Grassington National Park Centre
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Colvend, Hebden Road, Grassington, BD23 5LB
Grassington - A very picturesque village with sloping main street and cobbled square surrounded by a variety of shops, pubs and cafes. The spirit of Old Grassington Fair is revived each December when the village transforms the square and shops for the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival. The Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum offers a peep into the past. Here there are exhibits of leadmining, the railway, farming, period costume and folklore. Linton Falls - Take a short 15 minute walk from the National Park car park down Snake Walk / Sedber Lane to the falls and medieval church. From here you can walk along the river bank towards Burnsall or Grass Woods.
Location
The route, commencing at Grid Reference SD 979 723, followed a generally south south-easterly direction until its junction with Highgate Leys Lane at Grid Reference SD986 704.
Projects
Extensive bridleway improvement works were carried out in the summer of 2003 on the route from Malham Moor Lane accross Threshfield Moor to Moor Lane track. The work involved the creation of a subsoil path which was then topped off with aggregate to create a hard wearing sustainable surface. The aggregate was flown to site by helicopter
Work was carried out on various routes in the Parish of Threshfield and in particular the Long Ashes area as part of an 'Access for all' programme in 2003 to allow better accessibility to all users. Some stiles were removed and replaced with gates and a series of stone step stiles were rebuilt to allow easier access. There was extensive surfacing carried out on the paths around the Caravan Parks, this work was done with the help of our Dales Volunteers and a group of about 30 servicemen and women from RAF Cranwell.
The Environment
Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders North Yorkshire County Council and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have introduced experimental traffic regulation orders on a number of routes in the Dales making it illegal for their use by motor vehicles other than for access to property. This is part of a partnership project on 4 Green Lanes in the Dales seeking to determine whether the removal of of motorised vehicles adds to other users enjoyment of the area and helps conserve the environment. The routes in Upper Wharfedale that are affected are Mastiles Lane from Malham Moor to Kilnsey, Horsehead Pass from Yockenthwaite to Halton Gill, Starbotton Cam road to Hunter Sleets and Top Mere Road in Kettlewell.
Projects
Extensive bridleway improvement works were carried out in the summer of 2003 on the route from Malham Moor Lane accross Threshfield Moor to Moor Lane track. The work involved the creation of a subsoil path which was then topped off with aggregate to create a hard wearing sustainable surface. The aggregate was flown to site by helicopter
Work was carried out on various routes in the Parish of Threshfield and in particular the Long Ashes area as part of an 'Access for all' programme in 2003 to allow better accessibility to all users. Some stiles were removed and replaced with gates and a series of stone step stiles were rebuilt to allow easier access. There was extensive surfacing carried out on the paths around the Caravan Parks, this work was done with the help of our Dales Volunteers and a group of about 30 servicemen and women from RAF Cranwell.
The Environment
Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders North Yorkshire County Council and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have introduced experimental traffic regulation orders on a number of routes in the Dales making it illegal for their use by motor vehicles other than for access to property. This is part of a partnership project on 4 Green Lanes in the Dales seeking to determine whether the removal of of motorised vehicles adds to other users enjoyment of the area and helps conserve the environment. The routes in Upper Wharfedale that are affected are Mastiles Lane from Malham Moor to Kilnsey, Horsehead Pass from Yockenthwaite to Halton Gill, Starbotton Cam road to Hunter Sleets and Top Mere Road in Kettlewell.
See also: Location Map
These details were last updated on Saturday 18 December 2004
