The Yorkshire Dales

Picturesquely situated on the banks of the River Wharfe, Starbotton is located half way between Kettlewell and Buckden, on the opposite bank of the River Wharfe to the 84 miles long Dales Way, which stretches from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to...

Littondale has retained its peace and tranquillity, with the world rushing past the end of the Dale on the Skipton-Kettlewell road. Littondale is rich in Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements and has been a sheltered fertile valley for 5,000 years or...

Just below the restored hydro-electric plant, the River Wharfe glides quietly before it reaches a small weir. This is a favourite place for our dog to stop for a drink on her walks. The river is then forced between limestone outcrops...

Yockenthwaite is a small hamlet in Langstrothdale, Upper Wharfedale. History lies all around the Dale.  If you follow the Dales Way up the right-hand bank of the Wharfe you will come to a small stone circle.  It is thought that this could be...

Langstrothdale, meaning the long valley, is one of the smallest valleys in the Dales. In the summer you will discover a landscape of limestone pavements and flower-rich hay meadows alongside the infant River Wharfe. The views are breathtaking....