Location: Coldstones Cut, HG3 5JQ What3words: ///fire.magically.camera (for the car park) Distance: 1 mile in total Coldstones Cut is the highest and largest public art work in Yorkshire! How cool is that! Situated over looking Coldstones Quarry in Greenhow. With 360 views over the rest of Nidderdale this is a fabulous walk for everyone! There […]
Walks
Gaping Gill – everything you need to know
Gaping Gill in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales is one of Yorkshire’s hidden gems. Very few have ventured there so if you have, welcome to the VIP club! Gaping Gill is the largest underground cavern in the UK. Only accessible to the professional cavers, except for 2 weeks a year when the local pot […]
Waterfall Walks in Yorkshire
If you want to see some waterfalls, then Skipton and the surrounding area is a great place to start. The geology of this area in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is perfect; limestone, valleys, and the ‘odd bit of rain’. Waterfall walks are one of our favourite as a family. They are such a spectacular […]
Winter Walks
When the daylight hours reduce, the temperature plummets and the snow hopefully begins to fall, there is only one thing to do and that’s get out and enjoy it whilst you can! Winter walks are the best. Pull on the woolly hat and gloves, pour a flask of hot chocolate and embrace the day with […]
Beautiful Bluebell Walks
From late April through to the end of May the only walks I want to be doing are bluebell walks. I’m drawn in by the purple hue and just find them mesmerising. This ancient delicate wild-flower is native to woodlands all over the country and we are lucky enough to have some of the best […]
Christmas in the Yorkshire Dales
Is it just me or does Christmas come round quicker every year?! It seems that people are already getting booked up for December and we haven’t even got Halloween over yet! Most places already have their Christmas events on sale so here is my updated round up of events this Christmas in the Yorkshire Dales […]
Autumn Walks in the Yorkshire Dales
Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year and what better way to see it in all its glory then to get out and about in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. The Yorkshire Dales at this time of year shows off the Dales to its full potential. It comes alive and take on a […]
Highlights of Settle
Above the tops of Settle, North Yorkshire is a beautiful area overlooking the valley with the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in the distance, the river in the bottom and then across to the sights of Pendle Hill. This circular route of 8.5 miles starting in Stainforth is a challenging walk which takes in the highlights of […]
Pen-y-Ghent
Location: YDNP car park in Horton in Ribblesdale, BD24 0HE Distance: 6 miles. Took 3 hours including rest stops The first in the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge, Pen-y-Ghent is a fine little mountain at 694m high. It may be the smallest of the peaks but it’s the steepest. Some practical advice before you start climbing […]
Staycation in Ripon, Yorkshire – our top family friendly days out
Looking for the ideal staycation to tick all the boxes? Look no further! A weekend near Ripon in North Yorkshire is perfect for a family weekend away. Ripon is ideally located off the A1 and is close to Nidderdale, an area of outstanding beauty. Ripon itself is a lovely town (actually a city as it […]