The Yorkshire Dales and Local Area - Places to visit while you're here.

Richmond, North Yorkshire is a town of unique character and beauty which has changed little through the centuries.

With the variety of shopping and its many pubs, hotels and restaurants, the proximity to the most stunning scenery anywhere to be seen, Richmond remains one of the most beautiful and rewarding places to visit in the Country.

The Yorkshire Dales are a delightful blend of stunning natural beauty, traditional experiences, fascinating historical sites and endless ways to pass a memorable holiday. It is a land of breathtaking scenery where rich heritage lies around every corner.

A place of pageantry, colourful local markets and a dazzling array of traditional crafts. Above all it is a quiet, peaceful & unspoilt environment in which to relax & unwind.

Each of the Dales has it's own unique character whether it be the broad fertile meadows & hidden waterfalls of Wensleydale or the rugged limestone fells of Swaledale. Castles, traditions & festivals abound. An all year round destination, a National Park of major scientific and cultural interest, the Dales has long been a favourite destination for walkers and cyclists, taking advantage of the truly remarkable scenery, punctuated by villages and real ale country pubs.

Dry stone walls usher twisting country lanes through some of nature's most impressive sights: heather clad moors, ancient broadleaf woodland & dozing meadows.

The Dales is home to some of the finest limestone landscape in the country, from echoing caves, to deep potholes and dry valleys wearing the scars of the last Ice Age. The Dales are alive with broad, fertile meadows skirting hidden waterfalls, giving way to soaring high fells.

Whatever your preference, every dale, market town & village is bound to hold something of interest to remember your visit to Britain's best kept secret..... The Yorkshire Dales!

Places that you will not want to miss whilst visiting the area:

• Richmond Castle & Georgian Theatre
• York
• Harrogate
• Fountains Abbey
• Harlow Carr RHS Gardens
• Ripon Cathedral
• Lightwater Valley
• Thorpe Perrow Aboretum
• James Herriot Museum Thirsk
• Black Sheep & Theakstons Breweries Masham
• Leyburn
• Constable Burton Hall Gardens
• Middleham Castle & Stables
• The Forbidden Corner
• Castle Bolton
• Aysgarth Falls
• Wensleydale Heritage Railway
• Hawes Market & Wensleydale Cheese Dairy
• Hardraw Force
• White Scar Caves
• Bowes Museum
• Barnard Castle
• Durham
• The Yorkshire Dales National Park
• Swaledale
• Wensleydale
• Coverdale