Travel on the Dales Way in 8 days

If you start your trip outside the UK, we recommend travelling to Gatwick, Stansted and London Heathrow airports. From any of these, you can take a train to Ilkley. Other options will be Leeds-Bradford and Manchester airports.

Ilkley is located in the south of the Yorkshire Dales, within the Wharfe Valley. Enjoy exquisite restaurants in this town, and visit its antique shops.

Overnight in IIkley

Start your walk through beautiful meadows, passing Bolton Abbey, built as the Augustines' priory.

Burnsall Bridge, over the River Wharfe, will tell you that you have reached our destination on this first day.

Burnsall is a charming village surrounded by hills where small houses and livestock farms are located.

Overnight in Burnsall

Start your way over steep rocks and an ascent that will allow you to have beautiful views of the Wharfedale Valley, located at the top of the River Wharfe. You'll pass Grassington, a small market town with cobblestoned streets and a colourful central square. Further on, you will come across the village of Kettlewell. 

The final stretch of this day's walk will be through the forest and bordering the river to the village of Hubberholme, where you can visit St. Michael's and All Angels Church.

Overnight in Hubberholme

This day of walking will be in the far northwest of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, between the rugged Pennines and Howgill Fells.

You'll pass through the village of Deepdale and then come to the impressive Dent Head Viaduct, built between 1869 and 1875 by engineer John Sydney. It is part of the Settle-Carlisle Railway and is considered one of the most remarkable viaducts on the entire line. 

You can enjoy beautiful views of the imposing Lake District National Park, a World Heritage Site.

At the end of the day, you will have an inclusive transfer from Cowgill to Dent, where you will spend the night.

Overnight in Dent

Start your day with a meadow landscape and beautiful forests, overlooking Whernside, Yorkshire's highest peak.

It borders the River Dent until it reaches the Lake District, a natural treasure where, according to UNESCO, "the joint action of nature and humans has resulted in a harmonious landscape, in which the mountains are reflected in the lakes".

Overnight in Sedbergh

For every nature lover, surely this will be an unforgettable walk, crossing forests of lindens and redwoods, and passing through small villages with stone houses surrounded by green meadows.

During your walk, you'll see the Lowgill Viaduct, a remarkable piece of engineering, which forms part of the Settle-Carlisle main line. Later, you'll walk along Black Moss and cross the Mint and Kent rivers, before entering the ancient town of Kendal.

Overnight in Kendal

You will start the day by leaving Kendal. The walk will take you along the banks of the River Kent, past the rural area of Cowen Head, and continue along rocky paths to Bowness-on-Windermere, located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere.

Bowness-on-Windermere is a town that has developed around the Queen and Royal Squares. You can walk up to the Orrest Head lookout point to enjoy the fabulous views of the hills and Langdale Pike.

Overnight in Bowness-on-Windermere

Windermere train station offers routes to Manchester, London, Glasgow and Newcastle.

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