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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Harrogate to Bolton
Abbey.
Number of days: 3 days, taking it at a
gentle pace.
Distance: Around 160 km (100 miles).
Road conditions: The roads are in
good condition and not challenging.
When to go: The best time is
between spring and early autumn –
East Bolton
East Bolton Above Glorious Yorkshire Dales’ scenery Harrogate, with its green spaces, is
Hauxwell
Ab botside Common Askrigg Common Moor Moor Hauxwell between Hawes and Bolton Abbey, see p183 especially wonderful at blossom time.
Ab botside Common
Askrigg Common
Bellerby
Castle Bellerby
Castle
Hunton Patrick
Bolton
Bolton Hunton Patrick
Askrigg
Askrigg Brompton Opening times: Museums and
Brompton
Redmire
Leyburn
Bainbridge
Bainbridge Redmire Leyburn Crakehall attractions are generally open
Crakehall
Spennithorne
Widdale
Widdale Swinthwaite Spennithorne
HAWES
Swinthwaite
Wensley
Newton
Fell Fell HAWES Wensley Newton 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
MIDDLEHAM
le Willows
Bedale
Ure Ure MIDDLEHAM le Willows Bedale closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shop
W e n s l e y d a l e
Aysgarth West West opening hours are longer. Churches
W e n s l e y d a l e Aysgarth
Witton
Witton
JERVAULX
Thoralby
Thoralby JERVAULX
Penhill
Penhill Thornton are usually open until dusk.
Thornton
ABBEY
East East ABBEY Watlass
Watlass
Melmerby l e e Witton Ellingstring Snape Carthorpe Main market days: Harrogate:
Snape
Melmerby
Witton
Carthorpe
Farmers’ Market, 2nd Thu of month;
Ellingstring
Masham
Fearby
Dales Farmers’ Market, 4th Sat of
Middle Tongue
Middle Tongue C o v e r d r d a a l Fearby Masham Well Well Kirklington Ripon: Thu; Leyburn: Fri; North
Kirklington
642m 642m C o v e
Leighton
Langstr othdale Chase
Langstr othdale Chase Leighton Swinton West Tanfield month; Hawes: Produce and
Swinton
West Tanfield
Antiques Market, Tue.
Buckden Pike
Buckden Pike
701m 701m Scar House
Scar House
Masham
Little Reservoir Masham Ure Ure Melmerby Shopping: Stock up on some
Little
Melmerby
Reservoir
Moor
Whernside
Buckden
Halton Gill
Halton Gill Buckden Whernside Moor Wath Wath Harrogate toffee and various types of
Grewelthorpe
Great
Great Middlesmoor Grewelthorpe
Middlesmoor
Whernside Angran Wensleydale – young, mature, smoked
Whernside Angran
704m 704m Reservoir
Reservoir
Laverton Kirkby Malzeard
Hutton
Laverton Kirkby Malzeard Hutton etc. Look out, too, for produce from
Conyers
NOR TH YORKSHIRE
Wharfe
Wharfe
Kettlewell NOR TH YORKSHIRE Conyers Nidderdale farms, such as beef or
Kettlewell
Arncliffe RIPON Marton chicken. And there is also good local
RIPON
Marton
Winksley
Ramsgill Dallowgill
le Moor
Ramsgill Dallowgill Winksley le Moor beer to be enjoyed along the way.
W
Arncliffe W
Moor
Moor
L i t t o n d a l e
L i t t o n d a l e
h
h
Gouthwaite
Gouthwaite Fountains Littlethorpe Major festivals: Harrogate: Music
Littlethorpe
a
a
Fountains
Conistone Reservoir Sawley Abbey
Conistone
Reservoir
SawleyAbbey
r
r
Moor Festival, Jul; Ripon: Ripon International
Moor
f
f
Malham Tarn e e
Malham Tarn
Pateley Bishop Festival (music, arts, architecture and
Bishop
Pateley
Monkton
d
d
Bridge
Bridge Monkton
Grimwith
Grimwith N i d d e r d a l e Nidd nature), Sep; Leyburn: Dales Festival
a
a
Reservoir
l
Bordley e e Reservoir of Food, May.
Bordley
l
Burton
Grassington
Grassington Bishop Burton
Bishop
N i d d e r d a l e
Leonard
Threshfield Nidd Thornton Leonard
Threshfield
Thornton
Hebden
Hebden DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Dacre
Pack
Thorpe
Thorpe Burnsall Pack Dacre
Burnsall
Stones
Cracoe
RIPLEY
Cracoe Stones Darley RIPLEY Families can enjoy a day shopping in
Darley
Moor Scotton
Moor
Scotton
Hetton
Barden
Hetton Barden Harrogate, then head for the steam
Rylstone
Rylstone Hampsthwaite
Hampsthwaite
Fell Fell Knaresborough railway and visit the children’s farm
Knaresborough
West End
West End
F or est Moor
Barden Scale Wharfe Washburn F or est Moor and parkland at Bolton Abbey. Garden
Barden Scale
Blubberhouses
Blubberhouses HARROGATE lovers and history buffs will enjoy the
Wharfe
Washburn
HARROGATE
BOLTON ABBEY
Fewston
BOLTON ABBEY Fewston market town of Ripon, the magnificent
Embsay Reservoirs ruined Fountains Abbey and water
Embsay
Reservoirs
Draughton
Draughton Pannal Follifoot gardens nearby, as well as the castle
Follifoot
Pannal
F or est of Knar esbor ough
F or est of Knar esbor ough and gardens at Ripley. Follow the steps
Skipton
Skipton
Addingham
Addingham of royalty through the picturesque
Dales, from Middleham with its castle,
to Leyburn with its great views, on to
0 kilometres 6
Hawes for its famous cheese and then
0 miles 6 to Jervaulx Abbey for its enchanting
ruins. For full details, see p183.
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