Your official guide to the Dales National Park FREE The Visitor 2013 Your visit starts here What’s on, what’s local and what not to miss From farm gate to plate Celebrating Dales produce, eating local and food traditions The ups and downs of hill farming A spotter’s guide to sheep and cattle and a farmer’s view PLUS events in the Yorkshire Dales in 2013

Main image: Through the Fields, Muker (Mat Robinson). Inset from top: Curious ram (Peter Swan); Ingleborough; Red Squirrel (Dominic Greenwood) Contents

A special place 3 From farm gate Dentdale & Sedbergh 4 to plate Pages 6 & 7 Plan your visit 5 Wharfedale 8 Malhamdale, Ribblesdale Your visit starts here… & Settle 10 & Bolton Abbey 12&13 Page 9 Event listing 2013 15-25 Go outdoors 27 Walk the Ingleton 30 Wensleydale 32&33 Whitber Way Page 11 Swaledale & Arkengarthdale 36 Accommodation 37 Your visit starts here… Map and useful information 39 Page 14 Your visit starts here… Aysgarth Falls Page 26 The ups and downs of hill farming Page 28 & 29 Your visit starts here… Reeth Page 31 Dales Countryside Museum Page 34 Your visit starts here… Hawes Page 35

National Park ram goes large! Look out for our five new eye-catching logos (one of which is shown here) when you are out and about - they show a product, event or business as being specially linked with the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Page 2 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk A special place

The Yorkshire Dales landscape has many moods; it can be wild and windswept or quietly tranquil. It includes some of the finest limestone scenery in the UK, from crags and pavements to an underground labyrinth of caves. Each valley or ‘dale’ has its own distinct character, set against expansive heather moorland tops. Stone-built villages sit amongst traditional farming landscapes of field barns, drystone walls and flower-rich hay meadows, and show how the area has been shaped over thousands of years by the people who have lived and worked here. Spectacular waterfalls and ancient broadleaved woodland contrast with the scattered remains of former mine workings and other rural industries which remind us of the area’s rich industrial heritage. Together, nature and people have created a special landscape of immense beauty and character.

Swaledale sheep (Charlene Doumani) Welcome to all our visitors to this beautiful businesses. With over 95% of the National Park In recognition of its outstanding scenery, area known as the Yorkshire Dales National Park - being in private ownership, looking after this diversity of wildlife habitats, rich cultural now host to the Tour de France 2014! special place depends on having thriving local communities and a strong economy. heritage and fantastic opportunities for outdoor In addition to the nation’s many sporting recreation, the Yorkshire Dales became a triumphs, 2012 will probably also be remembered So we would encourage you to do your bit to National Park in 1954, and is one of a family as the year of somewhat inclement weather. help maintain and enhance this wonderful of 15 in the UK. landscape by opening your purses and spending Hopefully 2013 will see an improvement, but, Covering an area of 1,762 square kilometres a little money - in local shops and on local food whatever the weather, as a visitor to the Dales, (680 square miles), it straddles the central and drink - to ensure the future well-being of you can be assured of a very warm welcome from Pennines in and Cumbria and these communities. the many fantastic local businesses and tourism is a living, working environment, home to operators that make this area such a great place Enjoy your visit. 20,000 people. to stay and enjoy. David Butterworth It's the job of the Yorkshire Dales National The difficult economic situation and weather Chief Executive, Park Authority to protect the natural beauty, made last year a tough one for many of our Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority biodiversity and history of this special place and to help people understand and share in it.

To find out more about the National Park and our work to care for it, visit www.yorkshiredales.org.uk or call in at one of our National Park Centres.

Help us keep the • Stay overnight or shop locally rather than bringing food with Dales special you - this helps boost the local • Stay on rights of way, especially economy and ensures a through fields and meadows, sustainable future for those to reduce your impact on the who live and work here. landscape. • Respect the life and work • Use your car less and think of people who live here - about other means of getting remember much of the land

Meadow at Lower Winskill around. is privately owned.

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Page 3 Dentdale & Sedbergh

Discover Dentdale, a magical place and friendly Today’s Dent is a more peaceful people, at the west of the National Park sitting place, with hidden surprises between the rugged Pennines and Howgill Fells. tucked away such as John Cookes

The impressive viaducts at Denthead and Arten art gallery, blacksmith Lucy Gill carry the spectacular Settle-Carlisle railway - Sandys-Clarke, the Meditation first used for passenger steam trains in 1876 - to Centre, and Sophie’s Wild delightful Dent station, the highest mainline in Woollens. Soak up the hospitable at 1,100 ft. atmosphere by sampling local brews and good food at The Sun Along the cobbled streets of Dent you’ll find the Inn or by visiting the village store. town’s centrepiece, a memorial fountain to its famous son, geologist Adam Sedgwick. His name is Families and ramblers will enjoy given to the trail for visitors wanting to explore the tramping the low walks on the unique geology of this stunning area. Dales Way by the River Dee - the countryside sounds will be music The Quaker meeting house at Brigflatts, near Sedbergh The altar flagstones at the wonderful Norman to your ears. Or heading up Five miles north of Dent is the market town of church of St. Andrew’s are made from black Dent beautiful Flintergill Outrake Nature Trail for Sedbergh (forget the 'gh' when pronouncing it) Marble, the area’s most famous mining export, and magnificent views, passing the wishing tree and a nestled in the Howgills, a mecca for walkers and the lives and customs of local people since the field barn which has been turned into a fascinating ramblers. sixteenth century - including the ‘Terrible Knitters showcase of the area’s farming past on the way. of Dent (meaning ‘very fast’!) - are revealed at the Sedbergh became England’s Book Town in 2003 Dent Village Heritage Centre. Find out more at www.discoverdentdale.co.uk. and has a selection of second-hand bookshops, as well as unique shops and cafés. The Quaker meeting house at Brigflatts, Sedbergh School and the Wednesday market are all worth a visit.

Just down the Garsdale Road out of Sedbergh lies Farfield Mill Arts and Heritage Centre. This Victorian wool mill was restored and opened in 2000 and is certainly worth a visit with its galleries, artists’ workshops, working looms, café and regular craft demonstrations.

Visit www.sedbergh.org.uk for more information.

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Information What to do Our National Park Centres in The National Park has nearly 1,500km of Grassington, Hawes, Aysgarth Falls, footpaths to explore, from strolls to real Malham and Reeth provide the perfect leg stretchers, and long distance starting point to your trip. challenges such as the , as well as Staff can help with all the information you need - being home to Yorkshire’s own Three Peaks - things to do, where to stay and what’s on. Get Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside. kitted out at the start of your trip with maps and It has miles of cycling trails for all abilities - don’t guide books, or shop for that perfect souvenir miss the newly opened Pennine Bridleway - and from woolly hats to wooden games. amazing limestone scenery with crags to climb They’re all in fantastic settings and you’ll find and caves to take you deep underground. plenty to do close by when you call in, so why Discover the remains of the former leadmining not make a day of it - read more on each National industry in Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, or Park Centre inside. have your breath taken away by the massive Getting around natural limestone theatre of and enchanting Freeholders’ Wood when the The Yorkshire Dales National Park is very bluebells are in full bloom. accessible by road (see map on page 39), but Take a picnic to one of our many beautiful car travel can have an impact on this special waterfalls or wonder at the National Park’s landscape. Remember that you can beat the historic sites, such as the ruined priory at traffic and be kinder to the environment by Bolton Abbey overlooking the River Wharfe. using alternative means to get around. By taking public transport you can relax and enjoy Just be sure to enjoy it all at your own pace. the scenery - and see over the top of drystone Mountain biking near Malham Cove walls, too! Find out more Why not stay And why not walk, cycle or horse ride to get Visit our website at out and about - your accommodation provider www.yorkshiredales.org.uk - where a while? will have a wealth of local knowledge so you you can find our smartphone app - or join All the accommodation featured in this can really explore from your door. in the National Park buzz online - follow newspaper has been quality assessed by Visit ‘Yorkshire_dales’ on Twitter or like Britain or the AA or is a member of Welcome to By leaving your car behind on just two days ‘Yorkshire Dales National Park’ on Facebook. Yorkshire so you can be sure of a good during your holiday, you will be making a standard when you make your choice. valuable contribution to the future well-being Read our blog at Check out our listing on page 37 or visit of the Dales. www.yorkshiredalesnationalpark.blogspot.co.uk and find us under ‘Yorkshire Dales’ on Flickr. www.yorkshire.com Get on board Whatever you do when you visit, don’t miss a trip on one of the most spectacular train journeys in the world. The historic Settle-Carlisle line - part of the national rail service - will take you from Leeds through the heart of the National Park, rumbling over Ribblehead Viaduct, an astonishing feat of Victorian engineering - go to www.settle-carlisle.co.uk for details.

For a relaxed ride and really local experience, jump on board one of the bus services providing links between the main towns and villages and the surrounding area. These are supplemented by extra services during the summer period, which mainly operate on Sundays and Bank Holidays - visit www.dalesbus.org for timetables. ‘Liquid Sunshine’ (Tom Collier): West Burton Falls We hope you enjoy your free copy of ‘The Visitor’. If you have time of going to press, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Every effort has been made to locate copyright holders of any comments or suggestions, please contact the editor Authority (the Authority) cannot guarantee its accuracy or material used in order to obtain permission to publish. If you Sarah Nicholson on 01756 751618 or email suitability. All information is general and does not constitute have any queries please contact the Authority. [email protected] advice or recommendation. The Authority cannot be held Advertisements are included on a commercial basis. The Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this responsible for the consequences of any decision made on the Authority, therefore, cannot hold itself responsible for the publication, and all information is believed to be correct at the basis of information provided. accuracy, quality or suitability of goods or services provided.

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A day out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park of years by the need to produce food. wouldn’t be complete without a stop for a bite to Every stone wall, every barn, every farmhouse had Share and share alike eat and a refreshing drink. one main purpose - the growing and making of Growing and making food is hard work but What better way to relax after a snowy winter food. And up until maybe a hundred and fifty eating it has always been a time for families walk than with a pint of Yorkshire ale beside a years ago, growing enough food for the family - and communities to come together to relax roaring pub log fire? Or maybe a nice cup of tea and maybe a bit more to sell - was what most of and chat. and a scone still warm from the oven and heaped the people living in the National Park did, all day, In the Yorkshire Dales, cutting and bringing in with locally-made jam? And who could refuse a every day, come rain or shine. the hay crop during the summer was a long, lick from an ice cream tough job and the ‘bringing in the drinkins’, as cone piled high with it was known, creamy deliciousness on allowed the a hot summer’s day? workers a All these and more are welcome break - produced here in the a can of weak Yorkshire Dales for you tea, a big slice of to relish when you visit. fruit cake and Not many visitors lots of bread realise, however, that and Wensleydale the beautiful landscape cheese (of they have just been course) enjoying has been munched in the shaped over thousands shade was a feast fit for a Frank Knowles (c) Ackrill king. Newspapers

Eye-Spy! A funeral was another time when a whole The clues are everywhere if you know where village came together and during the to look. eighteenth century special funeral cakes were Beeboles made to share with friends and relatives. The stamps used to decorate them can be seen on Bee skeps woven from straw were once used to display at the Dales Countryside Museum - they house honey bee colonies. These little alcoves even featured on BBC2’s Great British Bake Off. sheltered the skeps from the worst of the weather.

Hennerypiggeries (below)

Every farm and lots of villagers kept a few chickens for their eggs and the occasional stew. Larger families could also afford to feed a pig or two and combining their housing was the perfect solution. The pigs underneath kept the hens warm at night and also kept foxes away.

Cattle underpass (above)

Beef was big business in the Churn stand seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Growing industrial towns Before the arrival of refrigerated milk lorries, in West Yorkshire and Lancashire farmers filled steel churns with their cows’ milk demanded meat. Cattle need and left them out on these raised platforms every water and lots of grass and these day to be collected and driven into town or the underpasses allowed herds to nearest train station. move from one field to another under busy tracks without the farmer needing to be there.

Rabbit warren

Rabbits are still prized for their healthy fat-free meat and during medieval times they were raised and carefully protected in specially built artificial warrens. Woe betide any local peasant who tried poaching a rabbit for the pot!

Page 6 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Food for free Be inspired by the Dales’ truly delicious array of The fields, hedgerows and woods of the National Park could provide a wide range of berries, locally-produced food and drink. mushrooms, nuts and edible greens if you knew where to look. After a long dark winter, where all Nice to meat you Say cheese the food you had to eat was what you could Chris Wildman of Paganum Products and With such lush valleys for cattle to graze, the preserve and store, then the first green flush of creator of the marvellous Yorkshire Chorizo Dales can’t help but be the home of cheese. spring offered a chance to stock up on vital runs workshops from his traditional Dales A visit to the Wensleydale Creamery with its vitamins and minerals and tickle your taste buds. farm in on butchery, curing visitor centre, museum and shop is a must, and sausage-making. As well as buying of course, being home to the famous cheese Yorkshire Dales-reared meat and chorizo in his beloved of Wallace and Gromit. And then farm shop you can also mail order boxes for there are the many artisan cheeses from home delivery. people like the Ribblesdale and Swaledale Cheese Or why not try some tender Limestone Companies Country Beef from traditional native cattle to discover. breeds - ask for it at Town End Farm shop Time to get in or butchers Jackson’s of Cracoe. cracking - including tucking an extra truckle away to take home!

Nettle quiche Shop til you pop Dock Pudding was a popular traditional spring Drop into a local farm shop to get something meal - although the leaves used were actually straight from gate to plate, or the many from a plant called a bistort which looks a little village stores with their supplies of local jams, like dock. They were gathered and mixed with chutneys and honey. And don’t forget to call oatmeal, onions and nettles, then fried with lard into small independent supermarkets for that or maybe a few scraps of fatty bacon left over in local flavour. the larder. Delicious!

In most parts of the Dales, curd tart or cheesecake has always been a highlight of any communal feast or family celebration. The cheesecakes are traditionally the size of a Beer, there, and everywhere saucer, and even today the tins are still being If you like a tasty tipple then the Dales has a handed down from mother to daughter. hop-full to suit. Try the Dent Brewery at the The cheesecakes were cooked and donated by George and Dragon Hotel in Dent, Copper local housewives and collected by young men Dragon in Skipton and, of course, the Black who were responsible for taking them to the Sheep Brewery in Masham, to name but a few. event. In Redmire the Cheesecake Gatherers wore blackened faces fancy dress until about 1910. In Swaledale six to eight strong young Farmers’ markets in the Yorkshire Dales men would travel door-to-door wearing large Grassington Leyburn Ingleton Richmond Ripon Sedbergh Settle Skipton 3rd Sunday 4th Saturday 4th Sunday 3rd Saturday 3rd Sunday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Sunday 1st Sunday aprons for the housewives to throw the of the month of the month of the month of the month of the month of the month of the month of the month cheesecakes into. Make sure you get a taste Sunday markets start at 9.30am, all others start at 8am. of a traditional Yorkshire curd cheesecake to celebrate your visit to the Dales! Visit www.ndfm.co.uk for further details.

Yorkshire Dales Food - A Celebration! Rediscover the often forgotten skills linked to There are mouth-watering drop in growing, gathering, storing and cooking as part and taste activities as well as special of the Dales Countryside Museum’s fantastic local bookable food events, including food project. Whether you want to try seasonal making a haytime trifle in a jam jar food, understand how it was produced or learn (15 August). about Dales food traditions, dip into the events listing on pages 15 to 25 for a foodie’s heaven. Celebrating rhubarb day in the Dales Countryside Museum kitchen

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I am incredibly proud to be the president of the Campaign for National Parks, helping to keep these special places safe for everyone to enjoy.

This year we are in the final stages of our long-running campaign to have the boundaries of the Lakes Parks, to enjoy the many activities Buckden Singers (Gordon Nowell) and Dales National Parks extended. that they have to offer and help us Wharfedale runs south past Buckden then five-arched bridge spans At the moment precious landscapes to look after them. Kettlewell, Kilnsey, Grassington, Burnsall and on the Wharfe and is a are vulnerable to developments The need for our work is greater to Bolton Abbey. There are also the lovely side popular paddling spot. such as large unsuitably-positioned now than ever before as the valleys of Langstrothdale and Littondale. You may recognise wind farms and unsightly pressures on National Parks are Kettlewell from the Wharfedale encompasses limestone hills, transmission pylons. If the increasing. You can give your Calendar Girls film. It’s moorland, waterfalls, rivers, and ancient boundaries are extended then areas support by becoming a friend of also where models of woodland. Steep hills, great views and rocky crags including the Howgill Fells and the Campaign for National Parks. It another kind can be make the dale popular with walkers and it’s no Great Ashby Scar will be included costs just £20 a year to join and found in August when surprise that it’s also known for the fell races at in the Yorkshire Dales National Park play a vital role in keeping some of its much-loved the Kilnsey Show and Burnsall Feast. and we can help to keep them safe. England’s and Wales’ most scarecrow festival beautiful places safe for everyone This area is particularly rich in local folklore. You We campaign passionately against takes place. to enjoy. To find out more go to can contemplate the legend of the ghostly black the threats that National Parks face. At nearby Kilnsey Park www.cnp.org.uk dog of Troller’s Gill, the true story behind the We also encourage as many people you can see red squirrels Buckden Pike memorial and the sad demise of the as possible to discover National Ben Fogle, President which are part of a Boy of Egremont at the Strid. breeding programme, The valley is home to many traditional pubs. Find From the stony outcrop of Simon’s Seat it is fish for your supper or simply marvel at the height out about the land letting candle at The George in possible to see much of the southern dales of the crag and the climbers trying to scale it. Hubberholme, visit the cruck barn at the stretching before you. You can look down the Arms in Appletreewick, try the beer brewed at the Grassington is a lively centre with plenty of Valley of Desolation (now full of life) to the pretty Queens Arms in Litton, or have a meal at one of atmosphere, particularly in December during its village of Appletreewick, and along the river the original gastro pubs - The Angel at Hetton. Dickensian festivities. It has a summer arts festival, towards the beautiful ruins of Bolton Priory. regular farmers' markets and a range of small www.buckden.org Wharfedale has many attractive and characterful shops, including one that sells an amazing variety www.kettlewellvillage.co.uk villages such as Buckden and Burnsall where its of Yorkshire beers! www.grassington.uk.com

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Page 8 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk YOUR VISIT STARTS HERE…GRASSINGTON

In the heart of this welcoming and bustling village, with its pubs, shops and cafés, sits Grassington National What’s local Grassington National Park Centre. Our friendly Park Centre Grassington has lots to offer the hungry visitor Information Advisors can provide you with all the with its pubs, cafés (including one with wifi), 01756 751690 help you need for a great trip, including booking deli and supermarket - and the weary visitor, [email protected] your accommodation. with cosy accommodation to suit all tastes Opening hours and budgets. Inside, the Centre hosts colourful displays on haytime in the Yorkshire Dales. Browse our 1 April to 31 October, daily, 10am to 5pm The local shops have everything from outdoor leaflets, hire a GPS receiver and quiz sheet to go clothing and books to home décor and sweets, 1 November to 31 March, Saturday and Sunday geocaching, or download our Bluetooth trails to and there is also an off-licence, bank and only, 10am to 4pm (closed January) your phone for two fun and easy local walks. cashpoint, post office and a garage at nearby NB Additional opening during Christmas, February Threshfield. Outside, there are lockable bike stores and racks half term and Dickensian Festival weekends - plus a tap for washing muddy boots, and next to A farmers' market takes place in the village on check website or ring ahead for details. the public car park, toilets and award-winning bus the third Sunday of every month. Throughout interchange are orientation maps and a panel the year the town hall has a programme of about the Dales Way long distance trail. exhibitions, theatre and other events, and don’t miss out on a visit to the Upper Wharfedale Folk Enjoy a picnic in the meadow or follow the walled Museum on the village square. lane snaking down to pretty Linton Falls for a lovely short walk. Ω w ¢ y #

The heart of Grassington village (above) and sheep pens at Kilnsey Show (right).

Don’t leave here without… What’s on • Taking a stroll down Sedber Lane to the River • Grassington Festival (14 to 29 June) - an Wharfe, looking at the lynchets (ancient field annual myriad of creative performances, systems) and the seventeenth century laithe visual arts and live music. (barn) at its end. • Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival (10 to 18 August) • Marvelling at the waters tumbling over Linton - follow the trail and find curious figures hiding Falls and the weir from the vantage point of in nooks and crannies at this quirky event. Tin Bridge - plus the hundred-year-old • Burnsall Feast Sports (24 August) - find a The industrial area of Yarnbury with its mining hydroelectric plant, now restored and providing vantage point for the famous 150 year-old- remains and fantastic views of the surrounding power to the local community once again. fell race - or have a go yourself! area and the contrast of pretty Hebden Gill is a • Stopping by St Michael and All Angels church • Kilnsey Show (27 August) - a showcase for wonderful walk in any season. at Linton - dating to the twelfth century - and the farming community for over 100 years the stepping stones that historically brought Followed by Yorkshire curd tart and a cup set against the imposing backdrop of parishioners to it. of Yorkshire tea… a mmmmust! Kilnsey Crag. • Discovering the former lead mine workings Kirstin, Information Advisor • Dickensian Festival (30 November, 7 and 14 high up on Yarnbury Moor. Grassington National Park Centre December) - see the streets and shops • Wildlife-spotting in Grass Wood - in the peace turned into a Victorian Christmas wonderland. you might well hear a woodpecker or spy a deer. “ Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk ”Page 9 Malhamdale, Ribblesdale & Settle

Ribblesdale is home to Yorkshire’s famous Three popular base for visitors - see www.settle.org.uk. Peaks, Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent, Malhamdale is famous for its limestone pavements a popular challenge to walkers and fell-runners and crags. The natural limestone amphitheatre of starting at the café in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Malham Cove is home to rare peregrine falcons With the highs, go the lows - in this case deep and the RSPB sets up a viewing point each year. into the ground. On the southern slopes of The towering gorge of Gordale Scar is another Ingleborough lies Gaping Gill, one of the largest striking feature of Malhamdale, within walking underground chambers in the country. You can distance of the pretty and much visited village of explore the numerous potholes and cave systems Malham with its National Park Centre. with Yorkshire Dales Guides, or if you want to stay clean and dry visit Ingleborough Cave - a show cave Janet’s Foss is nearby, a lovely woodland waterfall close to Clapham and one of several in the area. and pool. Janet, the queen of fairies, is said to live in the cave behind the falls. Situated amongst dramatic limestone countryside, the market town of Settle is the starting point of Malham village is home to the blacksmith the famous Settle-Carlisle railway which wends its Annabelle Bradley who designs and makes way through the western dales crossing the beautiful wrought ironwork. Further down the magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct. With its museum, valley you can learn about charcuterie with Chris historical buildings, narrow back streets and Wildman at Paganum. And at Airton call into Town eclectic mix of galleries, cafés, outdoor suppliers End Farm Shop with its café and selection of local and shops selling local produce, Settle is a produce for sale - visit www.malhamdale.com.

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Yorkshire’s famous Three Peaks, with their the sensitive peatlands time to recover. extensive network of footpaths, attract up to What’s local? The new section has created a shorter - and drier - 100,000 visitors a year. A popular base for walkers, Horton-in- circular route for families wanting to stretch their Ribblesdale hosts the traditional start of the 12 But the fragile landscape around Ingleborough, legs, with fantastic views of Ingleborough, hour Three Peaks Challenge, with a clock card Pen-y-ghent and Whernside has been struggling Whernside and Far Moor Bridge. machine at the Pen-y-ghent café recording the to cope with this popularity. And for the first time we have a sustainable circuit start and end time of those taking part. The At Black Dubb Moss on Pen-y-ghent years of use for those brave enough to take on the 24 mile village is home to Craven Potholing Club, had badly eroded a length of path. Vegetation Three Peaks Challenge! founded in 1929, and the hills are a haven for had been damaged and topsoil washed away, cavers. It’s also a stop on the historic Settle- So why not walk the Whitber Way today. causing serious harm to internationally-important Carlisle line with glorious views of the peaks. Start: Horton-in-Ribblesdale peat habitat. As well as two pubs and two tea rooms for that Distance: approximately 7 miles (11km) Last year, a fantastic alternative - taking walkers well-earned refreshment, Horton has plenty of Time: allow 4 hours further along the Pennine Way National Trail accommodation from bed and breakfast to Map: Ordnance Survey OL2 before turning off and heading over Whitber Hill bunk houses. Route: the path is well marked; there is a steep and Sell Gill Hill - was developed by our rangers, climb up the stone steps to the top of Pen-y-ghent. thanks to a grant from the European Outdoor Become a pal of the Peaks! Conservation Association. This enabled us to Always wear suitable outdoor clothing and If you love this area, divert people away from Black Dubb and allow footwear, and plan for all conditions. why not become a Friend of the Three The route 8. At the left hand bend, turn left and continue Peaks? You’ll enjoy downhill on the Pennine Way, ignoring the 1. From the National Park car park turn right regular newsletters footpath to the right which takes you over and after a short distance take the path on and access to unique volunteering opportunities boggy Black Dubb Moss. your left marked Pennine Way. and events, all in the knowledge that your membership fee is going towards vital upkeep. 2. Follow it uphill and, where the routes 9. As the path levels off, look out for a track Join at National Park Centres or online at diverge at the signpost, take the one on to Hunt Pot on your left - with its pretty www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ the right. waterfall it’s well worth a visit. friendsofthethreepeaks 3. Continue on, crossing a bridge over a 10. Rejoin the Pennine Way and continue on stream and turn left. Follow the road past until you reach a crossroads. The left hand The Friends group - along with branded the school towards Brackenbottom. path continues on the Pennine Way. The merchandise - was launched in 2009 as part of the Three Peaks Project, which aims to encourage 4. Just before the barn, take the path on your path straight ahead of you going over the charities, organisations and individuals to help in left heading up onto the moor. Follow the brow of the hill is the new Whitber diversion. the maintenance and conservation of this special clear route ascending to Pen-y-ghent. Before you set off on this though, you may like to make a detour to Hull Pot, following but fragile area. Find out more at 5. Go through a gate, and turn left to join the the tracks on your right. You may have www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/threepeaks Pennine Way, Climb the stone steps to the top, pausing for a moment to look back spotted this cavernous opening in the Setting off on the stone steps up the nose of Pen-y-ghent on the Pennine Way and take in the views. ground as you came down from Pen-y-ghent. 6. Follow the path on to the triangulation point. The stone shelter and bench were 11. Retrace your steps and continue onward placed here to celebrate the National Park’s over Whitber Hill dropping into the valley 50th birthday and it is a great spot to catch until you rejoin the Pennine Way at a farm your breath and take a photo. track. Turn left and go through the gate. 7. Climb the stile over the wall and continue 12. Continue on to Horton, turning left on the to follow the Pennine Way as it descends. main road to return to the car park. Hull Pot

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Skipton Castle

The perfect gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, Skipton is at its southernmost base.

Originally a trading centre for sheep and wool, this small and friendly town with its nostalgic cobbled streets grew up around the castle, nearby church and market place. It now boasts pubs, cafés and shops along with a still thriving regular market and a vibrant night life.

The 130-mile long Leeds-Liverpool Canal, one of the early achievements of the Industrial Revolution, runs through it and you can go on a trip along the canal in a narrowboat.

Skipton Castle was established here in the late eleventh century. This 900-year-old castle is one of the most complete and best preserved in the country, giving excellent views over the town and Skipton woods. It is an exciting opportunity to take a step back in time.

Craven Museum and Gallery is the home of the Skipton Shakespeare First Folio, one of only four

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Page 12 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk First Folios on permanent display in the world. It also tells the story of many other aspects of life in the Dales.

Skipton is home to an unusual art venue, seeing its Auction Mart transformed for the annual Art in the Pen and, more regularly, to host plays, comedians and film shows.

Not far from Skipton, the Bolton Abbey estate, owned for centuries by the Duke of Devonshire, lies on the banks of the River Wharfe.

Explore the romantic ruins of the twelfth century priory. Woodland nature trails and riverside walks are suitable for those less mobile or using wheelchairs. You can discover the Bodger’s Camp and learn to For make or buy a bird table, stool or dibber. CRAVEN EVENTS For the avid angler, the Wharfe offers some great fishing experiences.

Hesketh Farm Park at Bolton Abbey has sheep, cattle, pigs and donkeys, an outdoor climbing frame and fun tractor rides - a great day out for all the family wanting a unique hands-on experience of farm life.

For steam buffs there is the nearby Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Now restored and run by enthusiasts, a trip on the steam train is a superb way to enjoy the area as the track journeys between the village of Embsay Festivals • Theatre • Music • Galleries • Museums • Artists and the abbey. go to: www.cravenevents.org.uk

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Our National Park Centres are a great starting I remember climbing Malham Cove aged about 6 point for anyone wanting to make the most of Malham National and being completely awestruck by the limestone this beautiful area. The friendly staff can help you pavement - it was like being on another planet! enjoy the National Park in just the way you like, Park Centre with insider advice on where to eat and stay, 01729 833200 I would highly recommend Janet's Foss and the and what not to miss. woods early on a fine, still spring morning when [email protected] the wild garlic has just flowered - the sight and With the magnificent natural limestone Opening hours smell is breathtaking. It is impossibly green and amphitheatre of Malham Cove, dramatic the light hazy and golden, lovely. Likewise a visit Gordale Scar and pretty waterfall Janet’s Foss 1 April to 31 October, daily, 10am to 5pm to the Cove in spring as the sun goes down, it all near the village, Malham National Park Centre 1 November to 31 March, Saturday and Sunday just catches the face of the cliffs - magic! Having naturally houses displays on the area’s amazing “ only, 10 to 4pm (closed January). the Cove all to yourself is very special. limestone geology. Andrea, Information Advisor Have a picnic in the garden with its resident NB Additional opening during Christmas and Malham National Park Centre chickens and visiting wild birds, then continue February half term - check website or ring your date with nature by heading down to the ahead for details. Cove to view the peregrine falcons that have chosen to nest there for many years - we hope they’ll be back once again in 2013. Ω w ¢ y # ”

Two young peregrines practice hunting with a piece of moss (Debbie Heslop) What’s on • Malham Meander (11 May) - try the long Don’t leave here without... distance 23 mile challenge or the gentler • Gazing up at awe-inspiring Malham Cove 9 mile walk. and then climbing the 400 steps to the lunar • Malham Show (24 August) - agricultural landscape of limestone pavement at the top. show with fell races, horse and cattle classes, • Getting up close to the world’s fastest bird, drystone walling competition and local produce. the peregrine falcon, by using the high • Malham Safari (25 to 30 May) - join the powered telescopes at the RSPB’s free animal trail for a day of family fun, with viewing point at the Cove between May and morris dancing and duck races, too. July - staff will be on hand to help. • Seeing if you can spot the Queen of the What’s local Fairies hiding out at the wooded glen Leave plenty of time to explore the pretty around Janet’s Foss and then walking on village of Malham - mentioned in the Domesday to marvellous Gordale Scar (above right). book as ‘Malgun’ - with its stream running • Treading the nature boardwalk at Malham right through. For those looking for refreshment Tarn - the highest lake in England and the there are cosy pubs and cafés, and you’ll find inspiration for Charles Kingsley’s 1863 lovely B&Bs, camping and a youth hostel, children’s novel, The Water-Babies. designed in 1938 by architect and founding • Calling in to see blacksmith Annabelle father of National Parks in England, John Dower. Bradley at work in the old smithy (right). Call in at the tranquil grade 2 listed Quaker • Visiting Town Head Barn, restored by The meeting house in nearby Airton, followed by National Trust, with its original layout, a visit to the farm shop for some essential farming exhibits and displays. supplies.

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