Overdale holiday cottage

07/02/2025

An evening with Richard Darn. A presentation and celestial experience of a guide to the night sky. We'll go in search of wonders in the night sky as the winter stars give way to those of spring. We will spy distant star clusters and have a fantastic view of a near first quarter moon. Bring your smar...

07/02/2025

Well worth a visit

07/02/2025

Do you have excellent customer service skills? We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our small team of Information Advisers based at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes 👇

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/vacancies/

📸 Paul Harris |

07/02/2025

Everyone of pensionable age is entitled to an older person's bus pass giving free off-peak travel on local bus services anywhere in England.

If you already have older person's bus pass from us it will automatically be renewed - if your pass is due to expire, you will receive a new one in the post before your old one runs out.

If you live in North Yorkshire and are eligible for a bus pass but don’t yet have one, you can apply online at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/seniorbuspass . It’s easy to do at a time to suit you. You can also find out how to update your details here if they've changed.

07/02/2025

📣We have two FREE 1:1 sessions available, to work with Stage 1 Cycles for expert tuition and support to develop bike confidence.

This can be for a young person or an adult, and the places will be first come first served, taking place on Monday 17th February at Furness Academy School Sports Facility.

👉12.30 pm -1.15 pm
👉1.30 pm - 2.15 pm

Contact [email protected] to book

In addition, we have the following sessions, which are bookable via Eventbrite:

9am - 9.45am Balance Bike Session (2-4 years) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1222325692049?aff=oddtdtcreator

10am - 10.45am Learn to Pedal (3-8 years) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1222346985739?aff=oddtdtcreator

11am - 12pm Advanced bike skills (8+years) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1222354608539?aff=oddtdtcreator

2.30pm - 4pm Adult E Bike/E Trike/Brompton Bike taster session (18+) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1222362662629?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/02/2025

30/01/2025

Operation Owl is a national initiative, supported by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, which aims to reduce the number of illegal attacks on birds of prey here.

We need you to be our eyes and ears when out and about in the Dales, so if you suspect a wildlife crime or have any information relating to any incidents, please contact the Police on 101. BBC Wildlife presenter Iolo Williams explains more 👇

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/living-and-working/wildlife-conservation/wildlife-crime/

30/01/2025

We have quite a selection of children’s books at Overdale. A big thank you to the family who kindly returned a book to us in the post which we guess a little person took home after their stay here. It made us smile and future children staying here will appreciate it!

30/01/2025

08.30 Busy morning in Hawes

26/01/2025

We recently sat down with Sally for a chat and one of the questions we asked her was -

In any typical artwork you create how much paint/materials you can get through?
I am really careful with what I use to minimise waste. I am also lucky to have acquired a lot of art materials when my two artist parents passed away so its lovely to use materials which they had in their hands.

And it got us thinking about reusing old hand me downs and we wondered -

Has anyone got any old hand me downs that have been passed down through the family that they still use today?

https://www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk/the-pennine-way-at-60/

23/01/2025

23/01/2025

22/01/2025

Today we remember Ethel Haythornthwaite who was born on this day in 1894.

Her efforts were a huge factor in the creation of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act in 1949 and a national network of Green Belts in 1955. 💚

Find out more 👇
https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/leading-the-way-cpres-pioneering-women/

13/01/2025

13/01/2025

We're currently recruiting for:

1️⃣ Farming and Nature Connection Trainee - Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected Programme
2️⃣ Engagement Trainee - Championing National Parks for Everyone Programme
3️⃣ Information Advisor - Malham National Park Visitor Centre

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/vacancies/

13/01/2025

Country pubs would love you to make this TRY January, a chance to discover new places. Where would you recommend? Amanda likes 'duvet pubs' - those that are full of warmth and welcome to thaw you out after a good walk, before you wend your way home. She recommends:

Step into the low beamed bar of Queens Arms - Litton after a good yomp in Littondale and you’ll instantly feel the duvet effect. Grab a table next to the open fire, order a pint of the pub’s own brew, Lamb’s bitter, before tucking into one of their handmade pies and you’ll get that: ‘All’s well with the world’ feeling…

There’s an unrushed quality to The Sportsman’s in Wath despite the trio of clocks ticking away on one of the walls in the bar. With no music playing, the clocks provide a comforting background beat, but time won’t distract you as your body sinks into one of the comfy bench seats lining the room as you look at the chalkboard lunch menu and relax.

Just the name ‘The Snug’ for one of the rooms at the The Craven Arms (get your ferret racing tickets now!) is enough of an enticement to go there. This is a pub with cosy corners aplenty, with flagstoned floors, scrubbed wooden tables positioned to make the most of the roaring fire in the cast iron range and enough Dales memorabilia to fill a museum. After you’ve strolled along the River Wharfe from Burnsall to App’trick, it’s an ideal spot for settling in!

The fact that we’d just had a cracking snowy moorland walk above Kettlewell may have had something to do with it, but I remember the steak and kidney suet pudding being ‘off the scale’ good when we sat tucking in by the fire afterwards at the The Racehorses Hotel.

My pub favourites include the small but performed-formed Black Bull in Paradise (day-time opening hours only!), part of Theakston Brewery, with a window where you can see the cooper's workshop. Nearby is the The White Bear, Masham where locals gather for quick 'early doors' drinks, crammed into the small snug.

The CB Inn isn't quite as remote as the almost-nearby Tan Hill Inn but still feels miles away from the busy world and serves great food, as does The Punch Bowl Inn where you can spot mice carved by the famous 'Mouseman', Robert Thompson.

We've got several excellent community pubs in the Yorkshire Dales, owned by loyal locals and welcoming to visitors. and Foresters Arms at Carlton-in-Coverdale, and now joined by the wonderful Arms in Muker among others.

So where will you go for Try January? If you're doing Dry January, you can still pop into a pub for a coffee or one of the many zero-alcohol beers and other drinks on offer.

Photo: Paul Harris

13/01/2025

If you're looking for a countryside walk to blow the cobwebs away this January, it's hard to beat a lovely Wensleydale walk with waterfalls, pretty villages and wonderful views.

Take a look at some of our favourites: https://bit.ly/404EPRq