Skipton & Hawes

Skipton is an attractive market town serving a large rural area. It is situated in the Aire gap separating the Craven limestone Dales to the north, the gritstone moors to the south, and the pastoral Ribble valley to the west. Just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park boundary, Skipton prides itself on being 'The Gateway to the Dales' . With its  busy tourist, shopping and commercial centre, its colourful market 4 days a week and a wide variety of accommodation, pubs and eating places, Skipton provides the perfect base for exploring this beautiful and unique area.

With a Cathedral City, a Spa town, historic marketing towns, a World Heritage Site and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty all within a few short miles of each other, the Harrogate district provides the perfect location for a day excursion.

Whether you love the great outdoors or prefer shopping and good food, whether your passion is for gardens, history, art, culture or theatre, whether you want white knuckle rides or a leisurely round of golf, we have it all and more besides.

Hawes is a market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.