What do you picture when you think of the Yorkshire Dales? Perhaps pastoral river valleys, the wild beauty of the moorlands, the criss-cross of drystone walls punctuated by stone barns, or historic market towns. The Dales are overflowing with pretty rustic hamlets, packed with precious buildings. Here are five of the best
1 Grassington
In the south of Yorkshire Dales National Park is the much-loved former lead-mining village of Grassington. Sloping off the hillside towards the River Wharfe, some will recognise the small market town as ‘Darrowby’ in the recent All Creatures Great and Small television series, based on the stories of vet James Herriot before the Second World War.
With its cobbled market square, lanes, ginnels and pavements, plus its small traditional shops with their multi-paned fronts, Grassington is the perfect location for the period
