Organising a group visit to the Yorkshire Dales?
The Yorkshire Dales is a fantastic blend of spectacular landscapes, outstanding heritage, outdoor activities and endless ways to enjoy a memorable holiday for you or the whole family. Sample our culture, our hospitality, our mouth watering local foods and colourful markets, and discover a dazzling array of craft shops and retail outlets.
There are a wide variety of attractions to suit all tastes and ages, quaint country pubs and charming tearooms, but above all, an unspoilt peaceful environment offering a real escape from everyday life. With so much to see and do throughout the year, with or without your car, there is nowhere quite like it!
Visiting the Dales by Coach?
There are numerous operators who organise day visits to the Dales by coach. Lightwater Valley Country Shopping Village offer a Group Day Packages brochure and combine a visit to the shopping village with other Dales' attractions, such as Newby Hall, Bolton Abbey or even the Black Sheep Brewery!
Many of the attractions in the Yorkshire Dales welcome coaches and people travelling in groups, such as Fountains Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, Raby, Middleham, Ripley and Richmond Castles, the Dales Countryside Museum and Thorp Perrow Arboretum & Falconry to name but a few.
Visiting the Dales by Train?
For a unique Dales experience, journey through the beautiful Dales' countryside on a steam train or take a journey to Bolton Abbey on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Alternatively, you could enjoy a journey along the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway.
For further information on attractions, itineraries and coach parking, please visit http://www.yorkshiredales.org/