Dales High Way Highlights

Sample the Dales High Way on a short self-guided walking holiday: the perfect weekend getaway. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included

Code	Tour	Duration	Difficulty	Price per person
HDHW1	From Skipton to Sedbergh	4 nights, 3 days walking	Demanding	£380
HDHW2	From Skipton to Sedbergh	5 nights, 4 days walking	Moderate / Demanding	£475
HDHW3	From Skipton to Sedbergh	6 nights, 5 days walking	Moderate	£570

Start

Travel to Skipton where your first night's accommodation has been booked

Day 1

Skipton to Settle. 18.5 miles (29.5km)

Day 2

Settle to Chapel-le-Dale. 14.5 miles (23km)

Day 3

Chapel-le-Dale to Sedbergh. 15.5 miles (25km)

Finish

Depart from Sedbergh after breakfast

Your Itinerary

This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.

Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.

The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard.

Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:

A note about transfers

£45.00 per person / per night

£40.00 per person / per night

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

What's included?

4 nights' accommodation in en-suite rooms (where available) in selected B&B’s, hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail, or a short distance away via taxi provided at our expense.
Breakfast each day.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook or route notes describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.

Extra Nights & Rest Days

Taking an extra night is the perfect way to extend your holiday and give yourself extra time to explore the beautiful countryside of the Yorkshire Dales.

Skipton is a very good choice for a rest day. It is a bustling little town, especially on one of its four weekly market days. Skipton Castle, at the top of the High Street, is the most complete and best-preserved medieval castle in England, thanks to the efforts of Lady Anne Clifford who repaired the damage caused during a 3-year siege during the English Civil War. Lady Anne Clifford also restored the Church of the Holy Trinity, which stands in front of the castle. It has a magnificent 15th century bossed roof, a beautiful chancel screen and a 12th century font with a wooden Jacobean cover.

Settle is a lovely little town with a typical 17th century market square complete with a split-level arcaded shambles. The town has plenty of shops, several cafes and a handful of welcoming inns. As it stands on the Settle-Carlisle railway line, trips to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (to climb Pen-y-Ghent) or Ribblehead (to climb Whernside) or Carlisle (for Hadrian?s Wall) can easily be accomplished.

Sedbergh, England's book town, is a popular choice for a rest day amongst bibliophiles. The town also boasts a fine Norman church, which dates from 1130. The east window is a large stained glass picture depicting the call of Christ to Andrew and Peter. It is unusual in that the single large picture occupies the full width of the five-light window.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:

£55.00 per person / per night

Tour Facts

Total distance: 48.5 miles (77.5 km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum daily distance: 14.5 miles (23 km)
Maximum daily distance: 18.5 miles (29.5 km)
Code: HDHW1 Grade: Demanding
Season: 24th March - 12th October
Start of holiday: Skipton
End of holiday: Sedbergh

Route Profile

Travel Information

Useful information and travel links that will assist you in your plans to travel to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you with your full tour pack. A summary is given below:

By Air - The most convenient major city and international airports are Leeds-Bradford and Manchester.

By Rail - There is a rail station at the start of the trail (Skipton). The nearest rail stations to the end of the trail (Sedbergh) are either Oxenholme (10 miles away), Kendal (11 miles away) or Kirkby Stephen (13 miles away).

By Bus - Various bus services run to Skipton and from Sedbergh.

From London - Trains run from London Kings Cross station to Skipton.

Return To The Start - The easiest way to return to the start of the trail, is to take a bus/taxi to Kirkby Stephen rail station. From there trains run to Skipton.

Weather Information

To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:

MetCheck - This website allows you to look up detailed weather information for specific locations as far as six months in advance.
Met Office - This website shows regional area forecasts a few days in advance, with a general UK forecast description of up to 30 days in advance.
Mountain Forecast - This website shows what the forecast is like up on specific hills and fells, and offers forecasts a few days in advance.

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