North Yorkshire

[helensburgh]

Going self catering for a week to a village near Hawes .

What can people recommend.

Places to go walking, museums, pubs, food etc etc!

[LabradorMama]

Hawes is beautiful and iirc not too far from Ingleton, which has the beautiful waterfalls to visit. Gorgeous place!

[LabradorMama]

And the Blue John Caverns? Sure they are close too. We also walked a lot and saw a beautiful old viaduct. This was a good 10 years ago though!

[Pancakeflipper]

Hardraw Falls Aysgarth - the falls there are brill. They filmed some of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves around these areas.

I like walking near West Burton.

The cheese place is worth a visit if you like cheese....

[VivaLeBeaver]

Hawes cheese factory
Castle Bolton
The forbidden corner.

Blue john caverns is a long way away, down in Derbyshire.

The walk from Hawes to Hawdraw force is nice. here

The Cover Bridge inn is a nice pub.

[SunflowerStalks]

Richmond castle and riverside walk
Forbidden Corner
Cheese place
waterfalls walk at Aysgarth
tann hill - highest in England !
Ingleton waterfalls
White scar caves Ingleton

What date are you going?

[Bunbaker]

The Blue John caves are in Castleton. Too far for a day trip.

[OublietteBravo]

Stump Cross Caverns rather than Blue John Caverns I think?
I used to know the area well 20 years ago
Ingleton has a heated outdoor swimming pool.
There used to be a rope factory and museum in Hawes when I was little - not sure if it is still there.
Sedburgh used to have an amazing fish and chip shop.

[VivaLeBeaver]

And its not far on the back road to Wharfdale. Grassington is a lovely village and there's nice walks by the river there. Or walks from Kettlewell.

[JenInMacc]

Who are you going with Are there children? If so, what ages? Not being nosey, I just thought I might be able to make some age appropriate recommendations.....

[helensburgh]

Thanks all fab ideas

Yes two children 10 and 5

[Tealady1983]

Get yourself down to richmond falls and castle beautiful in this sunny weather. You can walk alone the river to easby abbey too x

[JenInMacc]

There is a red squirrel sanctuary near Hawes. In theory you are meant to walk from Hawes, but we parked nearer to it and did about a 4 mile in total walk. The squirrels were gorgeous. My son managed it when he was about 6 (though did manage to fall flat on his face in a lake of cow manure -making it rather memorable).

Between Hawes & Ingleton is the famous Ribblehead Viaduct - where you can catch the train to Carlisle (or Appleby which is cheaper & not as far but you still get to see beautiful scenery). Lots of lovely walks around Ribblehead including Whernside.

If you come to Ingleton (where I live) tea & cakes at Frumenty & Fluffin (near the Co-op) is a must - watch out - the cakes can be v. large. Their soup & scones are also delicious.

Re White Scar Caves, it is good but also Ingleborough Cave is equally good and there is a lovely walk up to it from Clapham - which is a fab village to walk around with a lovely playground.

Ingleton Open Air swimming Pool is great - particularly if you can go outside of weekends. It has a fab playground next door. If you go past the entrance to the pool, there is a lovely part of the river to go paddling.

Hope you have a lovely time.

[brotherhoodofspam]

Highly recommend Forbidden Corner especially as you've got kids - I've never been anywhere like it. Hawes fish and chips some of the best ever. Fabulous walks, drive over one of the passes to Swaledale - Buttertubs is the most famous but some of the others more dramatic. whatever you do I'm sure you'll have a great time, one of my favourite parts of the world.

[scaredoflabour]

Reeth, swaledale and Arkengarthdale are beautiful.