A week in the Yorkshire Dales

Stay in Reeth. Day 1: Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve, Low Moor Gallop and Middleham Castle; day 2: Bolton Castle, Aysgarth Middle Force and He brak' his knee; day 3: Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve, Richmond Castle and Georgian Theatre Royal; day 4: The Temple Grounds, Green Howards Museum and St. Martin's Priory; day 5: Swaledale Museum, Reeth Community Orchard and Grinton Smelting Mill; day 6: The Forbidden Corner, Coverham Abbey and Middleham market cross; day 7: Aysgarth Upper Falls, Nappa Hall and Bainbridge Hillfort (Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age).

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Day 1 · the Yorkshire Dales

Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve 11 km from Reeth, just outside the park
Low Moor Gallop 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Middleham Castle Grade I listed, 15 km from Reeth, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Dante Arms 15 km from Reeth, just outside the park
If it rains: Richmondshire Museum 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park
On the way: Church of Holy Trinity, 11.1 km south-east of Reeth Grade I listed, 11 km from Reeth, just outside the park

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Reeth

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the Yorkshire Dales

Bolton Castle Scheduled monument, 7.5 km from Reeth
Aysgarth Middle Force 11 km from Reeth 4 km from the last stop
He brak' his knee 12 km from Reeth 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Castle Bolton Kiosk 7.5 km from Reeth
If it rains: Savoy Catterick Garrison 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Reeth

Day 3 · the Yorkshire Dales

Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve 12 km from Reeth, just outside the park
Richmond Castle Scheduled monument, 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park 4 km from the last stop
Georgian Theatre Royal Grade I listed, 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park Next door to the last stop

Lunch: Buck Inn 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park
If it rains: The Old School Art Gallery & Craft Centre 8.8 km from Hawes

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Reeth

Day 4 · the Yorkshire Dales

The Temple Grounds 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park
Green Howards Museum 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
St. Martin's Priory Grade I listed, 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Golden Lion (pub), 13.3 km east of Reeth 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park
If it rains: The Station Cinema 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Reeth

Day 5 · the Yorkshire Dales

Swaledale Museum in Reeth
Reeth Community Orchard in Reeth Next door to the last stop
Grinton Smelting Mill Grade II* listed, 3.1 km from Reeth 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: Two Dales Bakery in Reeth
If it rains: The Nutmeg Gallery in Reeth

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Reeth

Day 6 · the Yorkshire Dales

The Forbidden Corner 14 km from Reeth
Coverham Abbey Grade I listed, 15 km from Reeth 1 km from the last stop
Middleham market cross Scheduled monument, 15 km from Reeth, just outside the park 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Black Bull 15 km from Reeth, just outside the park
If it rains: Catterick Garrison Leisure Centre 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park
On the way: Church of St Mary and St Alkelda Grade I listed, 14 km from Reeth, just outside the park

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Reeth

Day 7 · the Yorkshire Dales

Aysgarth Upper Falls 11 km from Reeth
Nappa Hall Grade I listed, 11 km from Reeth 5 km from the last stop
Bainbridge Hillfort (Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age) Scheduled monument, 5.9 km from Hawes 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: The George Inn 13 km from Reeth
If it rains: Richmond Castle Museum 13 km from Reeth, just outside the park

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Yorkshire Dales's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in the Yorkshire Dales?

Reeth. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Reeth: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve, Low Moor Gallop and Middleham Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full