Location: Main car park, BD23 4DA Distance: 2 miles Link to route here (red line walk). Janet’s Foss is the waterfall in Malham which is home to Janet, the Queen of the Fairies. The waterfall is only a short walk from the village (2 miles there and back) or can be combined with Gordale Scar […]
Location: Main car park, BD23 4DA Distance: 3 miles (From village to bottom of Cove and back) Link to the route here (first section of red line walk). Malham Cove is a must see for anyone in the area. It really is one of the highlights of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and why it […]
Malham is one of our favourite places to visit locally and it never ceases to amaze us. Malham Cove is one of the focal points of the Yorkshire Dales National Park (YDNPA) for a good reason, it’s outstanding. A must see for all visitors. There are numerous walks in the area; The Cove, Gordale Scar, […]
Location: Hole Bottom, BD23 5DL Distance: From Hebden, 0.8 miles This Yorkshire Dales waterfall just up from Hebden, Burnsall is a great little addition to a walk in this area. Walking up alongside the river from Burnsall, this detour can be reached by crossing the suspension bridge and heading up through the fields to the […]
Location: Burnsall, BD23 6BU Distance: 2.2 miles (return) This section of the Dales Way footpath is one of our favourites. It is a short route following the River Wharfe with plenty to see along the way. Parking can be free on the roadside in Burnsall if you get there early. Otherwise there are a few […]
Pram friendly reservoir walk Location: Main Yorkshire Water car park, LS21 2NP Distance: 3 mile circular Link to route Swinsty is a pram friendly walk with wide solid paths which are not as undulating as its nextdoor neighbour Fewston. As it is pretty flat it is a good one for little legs. Situated near Blubberhouses, […]
Location: Embsay Reservoir car park, BD23 6PR Distance: 1 mile circular Link to route This is our ‘go to’ short walk with it being so close and it is a great starter walk for toddlers. The reservoir offers stunning views of Embsay Crag, Crookrise Crag and out over Skipton. The car park is free and […]
Location: Embsay Reservoir, BD23 6PR for short walk or Embsay Village car park, BD23 6RA for a longer walk Distance: Short route 1 mile, longer route 3 miles I may be a little bit biased as this crag is one I can see from my house but it is a great climb. You are rewarded […]
When my eldest was younger I was always asked how he could walk so far. Believe me, he didn’t always and it has taken a lot of practice to get him to this stage. I wrote this blog originally 3 years ago and these tips are very much the same with my youngest. I’m taking […]
Our top 10 Yorkshire walks It didn’t take long to come up with a list of our favourite walks but it did take a while to narrow them down! There are so many great walks in Yorkshire we really are spoilt for choice. These are our favourite local (ish) walks. Click on the links for […]