Welcome to The Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales are renowned for outstanding scenery containing a wide range of wildlife habitats and a rich cultural heritage.

A wonderful place to visit or live, the region around the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire Dales National Park offers a fantastic outdoor arena for recreation and peaceful relaxation and a haven for wildlife.

Established in 1954 and covering an area of 1,762 square kilometres, the National Park sits across the central Pennines in the counties of North Yorkshire and Cumbria from Richmond and Hawes in the North, to Skipton in the Southern dales.