Held at Leyburn in the Heart of Wensleydale. Open 10am to 5pm daily. dalesfestivaloffood.org
Music and Arts in the Yorkshire Dales.
The annual Grassington festival featuring performing arts, traditional and contemporary music and drama. grassington-festival.org.uk
May Bank Holiday
Twitter @WensleydaleAleF
Its back, the Wensleydale Real Ale Festival returns.
wensleyale.co.uk
Burn Valley Run - Annual half marathon
The Burn Valley 1/2 Marathon
A traditional Steam Rally celebrating the finest of this country’s engineering and agricultural heritage.
THE GRAND DÉPART 2014 Tour De France Kettlewell (above)
Held annually in the heart of beautiful Malhamdale in the Yorkshire Dales in August. Under the shadow of Malham Cove this traditional agricultural and family country show has been taking place for over 100 years.
(malhamshow.co.uk)
Pumpkin Trail at Bolton Abbey
Come along to join in this spooktacular week of half term fun, seek out the pumpkins as you wander through Strid Wood. Keep a look out for low flying witches and see if you can unravel their magic spell. Suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Dogs welcome on a lead.
A Great Countryside Day Out.
Great Yorkshire Showground, just off the A661 Wetherby Road into Harrogate.
November & December
Visitors are treated to a glorious array of sights, tastes and smells from a bygone era. The village is adorned in Christmas lights, the square and streets come alive with a traditional market with shopkeepers and villagers dressed in Victorian costume.
Skipton's Yuletide Festival & Christmas Market
December
Situated in the Ribble Valley on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales with the Forest of Bowland, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty to the east it is the ideal location to explore the surrounding countryside.
Studfold Farm Caravan & Camping Park
The Barn, Studfold Farm, Lofthouse, Harrogate
North Yorkshire HG3 5SG
studfold.com
Studfold Farm is situated at the heart of Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, seven miles north of Pateley Bridge.
Honeycott Caravan Park
Ingleton Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3LH
Tel: 01969 667310 - honeycott.co.uk
Serviced pitches with individual water, waste water drains and electric hook-up points (no extra charges). A heated utility block with wash basins, toilets, free showers, shaver points and power points. A washing-up room and chemical toilet disposal point. Pets welcomed but must be kept on a lead at all times and exercised off site. Pitches for: Motorhomes & Touring Vans.
Thornton Force, Ingleton.
Ingleton Waterfalls Walk.
The Trees is a small park about two miles from Ingleton situated in the grounds of a Georgian period house built in 1725. The site enjoys excellent views over fields and meadows to the mountain of Ingleborough.
A quiet & peaceful caravan park. No children's facilities. Dogs welcome.
Free showers and clean facilities.
Pitches for: Motorhomes & Touring Vans
69 pitches available from March through to October.
Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans.
Akebar Park
Wensleydale , North Yorkshire DL8 5LY
Tel: 01677 450201 - akebarpark.com
The site is located on the edge of the Eastern edge of The Yorkshire Dales National Park. Activities include fishing, walking, golf, croquet and boules.
Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans
The touring park is located next to the lake, where you can use your own sailing boat, canoe or windsurfing and fishing is available for those wishing to enjoy the scenery. Full facilities available for the disabled, elsan and litter disposal. First class toilet and shower facilities are located in the car park. Pitches for: Motorhomes & Touring Van
Scotch Corner Caravan Park
Scotch Corner, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NS
A secluded family park set in 9 acres of mature trees and shrubs, and plenty of onsite facilities. The family run restaurant is opposite the park. There is also a 3 acre dog walking area.
Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans
A grassy, gently sloping site with views over the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans
A quiet family run park located on the banks of the river Swale.
Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans
Pen-Y-Ghent. One of the 3 highest peaks in the Dales.
Langcliffe Caravan Park
Langcliffe, Settle, North Yorkshire
Tel: 01729 822387 - langcliffe.com
75 touring pitches open from 1st March to mid January, facilities include electric hook-ups, WC’s, showers, disabled facilities and washing up area.
50 Caravan pitches with electric hook-ups and 50 pitches for tents/motor caravans. Toilet Block with hot and cold washbasins and hot air hand dryers. Shower block and pot washing facility. Dedicated disabled/family room. Battery charging service. Freezer facility for cool blocks. Public telephone. Shop including Off-License. Games/TV room with Sky Freeview and Internet Access. Children's playground. Salmon and trout fishing can be arranged for residents, license available from shop. No single sex groups or under 18's unless accompanied by parent. Pitches for: Motorhomes, Tents & Touring Vans
Yards away from the start of the Three Peaks Challenge walk and the Pen-y-Ghent cafe, Holme Farm has basic but clean facilities. The village of Horton is also renowned as the start for the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks Walk that takes in the summits of Pen y Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough over a distance of 23 miles.
Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4DE
Tel: 01729 830287
A family run campsite right next to the Malham Cove, and only 2 minutes from Malham Village. Ideal location as a base camp for climbing Malham Cove. Facilities include toilets, and showers.
Howgill Lodge Caravan And Camping Park
Barden, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6DJ
Tel: 01756 720655 - howgill-lodge.co.uk
A small park with modern facilities including hot showers, laundry room, central heating in toilet block, washing up sinks and a well stocked shop.
Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6AN
Tel: 01756 710433
An an open glade park surrounded by woodland and part of the Bolton Abbey estate. Bolton Abbey.
A quiet well maintained site with well spaced pitches and spotless facilities.
Gordale Farm, Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4DL
Tel: 01729 830333
Gordale Scar is a scenic camping site with basic facilities but with stunning scenery and a stream running through the campsite from Gordale Scar. The site is ideal for walkers, located near to Malham Cove, Malham Tarn and Janet's Foss.
Gordale Scar is a dramatic limestone ravine close to Malham. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging cliffs of limestone over 100m high! Great for advanced climbers.
(above) Janet's Foss. Foss is the old norse word for a waterfall or force and Janet was believed to be the queen of the fairies who live behind the the fall.
Arncliffe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5PX
Tel: 01756 770226 - hawkswickcotepark.co.uk
A walker paradise, the parks facilities include, laundry, on-site shop, children's adventure play park, full hook-up and cold water, toilets, showers with hot water. Dogs allowed on lead.
