At the Yorkshire Dales National Park is in northern England.

 "Anyone who has been born in Yorkshire is very proud of it. It’s something that’s embedded in your character.” – Jonny Bairstow

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(in an upland area of the Pennines in the historic county of Yorkshire, England) The Yorkshire Dales is home to outstanding scenery, great castles, abbeys, and a breathtakingly peaceful atmosphere. At its heart are two special protected areas: Yorkshire Dales National Park (created in 1954) and the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); it also has the Forest of Bowland AONB and North Pennines AONB as nearby neighbors.

+ The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York westwards to the hilltops of the Pennine watershed. In Ribblesdale, Dentdale, and Garsdale, the area extends westwards across the watershed, but most of the valleys drain eastwards to the Vale of York, into the Ouse and the Humber. The extensive limestone cave systems are a major area for caving in the UK, and numerous walking trails run through the hills and dales.

+ Yorkshire Dales straddles the Pennines, a mountainous spine dubbed “England’s backbone.” The dales for which the park is named are deep valleys carved out of the hill country by eons of running rivers. Much of the scenery is bucolic in character, including farm fields marked with ancient dry stone walls and 630 miles (1,016 kilometers) of hedgerows. But some wilder sights exist, including waterfalls like Cautley Spout, which has a broken fall of some 600 feet (180 meters).

+ The park’s habitats include flower-filled meadows, moors, bogs, and small woodlands that dot the dales as remnants of formerly far more extensive forests. Many birds thrive here, as do rare plants nourished by limestone-rich soils, including wildflowers that bloom nowhere else on Earth. A hundred species of nesting birds and some 1,500 moths make their "home" in the park.

+ The park has been an agricultural hotbed since the first farmers arrived here some 7,000 years ago. The grazing lands are dotted with small villages (many of which are more than 1,000 years old. Reached by narrow lanes and tracks that pass through surrounding fields, a visit to these character-laden settlements offers a glimpse of a traditionally rural way of life.+ Yorkshire Dales is popular walking country, with more than 900 miles (1,459 kilometers) of footpaths. Visitors can stroll casually or tackle long-distance routes like Dales Way or the Pennine Way (either by carrying their own kit or making use of various baggage services). The park authority offers a range of guided, theme walks (most of them free and accessible by public transport). Cycling and pony treks are also popular.

+ In the north of England, Yorkshire Dales is well served by trains from Manchester, Leeds, York, Lancaster, and points further afield. Check out the park’s guide to traveling by train. The seaports of Hull and Newcastle also offer ferry connections to Northern Europe, and buses travel through the park.