Nidderdale & Ripon

Description

The Eastern Yorkshire Dales includes the major valley of Nidderdale and the lower reaches of Wensleydale, almost all set within an extensive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty adjoining the National Park.

25 great walks, richly illustrated and concisely described, lead you through some stunning landscapes of woodland, riverbank, parkland and moorland

Explore the magnificence of Fountains Abbey and the splendour of Studley Royal; also the fine cathedral city of Ripon and the absorbing little market town of Masham.

Discover the natural delights of Brimham Rocks, Guise Cliff and How Stean Gorge, and the less frequented charms of the Pott Valley, Fountains Earth Moor and Eavestone Lake.

Amble around Nidderdale's 'capital' of Pateley Bridge, and a wealth of colourful stone-built villages such as Sawley and Ripley, Ramsgill and Lofthouse, West Tanfield and Bewerly