In photos: the best views in the Yorkshire Dales

In photos: the best views in the Yorkshire Dales

We've put together a selection of the best views in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, home to some of England's most beautiful scenery

Having just moved to the area and started exploring the Yorkshire Dales in earnest, we thought it appropriate to share some of the wider landscape the Dales has to offer.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park (YDNP) was designated in 1954 and expanded by 24% in 2016 to a total of 2,178 km2. YDNP is famous for having some of the UK's most beautiful limestone landscapes with cliffs, walkways and caves set in extensive moorland with rolling hills and dramatic waterfalls, all interspersed with miles of dry stone walls and picturesque villages.

The park attracts over 3.5 million visitors each year who want to explore the beautiful landscape, whether on foot, by bike or kayak – to name just a few of the options available. With this in mind, we've put together a selection of the best views in the Yorkshire Dales.

17 best views in the Yorkshire Dales

We've selected 17 photos of the best views in the Yorkshire Dales, clearly laid out on a Google map so you can easily plan your visits.

1. Ribblehead Viaduct

alt=”best view in the Yorkshire Dales Ribblehead Viaduct 2″>DreamtimeRibblehead Viaduct is an impressive mix of nature and industry

2. Malham Cove (and stream)

alt="best views in the Yorkshire Dales Malham Cove Beck">DreamtimeMalham Beck runs beneath the 70m high limestone cliff of Malham Cove

3. Top of Malham Cove

alt="Malham Cove is one of the best views in the Yorkshire Dales">Atlas & BootsThe view over the limestone pavement from the top of Malham Cove

4. Crackpot Hall

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Crackpot Hall”>DreamtimeThe ruins of Crackpot Hall and the views over Swaledale

5. Aysgarth Falls

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Aysgarth Falls”>DreamtimeThe tiered waterfalls at Aysgarth are probably the most famous in Yorkshire

6. Kilnsey Cliff

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Kilnsey Crag 1″>DreamtimeKilnsey Crag is a prominent overhanging cliff near the village of Kilnsey

7. Bolton Abbey

alt="best views in the Yorkshire Dales Bolton Abbey">DreamtimeThe ruins of Bolton Abbey lie on the River Wharfe

8. Buttertubs Pass

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Buttertubs Pass 1″>DreamtimeThe winding main road of Buttertubs Pass traverses the moorland between Wensleydale and Swaledale

9. Pen-y-Ghent

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Pen y Ghent 1″>DreamtimeAt 694m, Pen-y-Ghent is the smallest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

10. Pendragon Castle

alt="best view in the Yorkshire Dales Pendragon Castle">DreamtimeThe fairytale ruins of Pendragon Castle were associated with King Arthur

11. Ingleton Falls

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Thornton Force 2″>DreamtimeThornton Force is just one of the waterfalls on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

12. Burnsall

alt=”best views in the Yorkshire Dales Burnsall”>DreamtimeThe picturesque village of Burnsall sits on the River Wharfe, surrounded by dramatic fells

13. Muker meadows

alt="best view in the Yorkshire Dales Muker Barns">DreamtimeThe idyllic Muker hayfields and barns of Swaledale

14. Bolton Castle

alt="best views in the Yorkshire Dales Bolton Castle">DreamtimeNot to be confused with Bolton Abbey, Bolton Castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles in the country

15. Scale Moor

alt=”Best views in the Yorkshire Dales Limestone Pavement scales moore ingleborough 1″>DreamtimeScales Moor is a limestone plateau between the mountains of Whernside and Ingleborough

16. Scaleber Force

alt="best views in the Yorkshire Dales Scaleber Force">DreamtimeThe atmospheric Scaleber Force waterfall is located in a deep wooded gorge near Settle

17. City of Richmond

alt="best views in the Yorkshire Dales Richmond">DreamtimeRichmond isn't actually in the national park, but we live there and love it!

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