Yorkshire Dales – Magnificent Limestone Landscape

There are other walking holiday companies that cover the countryside but we believe we offer the best value for many reasons….

• We specialise in organising guided walking holidays for single and solos travellers
• We are a small friendly company
• We have a loyal customer base who return again and again (so we must be doing something right) – read our testimonials page on the website
• We offer a lot of flexibility – you can stay extra nights which we are happy to organise for you. We are also very flexible on the walks we provide, adapting to suit walkers and weather conditions
• Our walk leading is second to none. Unlike some other large Walking Companies, we use LOCAL leaders who live in the area and who love their surroundings. They have expert knowledge of everything you need to know to make an area come alive.
• You are safe in our hands – our guides are experts, fully qualified in first aid. Also, because of their local knowledge of the hills, they can respond to any situation that might for example demand cutting short a route. They don’t need to consult maps – they know the hills intimately.
• Our leaders are all easy-going, genuinely sociable people who want to ensure that you have the best time you can with the rest of the group. They make the weekend fun by engaging with all members of a group, and ensuring that everyone feels part of the group experience.
• We give great value for money. Because we recognise that lots of walkers holiday on their own, we have negotiated no single supplement deals with all our hotels to ensure the best possible deal.
• We always use good hotels.
• We have smaller groups than some of the larger walking companies because we believe the social experience is much better in a smaller group. People can talk to everyone, especially at dinner where you can all sit at one table in a small group. Our numbers vary from holiday to holiday but an average group size would be 8-12.

Clapham does have a rail station on the Leeds to Morecambe line. Also Settle is 5 miles away – more taxi provision there.

By road – Clapham is between Settle and Ingleton – Sat Nav – LA2 8HH

Grades and difficulty

The Yorkshire Dales walking holiday is graded as Moderate with strenuous sections. These strenuous sections can be taken steadily. Descending is on good paths, but can be difficult in wet weather. .

 We walk at a steady pace, we don’t rush. We want you to enjoy the lovely scenery. What’s the point of huffing and puffing, being exhausted then not being able to enjoy this fabulous land?

The Yorkshire Dales have lovely rolling countryside that will enchant you – and is a land of ever-changing vistas – on any walk we get four or five different landscapes to enjoy.

The walks on this trip are rated as Moderate but each day involves a fair amount of ascent and descent. The trip requires a reasonable amount of fitness, ideally with previous hill walking experience

Walking boots or shoes are obligatory, and many walkers find a walking pole useful, especially on the downhills. You will also need wet weather gear.

There are several steep sections where your fitness needs to be good, and sections where the walking is on good paths and is moderate in nature.  Some ground may be boggy and wet, particularly if the area has had wet weather.

Paths on this Yorkshire Dales holiday are mostly well marked and walked but can have rough and uneven with stony parts to them.

These we take carefully, bearing in mind your safety at all times.

 You should be used to walking distances frequently- 8 – 10 miles  perhaps with a group, eg Ramblers.

You need wet weather gear and a rucksack that can hold this gear plus at least 1.5 litres of water