Tourist Information
Welcome to Yorkshire
Yorkshire Dales
National Park
GoLakes -
Cumbria & the Lake District
VisitCumbria
Visit Eden
Natural England
VisitBradford
I Know Yorkshire
- accommodation in Yorkshire
Public Transport
The Settle – Carlisle
line
Train timetables and fares
- National rail journey planner
Dalesbus - Buses in the
Yorkshire Dales, including the very useful 564A Dentdale Explorer on
a Saturday, connecting Dent station to Dent and Sedbergh
Buses
in Cumbria - Probably the most useful is the 564 Brough-Kirkby
Stephen-Sedbergh-Kendal bus, connecting daily Kirkby Stephen, Great
Asby, Newbiggin-on-Lune, Ravenstonedale and Sedbergh
Baggage Couriers
Brigantes -
Dales based baggage couriers and accommodation booking
service for A Dales High Way
The Sherpa Van Project -
Baggage couriers and accommodation booking services
for A Dales High Way
Weather
Met Office Mountain
forecast for Yorkshire Dales - hazards forecast for the fells,
updated twice daily
Weather information
from Accuweather
My Local Weather
provides up-to-date detailed records from weather stations along the
way
BBC Forecasts for Leeds-Bradford
airport (Ilkley); Skipton;
Hetton
(Settle); Sedbergh;
and Penrith
(Appleby).
View the weather on the Ingleborough
Webcam.
Emergency
If you or others suffer an injury or get into difficulty whilst
walking the fells, call 999 and ask for the POLICE,
then ask for MOUNTAIN RESCUE:
The Cave Rescue Organisation,
The Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue
Association, the Swaledale
Mountain Rescue Team & the Kirkby
Stephen Mountain Rescue Team cover the Yorkshire Dales and Upper
Eden Valley
Walking
The Ramblers’ Association
nationally, and the West
Riding Area of the RA
Ordnance Survey Maps
The Walking Englishman
- Celebrates walking in Britain
Long Distance Walkers Association
- The LDWA is an Association of people with the common interest of
walking long distances in rural, mountainous or moorland areas. By
joining the LDWA, you will meet other like-minded long distance
walkers and gain access to information on walking events and long
distance walking routes all over the UK
Wainwright
Society - Information about the Coast to Coast walk and all things
AW
The Dales Way Association
- Information about the Dales Way walk
National Trails -
Information about National Trails including The Pennine Way
WalkingForum -
Discussion about all things walking
Walking Pages -
Walking Books
Friends
of the Three Peaks - Help support and maintain the Three Peaks.
FoSCL
guided walks - free guided walks from the Settle-Carlisle line
organised by the Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line,
mainly Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Friends of DalesRail
- run free guided walks for the public from the Settle-Carlisle railway
line and other local railway lines, mostly weekends
Other long distance walks in the Dales area include The
Herriot Way and the new Six
Dales Trail.
Resources
Out of
Oblivion - A landscape through time. Archaeological record of the
Dales
North East Wildlife
- a resource of wildlife images
The RSBP hosts audio
recordings of bird calls
The Field Studies
Council produce useful guides on wildflowers, birds, trees, rocks
etc. as well as running courses
Other
Youth Hostel Association
Independent
Hostel Guide - bunkhouses, hostels, backpackers, camping barns and
group accommodation
Dog friendly
accommodation
The Dalesman and Cumbria
magazines
The Yorkshire Dales Society
campaigns to protect, conserve and support the Yorkshire Dales
The
Yorkshire Dales - Links and information.
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