5 Swallowholm - Pet friendly Yorkshire Dales holiday cottage

17/06/2024

Sunday morning stroll in Swaledale.

16/06/2024

✨ Take a look at this breathtaking image of our wonderful Inn!

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11/06/2024

Oyster catcher on river Swale

09/06/2024

Video footage of Graffiti Classics the Comedy String Quartet St Andrews Church Grinton Swaledale Festival captured by Scenicview Gallery.

08/06/2024

A lively start to the last day of the Swaledale Festival. Graffiti Classics St Andrews Church Grinton

Swaledale Festival.

Graffiti Classics

This hilarious string quartet has just one aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for the audience!

06/06/2024

Beautiful Swaledale in today’s summer sunshine, courtesy of Scenicview Gallery

Love getting out early in Swaledale - it’s a great way to start the day!

04/06/2024

A great concert by Natrio Ensemble Arkengarthdale Community Hub Swaledale Festival

02/06/2024

A gorgeous day today in Arkengarthdale on way to the Swaledale Festival to see Natrio at St Mary’s community hub.

28/05/2024

Worth a venture to experience the tranquility of

The old 16c bridge at Ivelet in Swaledale.

19/05/2024

A beautiful misty morning in Swaledale with just a few sheep for company.

18/05/2024

A wonderful and unusual pic of Geese at Grinton thanks to Scenicview Gallery

Geese in some wildflowers in Swaledale.

13/05/2024

Was up in Swaledale anyway so it would be foolish not to spend 4 hours dashing round taking photos of the light show. This was a 30 second exposure to pick up the light on the fields, but it also brought out more of the colour in the sky.

11/05/2024

The northern lights putting on an incredible show in the Yorkshire Dales National Park tonight.

📸 Mark Sadler |

09/05/2024

Pic of the day💚

06/05/2024

A new perspective of Swallowholm cottages and the hamlet of C B Yard I Love Arkengarthdale

28/04/2024

21/04/2024

A chilly day in Arkengarthdale today but the lambs are enjoying the Spring sunshine

20/04/2024

29/03/2024

16/03/2024

Superb photos of Hares today courtesy of local photographer who has a gallery in Reeth.

Had the choice of 10 hares to photograph in the fields this morning. Magical to watch them. Has anyone seen them boxing yet?

15/03/2024

Worth a read to plan your next trip to the Dales. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/be-inspired/the-visitor/

We're pleased to launch our annual Visitor Magazine, packed full of features and information to help you discover the 💚

This special anniversary edition marks 70 years since the Yorkshire Dales National Park was designated and you can read the fascinating story of the National Park and wider National Parks movement.

Download The Visitor 2024 here 👇 or pick up a copy at our Falls, , and National Park Visitor Centres.

www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/be-inspired/the-visitor/

📷 Wend's Photography

12/03/2024

We had a flurry of activity last week, with 10 of the 17 tagged birds now back on their breeding grounds in the !

They've been holidaying mostly on the Lancashire coast, Ireland, and Wales and some stayed quite close to the Yorkshire Dales (who needs to travel when you live in the Dales? 😉).

Have you seen your first returning waders?

keep up to date with the curlew travels and the BTO British Trust for Ornithology led project on our website 👇

www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/wildlife/projects/breeding-waders-in-the-yorkshire-dales-national-park/ -are-they-now

📸 Alan Drewitt

15/12/2023

For those that love the

Probably the favourite sheep photo I’ve taken this year, it’s got sheep a stone wall, snow and a little waterfall offset with some skeletal trees.

12/12/2023

Many reasons to visit Reeth,Arkengarthdale and Swallowholm

There are many reasons to visit Reeth in the Yorkshire Dales. You probably have your favourite things to do there? My visits always start with the delights at Two Dales Bakery. Just round the corner is Laceys Cheese (we've just booked one of their cheese-making courses), the other-worldly Graculus Sculptures, and The Threshing Barn. I'm always stunned by the beauty of the images at Scenicview Gallery and love the small hidden garden at Hudson House. Nearby is the ice cream parlour, several pubs, and Fleece. The small but perfectly curated Swaledale Museum (check opening hours) has some really intriguing exhibits. At the bottom of the hill, you'll also find the excellent Dales Bike Centre (more cake!).

Reeth attracts many visitors who come to walk and enjoy the stunning views of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale. Do you have any favourite walks or routes you can share here? (If only to justify starting and finishing a walk with a visit to a cafe/pub!)

12/12/2023

Tis the season! That's right - tupping season 💚💛🧡

This fantastic photo of a flock of sheep walking down Cracoe Road to pastures new, shows the array of coloured rear ends ewes have at this time of year! 🐑

During mating, the tups mark the ewe with a coloured paint called 'rud'. The rud colours are very important as they indicate parentage and the due date of lambs in the spring.

📷 Farmer Tom Carlisle Coxons Farm Glamping Pods |

09/12/2023

Fascinated by the cloud inversion in Arkengarthdale

08/12/2023

There may be snow outside, but the cottage is warm and cosy

01/12/2023

Spectacular snow scenes at High Force this morning❄️🌨️

The waterfall route and High Force Hotel are open as usual, and our staff are ready to welcome you with warm drinks and fireside lunches🍴☕
🚗Please take care when travelling

🎫Purchase your waterfall tickets here - https://bit.ly/3JHogU7

26/10/2023

“Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness”

19/10/2023

Swaledale near Gunnerside Moor.

Thank you to Scarlett Armstrong for the photo.