Heritage & landscape · Yorkshire Dales
Bolton Abbey
Priory ruins, stepping stones and riverside paths for every pace.
Area
Yorkshire Dales
Limestone, dry stone walls and the best walk-and-pub country there is.
Places
Walk & landscape · Yorkshire Dales
Malham Cove
A curved limestone wall 80 metres high, with pavement on the top.
Country house hotel · Yorkshire Dales
The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa
The comfortable end of the Dales, a field away from Bolton Abbey.
Food & attraction · Yorkshire Dales
Wensleydale Creamery
Cheese made in the dale it is named after, in Hawes.
Walks
Moderate · 12.5 km · 400 m ascent
Malham Cove & Gordale Scar loop
The classic Dales circuit: village, cove, limestone pavement, tarn, Gordale Scar and Janet's Foss back into Malham.
Start: Malham village national park car park
Easy · 8 km · 150 m ascent
Bolton Abbey riverside & Strid Wood
Riverside paths from the priory up through Strid Wood and back on the opposite bank. Gentle, wooded and good for mixed groups.
Start: Bolton Abbey estate car park