In Wensleydale we follow the banks of the Ure to Aysgarth Falls, where the river tumbles down a narrow wooded valley in a series of delightful cascades, before visiting the ancient village of Carperby, where the real life James Herriot spent his honeymoon and the massive bulk of Bolton Castle where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned. From Askrigg, a delightful village made famous by the James Herriot films, we walk past the waterfalls at Mill Gill to the village of Bainbridge and then follow an old Roman 'road' over the moors, with fine views across the dale, before descending to the ruins of Stalling Busk's little church clinging to the hillside above Semer Water. In Swaledale we walk high on the open moors along the limestone scarp of Framington Edge to the charming village of Langthwaite with its jumble of limestone cottages, neat church and grand chapel, before following Arkle Beck back to Reeth. We stay at the Black Bull Hotel in the centre of the delightful village of Reeth in Swaledale. The Black Bull is an atmospheric 17th century former coaching inn which retains many period features.
All rooms have en-suite facilities.