Finding Your Ideal Yorkhsire Dales Hotel
The wild and unspoilt Yorkshire Dales National Park has earned a world-wide reputation for being one of the most beautiful areas of the UK. With it’s varied landscape of rolling hills bordered with dry stone walls, lush river valleys and windswept limestone pavements, the Yorkshire Dales ma
The ideal choice for either a short break or a week away, the Dales actually cover an area of just under 700 square miles and so finding your ideal Yorkhsire Dales hotel can seem a little daunting at first! However, the Yorkhsire Dales is incredibly well geared up to cater for visitors which makes the search a whole lot easier. Here are a few ideas on great places to stay to help you narrow down your hotel search!
The Yorkshire Dales National Park stretches from Swaledale in the north through to Wharfedale in the south. The Dales are blessed with some great transport links so although the National Park is large, travelling about is easy, whether you are in your own car or on public transport.
If you’re just planning on visiting the Dales for a weekend or short stay, it would probably be best to find a Yorkshire Dales hotel that is close to one of the small towns or villages within easy reach of the National Park. The Yorkshire Dales region has many lovely market towns to choose from, each with it’s own unique character. Aysgarth and Hawes, for example, are at the very north of the National Park and are wonderful places for exploring the wild beauty of the Dales landscape.
Close to the unusual limestone pavements which are an unusual feature of the landscape of the southern Dales, you will find the lovely villages of Malham and Grassington. The beautiful Bolton Abbey estate, Yorkhsire home of the Duke of Devonshire, is at the very southern edge of the Dales and this area of the National Park can be easily reached on public transport from Leeds and Bradford.
The location of your Dales holiday will of course also depend on what you like to do when you’re on holiday! Although the Yorkshire Dales make the perfect place for a relaxing break, there are also some wonderful opportunities for getting out and about and enjoying everything that the stunning Dales landscape has to offer.
If you enjoying nothing better than hiking or hill walking you’ll love the Yorkshire Dales! Home of the infamous three peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, the Yorkshire Dales National Park offers some of the best walking country that the UK has to offer.
Each area of the Dales boast its own diverse scenery and character; Bolton Abbey in Lower Wharefedale is set amongst beautiful woodland on the banks of the River Wharfe whilst Reeth in the northern Dales nestles in wild moorland. Finding the perfect Yorkshire Dales hotel should be pretty straightforward as the region as whole boasts some fantastic accommodation.
Sally Carter has recently moved back to the UK having spent many years working in the United States and is now running a successful Yorkshire Dales Hotel. Having spent many happy holidays in the Dales, Sally loves living and working in this beautiful area.
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