Book : Ripon, Skipton,
Richmond, Catterick, Leyburn, Hawes, Bedale, Grassington, Settle,
Patley Bridge (Streetmaster Street Maps)
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Skipton Castle, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1AW Tel: 01756
792442 Skipton Castle is a well preserved medieval castle, at
the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. Atmospheric Dungeon. Watch
Tower. www.skiptoncastle.co.uk. In the centre of Skipton.
Embsay & Bolton Abbey
Steam Railway, Bolton Abbey Station, Skipton, North Yorkshire,
BD23 6AF Tel: 01756 710614 Your journey takes you through picturesque
Yorkshire Dales scenery, between Embsay station, built in 1888,
and the new award-winning station at Bolton Abbey. Bolton Abbey
station is the ideal stopping off point for a pleasant one and
a half mile walk to the ruins of the 12th Century priory. On
the outskirts of Skipton.
Bolton Priory, and the Church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, are
located in the village of Bolton Abbey. The priory is a ruined
Augustinian monastery on the banks of the River Wharfe. It is
a renowned beauty spot forming part of the Duke of Devonshire's
country estate, which also includes the riverside walk through
the woods to the Strid, a notorious stretch of water where the
River Wharfe is forced into a deep thundering channel. www.boltonabbey.com.
About 5 miles east of Skipton.
Malham Tarn, Settle, North
Yorkshire BD24 9PT Malham is a high moorland landscape with a
dramatic limestone scenery of cliffs, crags, scars and 'limestone
pavements'. The National Trust owns a large area of land, including
the Tarn, which is managed as a National Nature Reserve for wildlife.
About 10 miles northwest of Skipton.
Ilkley Toy Museum, Whitton Croft Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire,
LS29 9HR. Tel: 01943 603855. www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk. Ilkley
Toy Museum is located just a short walk from Ilkley Town Centre
on Whitton Croft Road. About 8 miles east of Skipton.
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