|
  |
The Yorkshire Dales
National Park What to see and do in the Yorkshire Dales |
 |
||
|
||||
 Home
> Countryside
> Yorkshire Dales |
||||
|
|
Yorkshire Dales National Park
The sheep is the symbol of Yorkshire Dales National Park, and for good reason. This is sheep country, and the open fields are criss-crossed by patterns of dry stone walls marking the field boundaries. Small villages and farms cling to the sides of valleys and river banks, and the high ridge of the Pennine Range looms over the landscape.
Swaledale is the largest of the dales which make up the park, and the sheep which takes its name from this area grazes the high fells, while cattle occupy the river bottom. There is excellent walking here, and in neighbouring Wensleydale. There is a visitor centre at Hawes, in addition to the Upper Dales Folk Museum.
Near Hawes is Hardraw Force, an impressive waterfall with a sheer drop of 100 feet. You can actually pass right behind the fall of water, or take the steep walk to the top of Great Shunner Fell, for superb views. Further west, Malham Cove boasts a huge natural amphitheatre, as well as the National Park Information Centre at Malham village, and several enjoyable circular walks to nearby Malham Tarn.
Ordnance Survey maps
covering the Yorkshire Dales National Park: Landranger OS maps (Scale: 2cm
= 1km / 1: 50000) Contact: OR Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Related: |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
