Day 2, Yorkshire Dales, Grassington - Conistone - Kilnsey - Grassington Circular, Saturday 6th September 2025

Today Tracey and myself planned to carry out a walk we had done once before, parking in Grassington and then walking along the River Wharfe up to Conistone, then across to Kilnsey Park, back to Conistone to Conistone Dib and over the hills and lovely limestone scenery and then back into Grassington.

We started by parking in the National Park car park in Grassington and then walked down to the River Wharfe. You then basically walk along the river taking in the impressive Ghaistrill's Strid before walking through Grass Wood and up to the lovely little village of Conistone.

This first section of the walk is lovely and when the river is in full flow, can be quite impressive.

A few nice birds were seen along this section and included 2 Dippers and a Kingfisher, as well as a couple of Grey Wagtails.

After reaching Conistone we walked the short distance over to Kilnsey Park, for some brekkie and a nice cuppa. On the way the lovely sight of 2 Red Kites and a Common Buzzard greeted us as we looked at the amazing limestone scenery of Kilnsey Crag.

After enjoying our nice stop at Kilnsey it was back across the fields to Conistone and then up the little limestone valley known as Conistone Dib. This section is quite steep for those who are not used to walking up steep areas, but the scenery is superb and reminds us of a mini Gordale Scar.

Eventually you come out of this limestone valley and the area opens up and you then follow the Dales Way across the open limestone landscape and back to Grassington.

This walk is a 10/10 for me, but for a rating out of 5 for difficulty it is a 3.5 as there are some challenging sections if you are not used to this terrain.

After arriving back in lovely Grassington we made our way back to the car, on the way we saw a very brief Hummingbird Hawkmoth and then we travelled back to Hebden for some tea.

The following are my favourite photos from our day.

Grassington

Bastow Wood

An Old Lime Kiln Near Bull Scar

Bull Scar

Hill Castles Scar

Bull Scar

Conistone Dib

Conistone

Kilnsey Crag

I Need Some Of These Signs For My Local Patch!

Kilnsey Crag

The River Wharfe At Grass Wood

Ghaistrill's Strid

The River Wharfe At Grassington

Day One - Yorkshire Dales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail & Burnsall, Friday 5th September 2025

Tracey and myself had booked 3 nights away in the lovely Yorkshire Dales, staying in the village of Hebden near to Grassington. So this morning we thought we would set off early as the weather forecast wasn't too bad and that we would travel over to Ingleton and then make our way back over to the cottage in the afternoon.

After arriving at our destination, we got our walking boots on and rucksacks and we were off exploring this superb place. I had forgotten how a challenge it is in places and there are a total of 1000 steps to climb around the trail.

The waterfall trail is always an enjoyable walk with the spectacular views of Pecca Falls and Thornton Force amongst others and we also managed to see a few nice birds which included a Dipper, Grey Wagtails and Buzzards.

After having some lovely food in the village we headed over to Burnsall and spent half an hour or so taking photos of the old bridge there, what a picturesque little place this is.

The following are my favourite photos from our first day.

Pecca Falls

Thornton Force

Some Stunning Views

The Mighty Ingleborough Hill

A Resting Red Admiral

Burnsall & The River Wharfe