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Viewpoint
Malham Cove
Curved limestone cliff a kilometre north of Malham, formed by a meltwater waterfall after the last Ice Age, with limestone pavement on top.
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Yorkshire Dales: things to do
Places worth your time in Yorkshire Dales
Top places
Things to do in Yorkshire Dales
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Gorge
Gordale Scar
Limestone ravine with two waterfalls and overhanging cliffs over 100 metres high, north-east of Malham.
Waterfall
Janet's Foss
Small waterfall near Malham where Gordale Beck drops over a tufa-topped ledge into a deep pool.
Lake
Malham Tarn
Glacial lake at 377 metres, the highest marl lake in the UK; owned by the National Trust.
Castle
Skipton Castle
Grade I listed medieval castle at the top of the High Street, begun in 1090; still a private home.
Church
Holy Trinity Church
Grade I listed medieval parish church on Skipton High Street, next to the castle.
Museum
Craven Museum
Museum of the Craven area in Skipton Town Hall, reopened in 2021 after redevelopment.
Abbey church
Bolton Priory
Grade I listed priory church at Bolton Abbey, where worship has continued since 1154 beside the monastic ruins.
Walk
Bolton Abbey Estate
The Duke of Devonshire's estate along the River Wharfe, named after the 12th-century priory.
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Village
Grassington
Small Wharfedale town surrounded by limestone scenery, about eight miles north-west of Bolton Abbey.
Attraction
Stump Cross Caverns
Limestone show cave between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, found around 1860.
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Waterfall
Aysgarth Falls
Upper, Middle and Lower Force: three flights of falls on the River Ure in mid-Wensleydale.
Waterfall
Hardraw Force
Waterfall in a wooded ravine just north of Hawes, near the Pennine Way.
Museum
Dales Countryside Museum
Museum and national park visitor centre in Hawes about the people who have lived and worked in the Dales.
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Attraction
Wensleydale Creamery
Visitor centre of the Hawes cheesemaker, known for Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese.
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Castle
Bolton Castle
14th-century castle in Wensleydale, still owned by descendants of the Scrope family; closed in winter, so check reopening dates.
Castle
Middleham Castle
Ruined castle begun in 1190, the childhood home of Richard III. Cared for by English Heritage.
Ruined abbey
Jervaulx Abbey
Ruins of one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, dedicated in 1156.
Bridge
Ribblehead Viaduct
Midland Railway viaduct carrying the Settle–Carlisle line across Batty Moss, the longest structure on the line.
Mountain
Whernside
The highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks and the highest point in North Yorkshire.
Mountain
Ingleborough
Second-highest of the Three Peaks, largely a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve.
Mountain
Pen-y-ghent
The lowest of the Three Peaks at 694 metres, east of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Attraction
White Scar Cave
Show cave under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley, part of a cave about 6 km long.
Walk
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
Circular trail of about 8 km past waterfalls and woodland from Ingleton village; on private land with an entry fee.
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Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay
Harbour town at the mouth of the Esk, with the abbey, Captain Cook and Dracula
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15 sights · 13 places to eat
Scarborough
Two sandy bays, a castle headland and the resort that grew from a spa
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Harrogate & Knaresborough
Victorian spa town with gardens and baths, and the Nidd gorge at Knaresborough
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- Yorkshire Dales (area photo): F. C. Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malham Cove: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Janet's Foss: Dbenbenn (Commons uploader), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malham Tarn: No machine-readable author provided. Dbenbenn assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Holy Trinity Church: Immanuel Giel (Commons uploader), Public domain, source
- Craven Museum: JHillCDC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bolton Priory: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bolton Abbey Estate: David Benbennick, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grassington: Pauline E, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stump Cross Caverns: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aysgarth Falls: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hardraw Force: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dales Countryside Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wensleydale Creamery: Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Middleham Castle: leestuartsherriff, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ribblehead Viaduct: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whernside: The original uploader was Cyberdemon007 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pen-y-ghent: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White Scar Cave: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ingleton Waterfalls Trail: Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay: ianpudsey, CC BY 3.0, source
- Scarborough: derek dye, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harrogate & Knaresborough: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- North York Moors: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
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