The Yorkshire Dales in North England is a place of profound beauty. This is a land of wind-swept hills and remote limestone cliffs, of upland moors and soaring peaks. Yorkshire Dales holiday cottages are set in a countryside which has a distinctive shape and appearance, carved out by the ice-age millions of years ago. See the featued cottage company for Yorkshire Dales cottages to rent.
Wensleydale, watered by the Ure with its three spectacular waterfalls is the most wooded of the Yorkshire valleys while Swaledale and Arkengarthdale offer a more secluded beauty. Castle ruins on the slopes recall the middle ages.
The villages around these parts consist mainly of stone cottages and Georgian houses. Thwaite is a lovely example of the use of grey-stone for its cottages and Middleham demonstrates Georgian architecture wonderfully. Its ruined castle has one of the largest keeps in England.
Much of the region still has reminders of the lead mines that dominated the region in the 19 century. Although the industry declined the countryside still bears the marks of excavation; the moors outside
Grassington still bear the marks of a long defunct lead industry. Attractions include the white cliffs and white gorges of Malham Cove and the grit outcrops of Brimham Rocks. Rent Yorkshire Dales holiday cottages or book self catering holidays in the Yorkshire Dales below.
