Links

Cycling

Family Cycle Trails cycling mainly in the North of England

www.sustrans.org.uk The Sustrans web site - a useful starting point

Yorkshire

www.yorkshire-dales.com A useful site covering the Yorkshire Dales

www.yorkshirewater.co.uk An excellent site with recreation section covering the water authority sites in Nidderdale and the Washburn

http://www.reeth.org/ A site covering the Reeth area

Transport

www.traveldales.org.uk- a useful site providing travel information in the dales

www.ramblers.org.uk The Ramblers Association

www.dalesbus.org Information on public transport in the Yorkshire Dales, including links to online journey planners

Settle Carlisle Partnership Site covering the Settle Carlisle Railway

www.northernrail.org The new rail operator for the North of England

Wensleydale Railway - currently runs from Leeming Bar to Redmire [16 miles] and worth a visit

Cumbria bus times can be located through Cumbria Bus Timetables

Weather

The weather forecast and current weather conditions (including cloud level) can be obtained from Metcheck

Walking

http://happyhiker.co.uk/ - a very useful site covering mainly the Yorkshire Dale including GPS downloads

www.3peakswalks.co.uk Walking in the 3 Peaks Area

http://www.daleswalks.co.uk/ A site covering walks businesses and pubs etc in the dales with links to many other sites. Contains useful links to maps

http://www.routecards.co.uk A selection of useful walks in routecard format

Accommodation/ Pubs

The Moorcock Inn Garsdale Head [01969 667488] welcomes walkers and provides a good finishing point having an excellent selection of ales and food

Station Inn Ribblehead - ring 01524 241 274- Usually open all day

The Raven Hall Hotel, Ravenscar http://www.ravenhall.co.uk A useful halfway starting point for the Scarborough Whitby trail

This page was last updated on 31-Mar-2011