Scenes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the North Pennines and parts of East Cumbria and North Yorkshire in Northern England

 Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas

1. Swaledale (1) Walking up Gunnerside Gill from Gunnerside Village

2. Swaledale (2) Circular walk from Keld via Muker including the River Swale

3. Swaledale (3) Marske - circular walk via Clints Wood and Orgate Force

4. Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria and a walk from Sedbergh to Brigflatts

5. Dentdale - Dent Village - local circular walk including the Green Lane and the Dales Way by the River Dee

6. Dentdale, Cumbria - Dent to Gawthrop circular walk including the 'Ocky'

7. Swaledale (4) Fremington Edge and River Swale walk near Reeth

8. Swaledale (5) Oxnop Gill circular walk from Low Oxnop

9. Janet's Foss and Gordale Scar

10. Cumbria, Climbing Cross Fell from Kirkland

11. Garrigill to Ashgill Force circular walk (near Alston)

12. The 'Heart of Wharfedale Walk'

13. Walking over from Gordale Scar to Malham Cove a classic of the Yorkshire Dales and up Watlowes, Comb Scar & Pikedaw Hill

14. Aysgarth Falls tea stop, then a walk from Masongill near Ingleton in the limestone country of Kingsdale

15. The Ingleton Waterfalls Walk, Yorkshire Dales National Park

16. An East Cumbrian walk in Barbondale

17. Cumbria, The parish church and town of Appleby-in-Westmorland

18. Cumbria, Appleby & River Eden circular walk (1) : part 1 to Great Ormside *  19. Return to Appleby

20a. East Cumbria, Dufton Village & Pike and High Cup Nick

20b. Repeat of High Cup Nick walk from Bow Hall farm in even better weather!

21. Melmerby, Skirwith Church, views of Dufton Pike and sunset over the Eden Valley and the Lake District

22. Eden Valley, Cumbria - Long Meg & her Daughters,  & Lacy's Caves and River Eden walk (2) : Part 1 - Long Meg to Ravendale Bridge * 23. Part 2 Return to Long Meg via the banks of the River Eden (Spring and Autumn pictures)

24. Cumbria, Two red sandstone medieval churches: St Luke's Church, Ousby near Townhead and St. Margaret and St. James, Long Marton

25.-30. A two day trip to Sedbergh, The Howgill Fells and Dentdale : Part 1 - The Road to Sedbergh Town : Part 2a - A great walk over the Howgills - Sedbergh to Cautley Spout : Part 2b - A long walk over the Howgills - Cautley Spout to the Calf summit and back over to Sedbergh : Part 3 - Overnight in Dent Village, Dentdale : Part 4 - A Walk on the limestone ridges of the Stennerskeugh and Fell End Clouds : Part 5 - The return home via Pendragon Castle

31. A River Eden circular walk (3) from Bolton Village near Appleby, Cumbria

32. Penrith Town (1), Cumbria: The Town Centre and Historic 'Pubs' and other buildings!

33. Penrith Town (2), Cumbria: St Andrew's Church and a Tudor Building

34-35. A trip to Richmond and walking in Swaledale calling in at Grinton, Reeth and Keld: 34. Swaledale (6a)Richmond, Muker and walking in Swaledale 35. Walking in Swaledale (6b) Swinner Gill and return journey via Muker, Reeth, Grinton and Richmond (and a summary of pages 02, 34 and 35 via a sequence of pictures taken on one walk)

36-38. A visit to the villages of Airton, Kirkby Malham, Malham, Skipton Town and walking in Malhamdale: 36. Walking through Malhamdale from Airton Village to Malham Cove via Kirkby Malham * 37. Walking back through Malhamdale from Malham Cove to Airton, calling in at the village of Kirkby Malham * 38. Conclusion of the Malhamdale walk and then off to Skipton as the weather changed!

39. Walking in Littondale, Litton and Arncliffe, Yorkshire Dales

40. The highest town in England - Alston in Cumbria

41a-41f. A Car trip to several villages and their castles, churches and other buildings: Part 41a Ainderby Steeple and onto Bedale, Part 41b Bedale Town continued, Part 41c Snape village and castle, Part 41d The village and church at Well, Part 41e The village and church at West Tanfield and onto Masham and 41f Masham Town

42a. Swaledale (6) Calling at Reeth and walking from Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale up Sleigill 42b. Return to Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale via Booze Moor

43. Wensleydale Railway, Castle Bolton and Wensleydale Village

44. A circular walk from Jervaulx Abbey

It is not my intention to provide detailed routes for walking, but to convey to the potential visitor, whether touring motorist, or a serious fell walker, the wonderful holiday country of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, with occasional snippets of East Cumbria. All the digital photographs are taken 'off the cuff' on the many walks and places we visit from which we derive considerable pleasure. We normally stay in youth hostels but there numerous friendly and hospitable bed and breakfast places or holiday cottages to rent. The site is dedicated to the friendship of Phil and Molly Brown, Pam Shepherd and Ian McCulley, Dave and Cath Wright and Peter and Anni Hicks, and may our boots wear out together for as long as possible. Annie, sadly, is no longer with us, but she loved the Dales as much as any of us.

PICTURES  *  Top: Dent Village  *  Top left : Goredale Scar  *  Top right: Oxnop Scar * Lower pictures above: Driving through the Yorkshire Dales.

*  Recommended Regional District Books and Maps  *

Mike Harding "Walking the Dale" (a knockout read!)

Paul Hannon "Walking Country - Alston and Allendale in the North Pennines"

Paul Hannon "Walking Country - Howgill Fells"

Paul Hannon "Walking Country - Eden Valley where Cumbria meets the Pennines"

Paul Hannon "Walking Country - Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales"

Paul Hannon "Walking Country - Teesdale in the North Pennines"

David Leather - Collins Rambler's Guides - "Yorkshire Dales"

Terry Marsh "The Pennine Mountains - The Cheviots, the Northern Moors, the Howgill Fells, the Yorkshire Dales and High Peak"

Cheap 1 sheet Stile Maps by Stile Publications, Ilkley e.g. "Sedbergh (Howgills)"

Stephen I. Robinson "Her Master's Walks - Swaledale"

Keith Watson "Walking in Teesdale" (a pocket guide in the Mini-Book Dalesman series)

Jack Keighley "A Cicerone Guide - Walks in Dales Country - Thirty Scenic Walks"

Anthony Burton "Weekend Walks - The Yorkshire Dales - Fourteen full-day walks in the National Park"

Alan Hall "Dalesman walking Guides - North Pennines - 43 walks in Teesdale, Weardale and South Tyneside"

Roland Smith "On Foot in the Yorkshire Dales - 35 circular walks from the Nidd to the Swale"

David Bellamy & Brendan Quayle "England's Last Wilderness - A Journey through the North Pennines"

Rob Talbot & Robin Whiteman "The Yorkshire Moors and Dales"

Edward Gower "Exploring the Yorkshire Dales" (a handy reference place guide in the Mini-Book Dalesman series)

Peter Metcalf "Place-Names of the Yorkshire Dales"

* PLEASE get further publishing details from the internet *

The Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire and East Cumbria and the North Pennines form a wonderful part of Northern England to visit for walks or car touring holidays. The scenery is magnificent and the countryside, villages and towns rarely seem overcrowded and the people always have friendly approach to tourism. There is lots to see and do and plenty of places to visit and a great variety of accommodation available from hostels, hotels, bed and breakfast, self-catering holiday cottages for tourists etc. whether for weeks or a weekend mini-break and lots of excellent walking.  Pictures of walks and interesting places to visit and stay for walking holidays based in historic towns, pretty villages and beautiful landscapes to suit all tastes in walks and sightseeing. Apart from good fell walking, mounting walking, industrial archaeology and lots of tourist attractions and accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets.  docspics digital images snapshots photographs pictures views scenes scenic views pics photos snaps webshots © Phil Brown of walking and touring holidays in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, East Cumbria, North Pennines