Travel for Pennies

Waterfalls Walk is well known for some of North England’s most outstanding woodland waterfall scenery, the Dales. I have to agree. I took a whole week away from work and booked a room in one of the Dales Hotels, just so I could explore, not only the Waterfalls Walk, but the Riverside Walk and the toughest challenge, the three Yorkshire peaks.

The peaks consist of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen Y Ghent. The famous challenge is to complete all three within 24 hours. I decided to take my time though and actually enjoy my walk instead of rushing through some of the most unspoiled, beautiful countryside where sheep are plentiful and the pubs are fantastic. I walked by lovely farms, villages and more sheep. My first day, I only managed to finish Pen Y Ghent and the view from the summit was absolutely amazing. I didn’t want to leave, but the sun was beginning to set, so I headed back to my hotel.

The next day, I found Malham Cove, a massive 200 foot limestone cliff to be one of the better locations. The cliff can be climbed, and climbed it was by several experienced climbers. I was asked if I would like to climb, but I declined, and headed to the Waterfalls. The walk is approximately 5 miles long and passes through a very ancient oak woodland. Once I reached the summit, I got a magnificent view of all of Yorkshire Dales along with a beautiful display of spectacular waterfalls and the Gordale Scar. I found one waterfall, the Thornton Force, which I could sit behind the tumbling waters. Now, that was cool, and loud, really loud, but refreshing. But, it was time to head back and I came across Grassington, which is another marvellous town with a really great market and some good pubs. Just what I needed after a walk through the Dales.

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