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Grisedale Tarn, Cumbria

Grisedale (3 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

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Thornton Force, Ingleton

Ingleton (80 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

Ingleton thrives as a centre for those who take pleasure in exploring the vast underworld to be discovered beneath the limestone hills of this glorious scenic region...

Gayle, North Yorkshire

Gayle (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)

The picturesque village of Gayle is found amidst the glorious scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is on the passage of the Pennine way, close to Hawes and the National Park Centre...

The countryside near Hawes

Hawes (108 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E)

This is a thriving, friendly market town at the heart of Wensleydale, it shows beautiful old stone properties, quaint shops, galleries, craft workshops and cafe's arranged around winding cobbled streets...

Hull Pot near Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire

Horton in Ribblesdale (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

Set in the valley at the foot of Pen-y-Ghent (one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks) is the picturesque village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale..

Clapham Beck

Clapham (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction S)

The clear waters of Clapham Beck enter the town from the high slopes of Ingleborough where it scampers over a waterfall before plunging down into the town...

The viaduct at Beckfoot

Kendal (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

Sometimes referred to 'the auld grey town' because it was built mainly of grey stone, Kendal is a large Market town in the east of Cumbria...

Semer Water, near Bainbridge, Wensleydale.

Bainbridge (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction E)

Bainbridge is the epitome of a typical Dales village, it comprises of picturesque old stone cottages, with a lively, well quarried stream running through it...

Muker

Muker (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NE)

Apart from having a place in the history of the Yorkshire Dales, Muker is a walkers paradise and a wonderful relaxing place to stay whilst discovering the beauty of the area...

Capernwray Hall, Capernwray

Capernwray (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

There is a lovely timeless atmosphere surrounding this old Lancashire village, maybe this is caused by the gracious properties hidden amongst the leafy lanes of the area...

Kisdon falls

Keld (17 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NE)

Keld is a wonderfully scenic area at the head of Swalesdale. It is a lonely landscape with a small hamlet of stone cottages and outlying farms...

The falls at Askrigg, North Yorkshire

Askrigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)

In 1587, Queen Elizabeth II granted a charter to this lively little village and in the 20th-century Askrigg claimed its place in history as the setting for the T.V. series based on the James Herriot stories of a vet's life in the Yorkshire Dales...

Warton Rectory, Lancashire

Warton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW)

Warton is a pleasant village to visit. Interestingly, it is in a site considered to be of special scientific interest, quite possibly the home of early man...

The Arnside railway bridge

Arnside (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction W)

This pretty village has all the ingredients of an old style fishing village with a delightful mix-match of charming properties rising up from a beach of firm golden sand littered with colourful sailing boats...

Limestone scenery above Settle, Yorkshire Dales

Settle (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

A wonderful market town in the Yorkshire Dales. Settle is the starting point for the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway; one of Britain's most spectacular and scenic railways which.....

Silverdale, Lancashire.

Silverdale (28 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SW)

The village of Silverdale once sat on the River Kent, but in the 1920's the river changed its course to reach the sea further westward. The deep-water channel of the Kent is now.....

Near Arncliffe, Yorkshire

Arncliffe (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction SE)

Arncliffe is the largest of Littondales four villages and is situated on the lovely River Skirfare...

Gunnerside

Gunnerside (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

This is an attractive village lying at the heart of a landscape made famous in the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small"...

An old barn in Kettlewell

Kettlewell (49 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SE)

The spectacular limestone beauty of Kettlewell has been appreciated by travellers for decades. It has a series of delightful cottages clustered around the little Cam Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe as it plunges from Great Whernside...

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction N)

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country"...

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Hutton Roof, Nr Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Jan 2006

Hutton Roof Crags (1 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)

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Littondale

Yorkshire Dales National Park (266 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)

The unyielding screach of a curlew from the skies above, is often the only sound heard in the far upland reaches of the lonely.....

Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

This ancient fortress has been the home of the Strickland family for more than 750 years. It began as a 60ft, four storey tower.....

Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)

Levens Hall is a wonderful Elizabethan mansion, which began life as a medieval tower refuge against the Scots, it was completed.....

Warton Rectory, Lancashire

Warton Old Rectory (2 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction SW)

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Garsdale Station on the Settle Carlisle Railway, located high in the Yorksire Dales National Park

Settle Carlisle Railway (9 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

This spectacular train journey could easily be the most scenic train trip in the whole of the UK. The route is part of National.....

Arnside Pele (fortified tower)

Arnside Tower (4 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction W)

The oldest building in the parish of Arnside. Arnside Tower is a ruin of a Pele tower which were fortified structures quite.....

Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire

Malham Tarn & Moor (4 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction SE)

Malham Tarn is a lake in the Yorkshire Dales National Park which inspired English novelist Charles Kingsley to write the classic.....

Malham Views

Malham Cove (30 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SE)

A natural limestone formation which is a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire..

Janet's Foss. Malham, North Yorkshire

Janet's Foss (6 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SE)

A small picturesque waterfall near the village of Malham and Malham Cove, North Yorkshire. Janet refers to a Fairy Queen who is.....

Gordale Scar,  Malham Cove

Gordale Scar (8 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SE)

Painted by James Ward, written about by Wordsworth in a sonnet, this dramatic limestone ravine is an essential visit when in the.....

Aysgarth Lower Falls, Easter weekend 2007. Yorkshire Dales

Aysgarth Falls (49 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction E)

These magnificent falls, although not the highest in the land are certainly one of the most picturesque sights in Yorkshire. The.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction W)

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Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction S)

This high region of grouse moor and high fells crossed with deep narrow valley's was once a hunting ground of Saxon King's. It.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction W)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Shap Abbey, near the village of Shap in Cumbria, taken in 1963

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction NW)

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Bolton Castle in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire. Mary Queen of Scots was once held prisoner here.

Bolton Castle (62 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 32.9 km, direction E)

On a misty morning the ruined crenulated towers of Bolton Castle take on an eyrie aura and it is easy to imagine what this once.....

Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction SW)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction SW)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....

Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Lancaster Castle (21 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction SW)

Dominating the skyline of the town, Lancaster Castle is of the best-preserved castles in England. This Castle is still used as a.....


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