National Parks

The Yorkshire Dales

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The Yorkshire Dales is an area of great natural beauty in northern England; a large part of which has been designated as one of England and Wales protected national parks.
The area which is broadly known as the Yorkshire Dales includes the countryside lying generally
to the north of the towns of Settle, Skipton, Ilkley and Otley.
The typical Dales landscape of dry stone walls and field barns came about gradually, as land-owners enclosed the open fells for their livestock.
The natural features of the Dales are the result of erosion by glacier ice. Weathering of limestone, shale, sandstone and millstone grit laid down about 300 million years ago has created the scenery that we see today.

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North York Moors

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near Stape, north of Pickering
One of the most popular dales with visitors is Farndale, where the springtime daffodil displays bring people flocking to the walk between Low Mill and Church houses.
For a memorable walk, trace the course of the defunct Rosedale Railway over the moors from Rosedale to Ingleby Greenhow. These high moors are home to a variety of birdlife, including curlews, golden plovers, and merlins.
Wheeldale Moor
The Cleveland Way National Trail hugs the rim of the moor, and a trip along it provides excellent views. Along the trail is the distinctive Roseberry Topping, which looks, if you use your imagination, like a miniature version of the Matterhorn. This region is home to Captain Cook, whose father worked on a farm at the foot of the Topping.
Worth Seeing:
Moors Centre (Danby) - information centre for the park, with 13 acres of woods and meadow walks.
Esk Valley Walk - 33 mile trail between Farndale Moor and Whitby following the route of the Esk Valley railway and the Esk river to the sea.
Ravenscar Geological Trail - walks of 2.5 and 4.5 miles following the course of the Peak Fault, past disused alum quarries. The area is rich in fossils.
Rievaulx Abbey - this extremely popular medieval abbey sits in woodland bisected by 12 lovely walks.
Hayburn Wyke (Staintondale) - path beside Thorny Beck, with its series of waterfalls, through a nature reserve to the sea.

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