Walk: Thruscross Reservoir
A more challenging route than the average reservoir walk, this hike runs passes around Thruscross Reservoir and through the moorland and …
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Dales Way Walk
Starting in Ilkley and finishing on the shores of Lake Windermere, the Dales Way is a 78 mile walk through the …
Ribblehead Viaduct Circular Walk
Enjoy a circular walk travelling around this famous Grade II listed structure whilst breathing in the countryside air. Situated within the …
Bronte Parsonage Museum Walk
It is impossible to really appreciate the work of the Brontes without understanding the landscape they lived and wrote in. Darkly …
Spring Birdwatch
Spring time is a great time of year to spot many wonderful birds in the skies of Yorkshire (or on the ground, as the case may be).
Following the footsteps of iconic Yorkshire women
There is no shortage of iconic Yorkshire women. From athletes and aviators breaking world records to authors and aid-givers challenging society …
10 dog-friendly Yorkshire walks for foodies
Celebrate national Walk Your Dog Month with 10 dog-friendly Yorkshire walks for foodies.
8 Best Winter Walks in East Yorkshire
As we wallow in the bleak midwinter, what better way to beat the blues than with an uplifting winter walk in …
A Very Merry Walkshire Christmas
Here at Welcome to Yorkshire, we have spent a year celebrating walking in Yorkshire. Inspired by the local community as we …
Lotherton Christmas Lights Walk
Lotherton Christmas Lights Walk is a great festive family day out. With sparkly Christmas lights and a gorgeous hall in the …
Haworth Village and Park
Explore Haworth village and park with the family on this 1-mile walk that is particularly enchanting just before Christmas.
Bishop Wilton and Deep Dale Circular
This 8-mile circular walk from Bishop Wilton to Deep Dale is a magnificent way to take in the Wolds in the …
Allerthorpe Common and Waplington
A dog-friendly five-mile circular walk around Allerthope and Waplington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Haworth to Hebden Bridge
Today’s walk of the day is a eight mile linear route from the historic Haworth to the ‘hip’ Hebden Bridge. Your …
Six Dales Trail
Today’s walk of the day is the Six Dales Trail. This is one of the most ambitious walks that we have …
Views along the River Ouse
Today’s walk of the day is a York walk taking in the views along the River Ouse in Yorkshire’s oldest city. …
Woodhouse Ridge Circular
Today’s walk of the day takes you along Woodhouse Ridge on the outskirts of Leeds in an easy two-mile circuit. This …
Pennine Bridleway National Trail Walks
Today’s Walk of the Day is the Pennine Bridleway National Trail, stretching a vast two-hundred and five miles from the Derbyshire …
Goitstock Waterfall Walk
Goitstock Waterfall is an exciting visit and an underappreciated location in the West Yorkshire countryside. It is close to Bingley and …
The Harland Way: Wetherby to Spofforth Railway Walk
There are so many dog walks on the Harland Way. These are my favourite kinds of walk as they have lots …
Hirst Wood and Saltaire
The route through Hirst Wood and Saltaire is a great family walk. It is mostly flat with plenty of things to …
Towton Battlefield Trail
Today’s walk of the Day is the Towton Battlefield Trail. The trail takes you through the site of “probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil”.
Walking with Yorkshire’s spooky species
(Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) (Credit: Barn Owl-Wildstock) Take a walk with Yorkshire’s spooky species… if you dare! Here at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, …
Leeds Owl Trail
Spot owls in the daytime with the Leeds Owl Trail! Set out of on a voyage through the history of Leeds …
Nidderdale Greenway
Walk or cycle the scenic 4-mile Sustrans’ Nidderdale Greenway from Harrogate to Ripley.
Leeds to Saltaire
Take an autumn walk or cycle ride along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to historic Saltaire. This Leeds to Saltaire route …
Snaizeholme Red Squirrel Trail
Try your luck on the Snaizeholme Red Squirrel Trail, a 2.5-mile circular walk around Snaizeholme featuring a special red squirrel viewing platform.
Bingley Five Rise Locks
Starting at the famous Five Live Locks, this is a gentle walk down the canal with a stop-off spot in the …
Barlow Common Wildlife Trail
Once a neglected area used as a dumping ground for waste, Barlow Common near Selby is now a scenic nature reserve …
A family walk around RSPB St Aidan’s
St Aidan’s RSPB Nature Reserve is the hidden gem of East Leeds (although lockdown brought a lot of new visitors!). It …
Ted Hughes walk and Mytholmroyd
Childhood home of the late Ted Hughes, famous 20th-century British poet and previous English poet laureate, Mytholmroyd is often overshadowed by …
Tatton Sykes Monument and Cottam
A wonderfully quiet and scenic walk. Starting and finishing at the impressive and towering Tatton Sykes Monument, it takes you through …
The Hidden Histories of Cataractonium
Cataractonium – or, to use its modern name, Catterick – in North Yorkshire was once a Roman Fort and boasts one …
Audio Walks from Open Country
Bringing the outdoors indoors… ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes’ so the age-old saying goes. But …
3 Walking Trails through Skipton Woods
Discover three accessible, family-friendly nature trails through Skipton Castle Woods.
The Hole of Horcum Circular
The Hole of Horcum is a popular walking destination in the North York Moors and it is easy to see why. …