[Lindale Holiday Park]  

Places to Visit and Things to do

View of Bainbridge Lindale Holiday Park is located in Wensleydale in an area of beautiful rolling hills with excellent access to the dales and the moors of Yorkshire. There are many attractions close to Lindale Holiday Park and something to suit all tastes, here is just a selection:

Local Services:

  • Bedale, an historic market town, is 3 miles and has many specialist shops including butchers, bakers and grocers plus 2 supermarkets. There are 6 pubs serving local beer, some pubs serve food, in addition there are 3 cafes, 3 restaurants and 5 take-aways.
  • Villages with pubs including those with excellent restaurants such as The Queens Head in Finghall, which is a beautiful 2 miles walk away.

View of Aysgarth Falls Activities:

  • Walking: lower Wensleydale, the upper dales, the Yorkshire moors, the pennine way
  • Cycling: safe local lanes, network cycle ways, bike hire locally
    • YTB Cycle
  • Fishing: Fly and coarse fishing in river and lake Fly and Coarse Fishing
  • Horse Riding
  • Golf: Bedale, Richmond, Catterick, Wensleydale
  • Swimming, sauna and health spa: Bedale, Richmond
  • Cinema & Theatre: Leyburn, Darlington, Richmond

Historic Sites:

  • Market towns to visit: Leyburn, Masham, Bedale, Middleham, Northallerton, Richmond, Reeth, Hawes
  • Castles: Richmond, Middleham, Bolton, Reeth, Snape, Ripley
  • Abbeys: Jervaulx, Fountains, Easby, Ripon Cathedral
  • Country Houses and Gardens: Kilpin Hall, Sion Hill, Newby Hall, Constable Burton
  • Duncombe Park, Millgate House, Thorpe Perrow Arboretum, Studley Royal, Helmsley, Newby Hall, etc

View of Bolton Castle Local Attractions:

  • Railways: Wensleydale, Yorkshire Moors, Pennine
  • Family attractions: Lightwater Valley, Flamingo land, Little sheep big cow, Forbidden Corner, Aerial Extreme
  • Crafts: Teapottery in Leyburn, Furniture & Ceramics in Reeth, Glass & Breweries Masham, Candles Wensleydale, Pottery Hawes, Falconary Thorpe Perrow, Lightwater Valley & Thirsk, Organic Farms, Horse Racing Catterick, Thirsk & Ripon

Local Events in 2006:

  • Middleham Stables Open Weekend - Good Friday 14th April, 9am-1pm, A look behind the scenes at some famous racing establishments. Stalls and entertainment throughout the day in the town.
  • Dales Festival of Food and Drink - 29th April - 1st May, 10am-5pm, 80 local food stands under one roof. www.dalesfestivaloffood.org
  • Swaledale Festival - 26th May - 11th June. Music, literature and art from around the globe set in the dales. www.swaledale-festival.org.uk
  • West Burton May Fair, 29th May, 1pm-5pm, Fun, games and displays on the village green.
  • Hawes and District Gala, 24th June, 12:30pm-5pm, Carnival theme with a real chinese dragon. Fancy dress encouraged. Events throughout the afternoon at the creamery field.
  • Scorton Feast and Sports, 20th to 23rd August, 750th anniversary, Gymkhana, sports, trotting races, flower and produce show. www.scorton.com
  • West Witton Feast Weekend, 26th-27th August, Local Crafts and produce competitions. Fell race late afternoon. Burning Bartle parade from 9pm. Fun day on the playing field from noon on Sunday.
  • Wensleydale Agricultural Show, 27th August, 9am-6pm, Traditional Agricultural show.
  • Reeth Show, 30th August, 10am-6pm, Agricultural show at Fremington Mill Farm, Reeth.
  • Muker Show, 6th September.

Links to Local Attractions:

Wensleydale On-line

Richmondshire Tourist Information

Further afield:

  • Durham, York, Newcastle, MetroCentre, Scarborough, Whitby