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Yorkshire Dales - Dales Way Highlights

Trail Facts

Total distance: 41 miles (65.5km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 10 miles (16km)/17miles (27km)
Season: March to October
Starting point of holiday: Ilkley
End of holiday: Sedbergh
Code: DHW1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Burnsall.

Day 2: Burnsall to Buckden. 14 miles (22.5km).

Day 3: Buckden to Lea Yat. 17 miles (27km).

Day 4: Lea Yat to Sedbergh. 10 miles (16km).

Day 5: Depart from Sedbergh.

Extra nights/Rest days

Burnsall has an idyllic setting; heather covered hills look down upon a village green complete with maypole bordering the River Wharfe, a sturdy bridge with massive breakwaters, an inn, church, school and ancient mullioned windowed cottages. St Wilfrid's church has many fascinating features; a tapsel gate - a lychgate with a revolving 'turnstile' entrance, a medieval Adoration of the Magi, a Norman inscribed font and Viking 'hog-backed' gravestones. The school next door was one of the countries earliest grammar schools. Buckden is another good choice for a rest day. It is an attractive jumble of stone cottages, with a shop and a lovely old inn, perched on the hillside overlooking the River Wharfe. Book an extra night in Sedbergh if you would like to explore the Howgill Fells.

What's included

4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns, guesthouses and farmhouse B&B's.
Full English breakfast.
Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
A set of maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airports: Manchester There is a regular train service from Manchester Airport to Ilkley (2 hours 20 minutes). Bus from Ilkley Railway Station to Burnsall (37 minutes).

Outward journey from London to Ilkley: There is a fast and frequent service from London Kings Cross to Ilkley (3 ½ hours). Bus from Ilkley Railway Station to Burnsall (37 minutes).

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Bus from Sedbergh to Kendal Railway Station (40 minutes). Train to London Euston (approximately 3 ½ hours).