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Conistone is a village located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and governed by North Yorkshire Council. Known for its limestone landscape, it offers significant opportunities for hiking and exploring natural formations. The village's proximity to the River Wharfe makes it a notable spot for outdoor enthusiasts seeking scenic walks.
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Renshaw Farm
Conistone Hostel
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Moorhouse Cottage
Discover Moorhouse Cottage, a stunning and idyllic country hideaway in Bewerley offering first-rate facilities and delightful animal encounters.
Things to Do in Conistone
Kilnsey Park
Kilnsey Park offers a delightful day out in the heart of Yorkshire, set beneath the stunning Kilnsey Crag. Visitors can enjoy fishing, nature trails, and a cosy cafe, making it a perfect spot for families and nature enthusiasts. Convenient pay-and-display parking ensures easy access to all the attractions.
Giggleswick Memorial Bridge
Discover the tranquil Giggleswick Memorial Bridge, offering scenic river views amidst beautiful Settle.
Skipton Castle
Explore Skipton Castle, a beautifully preserved medieval fortress where centuries of history unfold around every corner.
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Kilnsey Park
Kilnsey Park offers a delightful day out in the heart of Yorkshire, set beneath the stunning Kilnsey Crag. Visitors can enjoy fishing, nature trails, and a cosy cafe, making it a perfect spot for families and nature enthusiasts. Convenient pay-and-display parking ensures easy access to all the attractions.
Thwaite Arms
Located in the picturesque and remote area of the Yorkshire Dales, Thwaite Arms offers a charming traditional pub experience. While primarily a destination for enjoying local ales and hearty meals, visitors should be prepared for standard pay-and-display parking arrangements typical of rural establishments. Enjoy the stunning surroundings and the warm hospitality of this unique pub.
The Old Bakehouse Ltd
Discover The Old Bakehouse, a highly-rated Pateley Bridge gem serving delicious freshly baked goods, tiffins, and sandwiches.
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Geographic Facts
This village is geographically within the following regions:
- Administrative area
- Conistone with Kilnsey
- Dialing code
- 01756
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Walk: Limestone Walking in Wharfedale
The limestone scenery in Upper Wharfedale is beautiful. The walking is straightforward and on this walk there are many of the best features including pavements and the famous Conistone Pie. The Route what3words for start point: ///galloping.swept.songbook Start / Finish Point: Conistone, Skipton, BD23 5HS Distance: 7 Miles GPX Route Map limestonewalkaboveconistoneDownload Walk Description Start the walk from the small village of Conistone and climb through the dry valley of the Conistone Dib. There is a splendid limestone pavement above the Dib. Continue uphill through some limestone scars and past an example of an old lime kiln where the limestone was crushed. The views across Wharfedale and in to Littondale are lovely. Drop back down to towards the valley and join the Dales Way. Follow this south past the Conistone Pie before returning to Conistone.
Walk: Grassington, Grass Wood, Conistone Dib and Lea Green
A walk around Grassington, Ghastrill’s Strid, Grass Wood, Conistone Dib and Lea Green in the Yorkshire Dales. The Route Start Point: Grassington, Wharfedale Finish Point: Grassington, Wharfedale Distance: 8.5 Miles GPX Route Map grassington-conistone-and-lea-greenDownload Walk Description Grassington is an attractive small town set amongst the rolling hills of Upper Wharfedale, a popular tourist destination due to its picturesque cobbled square, stone cottages and winding alleyways. From Grassington, our route follows the River Wharfe to the impressive limestone rapids of Ghastrill’s Strid (admire from a safe distance), before reaching Grass Wood. This ancient swathe of woodland once formed part of the much larger forest of Wharfedale and has many indigenous tree species and almost 400 species of flowers and plants, thus meriting Nature Reserve status. It is a truly magical place to explore in spring. Beyond Grass Wood our path traverses the dry limestone gorge of The Dib, a glacial meltwater channel, before reaching Conistone, an attractive Craven village that boasts many fine old farmhouses, a large maypole and the oldest church in the southern Dales that dates back to pre-Conquest times. St Mary's Church still has some pre-Norman arches as well as wealth of other interesting features including a poor box. In the graveyard is a sad memorial to a group of young men who were killed in a tragic pot-holing accident at Mossdale Cavern in 1967. From Conistone, a footpath leads up through the spectacular dry limestone valley of Conistone Dib, one of the ‘natural wonders’ of the Yorkshire Dales. This deep steep-sided gorge was scoured out by glacial meltwaters towards the end of the last Ice Age when the permafrost prevented the water from seeping down through the limestone bed-rock. In places, Conistone Dib closes in to little more than a narrow passage beneath towering limestone crags. This whole area boasts some wonderful limestone scenery with pavements, dry valleys, crags and outcrops all around. From Conistone Dib, the return leg of this walk crosses Lea Green and the remains of one of the largest Iron Age settlements in England. This was occupied from 200BC until 400AD, surviving throughout the Roman occupation because of its secluded situation high on the hills. Rectangular fields, hut circles and traces of roads can be clearly seen, although to the untrained eye it appears to be a very rough scattering of fields covered with lots of grassy bumps! As with many other archaeological sites, the true picture only really comes to life when viewed from the air.
Walk: Grassington
This easy walk takes you around the quaint village of Grassington and along the River Wharfe. The Route what3words for start point: ///elections.slyly.cricket Start / Finish Point: Grassington National Park Centre, Hebden Rd, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5LB Distance: 1 Miles GPX Route Map drawaroute-6Download Walk Description An easy access walk by the River Wharfe close to the lovely village of Grassington. A gate at the lower end of the car park gives access to a walled lane. The route here is well-surfaced with some gradients reaching a 1:7. Follow the river to the right along an unsurfaced route. From here, turn right onto the main road into Grassington where the first 50m are a 1:6 gradient. Take a moment to look at Linton Falls.
Walk: Remotest Spot in England
High up on Riggs Moor is a small cairn reckoned to be the most remote spot in England, using the OS definition of straight line distance from a road (2.4 miles in this case), though this is maybe not a true reflection of how remote it is, given the ease of the bridlepath for getting there on foot. The walk across open moorland starts at Conistone in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales. For refreshments nearby try Grassington. The Route what3words for start point: ///nuptials.dumpling.reference Start Point: Conistone bridge Finish Point: Conistone Distance: 11 Miles GPX Route Map remotestspotinenglandDownload Walk Description From Conistone climb through the beautiful limestone scenery of the 'Dib' to arrive at a large track. From here head across the moors for 3 miles to the Mossdale Scar. Take the bridlepath that heads up hill in to the moors till arriving at Sandy Gate. Follow the fence north as it heads towards Great Whernside and before long meet the small cairn. Return via the same route.