Ingleton

Population: 1980 Est.
Information Site: Click Here
Grid Ref: SD6973
Distance: 25 miles drive from Skipton
Directions: Go West on the A6069, right onto A629, left onto the A65, then right onto local road
Car Parking: Sparse : Better to use the Waterfalls parking
Facilities: Shops (Gem, & 2 Hiking) : Cafe : Pub : Post Office : Toilets : Excellent Fish'n Chip Shop
Nearby Interest: River: Waterfalls : Photogenic: Caves
Church: The Church of St. Mary's : Tower : Font
Bus Services : www.dalesbus.org

Ingleton soon went onto the tourist agenda when the railway line arrived in Settle in 1849. So it wasn't long before a group of residents, recognising tourist potential in the local scenery, formed the "Ingleton Improvement Society" in 1884, and over the next thirty years created miles of paths, built steps and bridges all along the the valleys of the Doe and Twiss, which, probably because the word sounded more romantic, were called glens!
If you come here to do anything, it has to be the Waterfalls walk...some parts are taxing, others very slippery and treacherous...but it is the thing to do here, and for the entrance fee, you can feast your eyes and ears on the torrents and beauty that is so much the best of the action here in the Dales.

The village streets are narrow and winding, the whole place is so compact. Nearby the late Victorian church has one of the finest Norman fonts in Yorkshire.
White Scar Caves are another of Ingleton's special attractions, and are open daily.
Ingleborough (2372 feet) is one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks, but not necessarily the most satisfying to climb.

Click for Video of Waterfalls:- HERE
Click for CragFace Walk directions :- HERE

Click for closer image

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