon Bridge to begin our walk, following a scenic section of the Dales Way, to the Cavendish family’s Bolton Estate. We walk past the Strid, where the river is forced through a deep, narrow sandstone channel, before a woodland section eventually brings us to the 12th century Bolton Priory Church and Bolton Abbey Village. Day 7: Malham Distance: 4½ miles (7km) Ascent: 250ft (80m) In Summary: We start today's walk surrounded by wonderful limestone scenery, at Malham Tarn - the highest lake in England. Our walk takes us to the famous limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove (from April - end of July, if we're lucky we may see the Peregrine Falcons that nest here). After we arrive at Gordale Bridge we visit the magical Janet’s Foss, a delightful waterfall set in woodland. We finally make our way into Malham village where there's time to explore and enjoy a cup of Yorkshire tea or beer in the local tea shops and pubs. Day 8: Departure Day Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before making your way home. ACCOMMODATION Newfield Hall Situated close to Malham in South Yorkshire’s portion of the famous Dales, Newfield Hall offers country-pile atmosphere amid beautiful rural surroundings. A grand country house, this stately, storied property retains many of its original nineteenth century features, from the grand entrance to the sweeping staircase inside. The Hall has 48 bedrooms, as well as two cosy lounges and an elegant bar, providing guests with a laid-back and unstuffy retreat with a generous sprinkling of style. The Dales and countryside on the doorstep are a rambler’s paradise, with easy access to Malham Cove and its deeply indented limestone pavement, Gordale Scar and Pen y Ghent as well as the pretty villages of Grassington and Kettlewell. www.hfholidays.co.uk PAGE 3 [email protected] Tel: +44(0) 20 3974 8865 Matchless Country House Accommodation Accommodation Info Need To Know Important Covid-19 Steps We Have Taken For Guest Safety: Please Read Following the relaxation in government guidance on 19 July, we are continuing to take extra steps to keep our guests leaders, and staff safe in our HF country houses. We ask all our guests to respect the measures put in place. The English, Scottish and Welsh governments are not in sync, so measures in our country houses will vary between the nations. With the relaxation of social distancing in England, from 19 July we will be allowing larger groups to dine and relax in the bar together. However, we will still give guests space e.g. we will seat 6 people at a table where pre-pandemic we may have seated 8. We will ensure our public rooms are well ventilated by opening doors and windows wherever possible. If you have any concerns about distancing, please speak to the House Manager. The government recommendation for England is to wear face coverings in crowded areas. You must wear a face covering by law in public areas in hotels in Scotland. This is mandatory in public spaces; however, face coverings will not be required whilst eating and drinking in the restaurant and bar areas or whilst you are outside our houses. In Wales face coverings will remain a legal requirement indoors, with the exception of hospitality premises. As a temporary measure, we will not be servicing rooms during a stay. Extra tea, coffee, milk, and toiletries will be made available on request for all guests. It is recommended that guests bring their own toiletries for the duration of their stay. We will though be increasing the frequency of cleaning in our public areas providing particular attention to frequently touched items including door handles and handrails. Menus for the week will be available in your room on arrival. A self-service breakfast will be served from 7.45am – 9am. Picnic lunches will now be pre-ordered the night before from an order form in the room. Evening meals will be table service. A dinner order form will be available in each room for completion. Dinner is served at either 7.15pm or 7.30pm. Please check at the house for details. The bar will be open. We will be offering a table service but guests can also come to the bar to order (depending on local restrictions). Join our team after dinner on Wednesday evenings for the HF Big Pub Quiz. There will be one other evening of entertainment at the start of the week, which will vary depending on the country house that you are staying at. Our Walk Leaders will also be on hand in the bar or lounge for individual or small group walks talks briefings, which allow guests to talk through the following day’s walk options and ask any questions. All of our swimming pools are open, except for Glen Coe, which will not re-open this year. Swimming Pools will be operated in line with maximum capacities. For more information and to see all the steps taken, visit our page on how house stays will be adapted. Rooms Tea & coffee-making facilities, TV, Hairdryer, Toiletries, Wi-Fi Stay in one of the main building’s beautifully presented rooms or in the tastefully converted Courtyard rooms, which have been reimagined as pretty bedrooms, where pops of mustard contrast with the blue and teal furnishings. With 48 bright and well-appointed rooms, Newfield Hall is one of our largest properties and there’s a range of Good, Better and Best rooms to choose from: we love rooms 3 and 6, both of which are large corner rooms containing original features, with large bay windows overlooking the gardens and beyond the pristine farmland, hills, and yes, dales, of this picturesque pocket of Yorkshire: make use of the telescope trained through the window of Room 6 to scour the countryside for trails to explore.