Dentdale &

Discover Dentdale at the far west of the National Set at the foot of the beautiful Howgill Park, nestled between the rugged Pennines and Fells, the stone-built market town of . Sedbergh (pronounced ‘Sed-ber’) is overlooked by Castlehaw, the site of a Its steep-sided valley contrasts beautiful meadows Norman motte and bailey castle. and lush riverside pastures with sparser grassy fells, and the impressive viaducts at Denthead and It became ’s Book Town in 2003 Arten Gill carry the Settle-Carlisle railway through and boasts several special interest the dale. booksellers as well as an annual Festival of Books and Drama. Along Dent’s cobbled streets are an art gallery, blacksmith’s shop and memorial fountain to Former woollen mill Farfield Mill built in famous son, geologist Adam Sedgwick - as well as 1837 lies to the east and Enjoying the atmosphere at the annual Dentdale Music & Beer Festival a brewery. now houses an Arts and Heritage Centre with St. Andrew’s Church contains altar flagstones craft studios, tearoom, made from the beautiful black Dent Marble, the shop and cloth weaving area’s most famous quarrying export, and the lives demonstrations. and customs of local people since the sixteenth century - including the ‘Terrible Knitters of Dent’ - Visit are revealed at the Dent Village Heritage Centre www.sedbergh.org.uk for more information. Find out more at www.discoverdentdale.co.uk.

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These two dales boast a towering limestone gorge and the inspiration for some of the National many artists and writers, enchanting Janet’s Foss Ian Court, YDNPA Park’s most amazing waterfall, and the nature reserve of Malham Tarn. ecologist I limestone scenery. As an ecologist, it’s the birds Ribblesdale features Yorkshire’s famous Three YDNP that make this place special to The spectacular natural Peaks, Whernside, and Pen-y-ghent, me. I do believe we have some of limestone amphitheatre offering challenging walks. the best views of peregrine falcons in the Malham Cove has From Settle, the historic Settle-Carlisle Railway country at Malham Cove – and you can’t get attracted peregrine passes over magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct more of a spectacular backdrop. But then I’m falcons which now call before plunging into the longest tunnel on the biased! it home each summer. line at Blea Moor, a tremendous feat of Victorian Nearby is Gordale Scar, engineering.

Malham Cove

Page 30 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Fell and Aiming for the very cave rescue Peak of health There are many ways to enjoy Celebrated as Yorkshire’s Three Peaks, the the National Park, from active magnificent mountains of Pen-y-ghent, pursuits to more gentle Ingleborough and Whernside rising in the west sightseeing. of the National Park instil a sense of challenge and awe. But whether climbing Kilnsey Crag or strolling through Grass Reaching 736m at their tallest, they may not hit Wood, it can be all too easy to the lofty heights of the mountains in the slip, injuring a knee or ankle. neighbouring Lake District but they are amongst the most beloved in Britain. The three Yorkshire-based voluntary rescue teams don’t But with over a quarter of a million people just help potholers and visiting each year, our rangers face a constant climbers, they are just as likely to be called out to Although the Police have overall responsibility for struggle to hold back footpath erosion. walkers - and animals. In fact they provide a safety inland search and rescue, the voluntary teams net for anyone - or anything - venturing off the work alongside the statutory emergency services, beaten track, whether above or below ground. using their skills and experience to go to parts that others can’t reach! Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT), Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association and the Cave In an emergency, would you know how to get Rescue Organisation are supported by Kendal and help? Whatever your activity, if you’re away Kirkby Stephen MRTs which operate in . from a road and need a rescue team…

1. Call 999

2. Ask for ‘Police’ and say which county you are in

3. Ask the Police for ‘cave’ or ‘fell’ rescue

4. Say where you are and give a description and grid reference So we’ve created the Friends of the Three Peaks, a membership scheme for those who want to 5. Describe the problem and answer any other protect this inspirational landscape. questions Costing just £10 a year, Friends get fantastic 6. Stay by a phone or where you can maintain benefits, from newsletters to guided walks and, a signal on your mobile, keeping the line most importantly, the knowledge that their fee clear so you can be called back. is helping to maintain good access to their Mike Law, The rescue team will call other services as favourite hills. Gateshead I required. Corporate members can help by stocking our The view from the top of the YDNP The National Park Authority has helped fund exclusive Three Peaks merchandise. Buttertubs looking down on ‘Calling for help’ business cards - pick one up Swaledale is always stunning, and Join us today at from National Park Centres, shops and cafés. never more so than in the snow. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/threepeaks

I travel all over the world and see amazing Get into National Parks! landscapes but I am still moved by the beauty Seventy five years ago a group of committed that exists here. Our National Parks are a vital outdoor enthusiasts set about campaigning to asset, our ‘green’ national treasures, and it is secure permanent protection for Britain’s finest essential that they remain so. landscapes for everyone to enjoy. The legacy of You can learn more about our 75th celebrations those individuals lives on today through the work and Park Protector Award, read about our latest of the Campaign for National Parks (CNP), which is campaign, book a speaker or make a donation the only organisation dedicated to safeguarding simply by visiting our website www.cnp.org.uk all 13 National Parks of England and Wales. or calling us today on 020 7924 4077. We’d love To celebrate its 75th anniversary, CNP wants to to hear from you. encourage more people to get into National Ben Fogle Parks - to experience their wide open spaces, wildness and natural beauty, to enjoy their President, culture and warm hospitality and to understand Campaign for the threats that they face and what we can do to National Parks protect them.

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Water is an important feature of this dale’s squirrel trail to see these loveable landscape. Stepped Aysgarth Falls and the highest creatures making a comeback in Fiona Rosher, single-drop waterfall in England, Hardraw Force, their natural habitat. YDNPA Museum Manager I offer drama , while the calm waters of Semer Water Semer Water is magical, surrounded by myths Bainbridge has a fascinating Roman YDNP provide activities for anglers, canoeists and sailors. and mystery. Taking our young archaeologists history, being the location of a club there I saw how it can inspire people. At the The town of is home to the Dales Countryside Roman road and fort, and across Dales Countryside Museum we're lucky to display the Bronze Museum and world-famous Wensleydale the is the village of Age spear head found at the lake by a local school boy. It must Creamery. From here you can set off on a new red Askrigg - home of TV vet James have been a truly amazing place for him that day too! Herriot from ‘All Creatures Great and Small’.

The wonderful Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden, commissioned by local landowner Frank Sayer- Graham (1859-1946), has such a fascinating story that it is now Grade II listed.

Looking across Burtersett from Gayle

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Flushed with success We’ve already helped to get schemes off Our toilets have come out of the closet, having Water way to go! the ground at Gayle Mill, Yore Mill, received accolades in the annual Loo of the Year awards. Water turbines - traditional and modern - are Bainbridge and Halton Gill and helped In fact our toilets are on a roll, having been praised for the starting to turn all over the National Park. Farfield Mill at the design stage. We’ve second year in a row. The Dales has a history of harnessing also funded feasibility studies for hydropower for its traditional industries community projects at Clapham, Three years ago the ten toilets owned and managed by the and many villages had their own electricity Ingleton and West Burton and a National Park Authority weren’t all in such good condition, but schemes in the early 1900s. number of private landowner following refurbishments and feedback from visitors as to how schemes. we can improve we are delighted with this turnaround. Now, a number of exciting projects are investigating the potential of former mill Some will be open to the public in Judges inspected all 10 toilets, giving one - at Aysgarth Falls sites - and new ones - to power local 2011 - check our website for National Park Centre - a top, five-star rating and automatically communities once more. details. putting it forward for the best of the best award, while the other nine all merited four stars. Energy created from replenishable Toilets are obviously a very important facility for visitors and natural resources - and which don’t we are working very hard to make sure we maintain them to generally produce CO2 emissions - is the highest standard all year round. becoming increasingly important, and the National Park Authority is The other nine loos are at Buckden, , Linton Falls, keen to see small-scale hydro-power Malham, Stainforth, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Clapham, sites developed. The restoration of Kettlewell and Hawes. former sites also offers an opportunity to conserve some Now with improved signposting to help important local buildings. New look website you navigate to pages that interest you The National Park website has had a and a design which features more photos and better organisation of content, it is Gayle Mill in Wensleydale spruce-up to make the most of the Potty about Harry wonderful views and exciting adventures an essential resource for National Park The drama of the Dales landscape the area has to offer. visitors and residents alike. has inspired many a filmmaker to The site boasts over 500 pages of content Take a look at seek it out over the years. and around 250,000 visitors each year. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk From the folk heroes of ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ (1991) to • Hum the theme music as you go through the modern day heroines of the Don’t leave here the watersplash in Arkengarthdale, as seen ‘Calendar Girls’ (2003), our moors, in the opening credits of the TV series about crags and waterfalls have played without… vet James Herriot, ‘All Creatures Great and host to everyone from Kevin There are some things you don’t want to leave Small’. Costner to Julie Walters. the Yorkshire Dales National Park without • And for those who want to let their having experienced - every holiday should give Recently, the National Park took a imagination fly…see if you can spy the you something to boast about back home! role in fantasy adventure when the Queen of the Faeries at idyllic magical environs of Malham Cove • The clints (blocks) and grikes (fissures) of Janet’s Foss and Grassington Moor provided limestone pavement create a lunar waterfall. the backdrop for ‘Harry Potter & landscape and the Dales contains nearly half Or risk an the Deathly Hallows Part 1’. the pavement in the UK. You’ll feel like encounter And Daniel Radcliffe has visited you’re walking on the moon when you with since, working on a Hammer stand on top of Malham Cove - and you’ll legendary horror adaptation of Susan Hill’s be treading in Harry Potter’s footsteps too. phantom ghost story ‘The Woman in Black’ • It’s not always dry in the Dales…! But there is devil-dog, the in Wharfedale and Littondale. nothing like hearing the thunder of Aysgarth barguest, Falls or Hardraw Force - the highest single lurking at With two new reality tv series - drop waterfall in the UK - after heavy rainfall. ‘The Village’ and ‘The Dales’ - also Trollers Gill. set in the National Park - and a new • For a not-to-be-missed underworld film version of ‘Wuthering Heights’ adventure, be winched down Gaping Gill - due for release in 2011, the one of the largest caves in the UK - as part of National Park’s fabulous landscape local potholing clubs’ public meets. Gaping Gill main chamber looks set to be showcased on our (courtesy of Pothole Club) screens for some time to come.

Page 34 Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Nearly 80km have already been completed across the Saddle up for the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The trail enters at Long new Pennine Preston, weaving through the Dales via Settle, Malham Moor, Feizor, Austwick, Selside, Newby Head, and exiting at Bridleway the Cumbria county boundary above Garsdale. Users will The - the UK’s newest travel through some outstanding scenery and wildlife National Trail in the north of England - is set habitats including the Ingleborough Complex Special Area to open this year. for Conservation and Ingleborough National Nature Reserve.

The first purpose-built route designed The Pennine Bridleway is completely free to access and specifically for horseriders, mountain bikers further information - including where to stay and horse and and walkers, it runs for 200 miles from bike liveries en route - is available from Derbyshire through Yorkshire to Cumbria. www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway

find a sturdy support (tripod, Happy snaps bag or rock) and use a smaller Facelift for vintage The Dales’ network of meandering Ever wondered where those classic aperture to take a longer road signs roads have a particular charm and Dales images you love are taken? are noted as one of the special exposure. Old road signs in the National Park - Like a few ideas to make your qualities of the National Park. • Using the rule of thirds really some dating back to the 1950s and photos look that bit more does help make an image easy in need of some tender loving care - Part of what makes them special are professional? We asked local on the eye - place a dominant are being given a wash and some of the road signs and even photographers John Potter and feature or focal point one third brush up. older finger posts, although they Mark Butler for some tips. in from left or right, top or have become much rarer these days. • The landscape of Swaledale bottom. Some of them are in a very poor epitomises that iconic ‘barns • Don’t forget textures - closeups condition and are in need of repair. and walls’ look that is so can create as much of an Dales Volunteers John Kirk and Stan associated with the Dales. atmosphere as a landscape Hutchinson came to the rescue and Heading east out of Gunnerside view. are restoring them with the help of there is a layby on the right • Don’t just take the first view Access Ranger Richard Mainman. which offers a classic view. you see - move around the They have carefully turned what • For THAT shot of a lone erratic area, crouch or lie down, try looks like junk metal into something (rock) on limestone pavement, all the possibilities of beauty, removing rust, repairing head to Twistleton Scar on available. damage and painstakingly Ingleborough - the ‘egg’ is easy repainting the lettering, so that they to get to, but the ‘round’ can take their rightful place as part erratic involves crossing some of the cultural heritage of the stiles. Heritage road signsTLC! receive some National Park once more. Look out • Our rivers, falls and lakes for them as you travel around. offer drama and peace in equal measure. To capture that ethereal effect when explored habitats and let you discover secret photographing water Open places known only to you (and a few sheep!). to all To help get you started, our rangers have picked out eight self-guided trails across open In 2005, the Countryside and access land - one in each of their areas. Each is a Rights of Way Act opened up vast beautiful walk from 5 to 10 miles long, wilder new areas of the UK’s national than you might be used to, but many follow parks to walkers. faint tracks and all have been surveyed. Overnight, land for the public to enjoy in the Yorkshire Dales National The eight walks are downloadable from our website Park increased from 4% to a massive at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/walking - why 63% - that’s an extra 470 square miles of not give one a whirl! previously hidden countryside to explore, The vast majority of land in the National Park is without having to stay on rights of way. privately owned so can be subject to closures. Stepping off familiar footpaths can be a scary Before you set out always check for restrictions experience at first - but it can also offer new by visiting www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk or Barden Moor views, take you into wonderful rarely contact a National Park Centre (see page 5).

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Nestled in the foothills of Ingleborough the village the many cafés and shops. of Ingleton is surrounded by deep caves, Not far from Ingleton lies Clapham, with its pretty spectacular waterfalls and important geological beck running through the centre of the village. and archaeological sites. From here, a stroll up the Nature Trail takes you to Above ground, glaciation has produced Ingleborough Cave which forms an outlet for the spectacular scars, erratics, limestone pavements, famous Gaping Gill system. high cliffs and deep dry gorges. Below ground, Visit the village websites www.ingleton.co.uk or the limestone landscape is awash with dramatic www.visitingleton.co.uk to find out more about underground rivers, stunning potholes and caves. where to stay and what to do. Local attractions include White Scar Cave, Britain's longest show cave, and the Ingleton Waterfalls Walk.

Ingleton is also a starting point for climbing Ingleborough and Whernside for the fantastic limestone pavements of Twisleton Scar and superb views. Steam train on Ribblehead viaduct In the village itself you can stroll along the river Steve Hastie, bank, sit in the Millennium Gardens or visit one of YDNPA ranger I Scar Close, north of YDNP Ingleborough, is my favourite spot. The landscape, with its lunar-like rock formations of eroded limestone, is softened by a patchwork quilt of trees, scrub and peat islands. In the summer it’s literally buzzing with wildlife. In the winter it’s as desolate as the hill under whose shadow it lies.

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We all want that fabulous feel-good factor, • Dalesbridge, Austwick, near Settle When deciding where to stay here are a few whether heading off on a weekend break, www.dalesbridge.co.uk tips on what to look for to reduce your romantic getaway or family holiday. • Lower Gill Holiday Cottages, Tosside, near carbon footprint: And feeling that you are helping to look after the Settle www.lowergill.co.uk • Places with plenty of opportunities to place you have chosen to visit can provide the • Natural Retreats, Richmond walk, cycle or take the bus or train - why biggest feel-good factor of all! www.naturalretreats.com not give your car a holiday too! Check These days we are conscious of the environmental • Off The Rails, Settle www.offtherails.org.uk out www.traveldales.org.uk for impact we can have when we make our travel • Parkfoot Holiday & Park Homes, Ingleton alternative ways of getting around the choices. But we also know that we can play a big www.parkfoot.co.uk National Park as well as some linear part in giving our planet a positive future by the • Swinton Park, walks linked with public transport. small day-to-day decisions we make and the www.swintonpark.com • Local food and drink - businesses selling questions we ask in making them. For example, • The Mews, Masham and promoting regional or local food as does our accommodation recycle, use local www.themews-masham.com THE main part of their menu choice. produce and environmentally friendly cleaning Members of the deliciouslyorkshire And awaiting grading are Devonshire Arms products or conserve water? Menu Club are highlighted on the Country House Hotel and Spa, Bolton Abbey Welcome to Yorkshire website Many businesses in and near the www.thedevonshirearms.co.uk and Linton (www.yorkshire.com) and National Park recognise that they Laithe Bed and Breakfast, Linton, near Grassington www.deliciouslyorkshire.co.uk. For are operating in an www.lintonlaithe.co.uk - as well as our own details of farmers markets visit environmentally sensitive area Dales Countryside Museum & Hawes National www.ndfm.co.uk and find out about and are proud of their green Park Centre, and Grassington, Aysgarth Falls and annual food festivals on our event credentials. Ten great examples Malham National Park Centres. are now Green Tourism Business pages 15-26. Scheme accredited: • The leaf symbol (shown left) when booking your holiday. The Green Tourism • Bent House Farm Cottage, Tosside, near Settle Business Scheme (GTBS) recognises places www.benthousefarm.co.uk that are taking action to support the • Cottage in the Dales, Inglenook Cottage and local area and the wider environment Craggley Cottage, West Burton www.green-business.co.uk www.cottageinthedales.co.uk • Crakehall Watermill, near www.crakehallwatermill.co.uk

Countryside Code We want you to enjoy your visit to the Yorkshire Dales - and for other people to enjoy themselves just as much after you have gone home - so please:

• Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs • Leave gates and property as you find them • Protect plants and animals, and take your litter home • Keep dogs under close control - and scoop poop • Consider other people. Above all, enjoy your visit to this special area! The Devonshire Arms at Bolton Abbey runs its vehicles on biofuel and has its own vegetable garden

Look out for the The National Park is a living, Dales Bus logo working landscape, but its throughout the fragile habitats and wildlife National Park. can only survive with careful You will receive management. If you care a discount on about conserving the places services on that you visit, why not contribute to ‘Donate to Mandy Beckwith, receipt of a valid bus or train ticket. There are the Dales. However large or small, all donations Burnsall I lots of offers available, from a free cup of tea will ensure projects continue well into the From the top of Burnsall Fell YDNP with your meal to reduced entry to an future and that the Dales stays as distinctive on a clear day. Utterly peaceful attraction. To find out which businesses are and beautiful as the day you visited. Look out and spellbinding - and near taking part, visit www.traveldales.org.uk for the logo. home. Love it.

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matter their income, education or social individuals cannot act alone. The Yorkshire Dales A Society for the background. The National Park Authority is there Society, an independent charity, is a voice for all Dales both to look after the needs of visitors and ensure those of us who are truly concerned for this effective measures are in place to prevent damage special area, both to ensure that the Park is given National parks were established in Britain at a the resources it needs, and, as a “critical friend”, time of national austerity, after decades of highly by their presence. Well-maintained footpaths, to ensure these resources are used wisely and well. effective campaigning by individuals and the Open Access areas, car parks, visitor centres, and voluntary movement. This resulted, in 1949, in educational activities help keep this balance. It’s If you really care about the future of the Dales, the National Parks and Access to the Countryside not just about visitors. Local people benefit join the Yorkshire Dales Society today. Act and the creation, in 1954, of the Yorkshire hugely from living in a well cared for landscape. Dales National Park to protect one of Britain’s best The local economy depends, critically, on the loved landscapes. income and employment visitors bring - in shops,

But we cannot take our national parks for cafés, pubs, hotels, guest houses, garages, small granted. There are always those who want to see businesses. Visitors create jobs. them curtailed so that more commercial During another time of financial cutbacks and exploitation and development can take place. austerity, everyone who cares about the Dales National parks and the health-giving and spiritual must ensure the National Park Authority has the benefits they bring are truly for everyone, no resources to continue to do its job effectively. But

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Based upon Ordnance Survey material by Best foot forward suggestions for short and long trails around the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the National Park, with maps and easy instructions to Make the most of your visit to Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office© download, so just take your pick! Crown Copyright. Licence number 100023740. the Yorkshire Dales National Park - give your car a break and Or you could join one of our guided walks led by use public transport to get around! Visit experts - from fungus forays to a day with a Market days www.traveldales.org.uk for more information. ranger - see pages 15-26. Monday: Kendal (indoor), Kirkby Stephen, You could try some of the linear walks described on Our National Park Centres (see page 5) have Skipton, the website - just get the bus or train to the start maps and books covering walks for all abilities, and walk back - there are eight to choose from. from gentle strolls to wheelchair-friendly to long Tuesday: Bedale, Hawes, Kendal (indoor), Settle, distance hikes. You could even try geocaching, a The ‘Getting active’ section of Wigton, Richmond (indoor) ‘treasure trail’ adventure using a GPS receiver. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk has lots of free Wednesday: Barnard Castle, Bentham, Our Information Advisers will be happy to help. Brompton, Kendal (indoor and outdoor), Shop online! And of course all profits go back into funding , Masham, , projects which will protect and enhance the Plan your trip to the National Park or browse for Sedbergh, Skipton that souvenir of a great holiday at National Park. Thursday: Kendal (indoor), Kirkby Lonsdale, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/shop We’ve already had e-visitors from as far away as Richmond (indoor), You’ll find great books, detailed maps, DVDs and South Africa and Australia, so why not pay a visit toys - the same as in all our National Park Centres, now and start dreaming of your next holiday! Friday: Appleby (indoor), Ingleton, Kendal (indoor), but from the comfort of your own sofa! , Reeth, Skipton, Richmond (indoor) Cashpoints Good service is our priority, with purchases Bentham, Grassington, Hawes, Kirkby Lonsdale, Saturday: Appleby, Kendal (indoor and outdoor), dispatched swiftly, most within 24 hours of the Masham, Northallerton, Richmond, Skipton, Thirsk order being received. Leyburn, Richmond, Sedbergh, Settle, Skipton

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