| 2015-08-28 |    |
National Park is Tops for Best Views
Beauty spots in the Yorkshire Dales National Park make up nearly half the county’s top 50 finest views chosen by readers of the Dalesman magazine.
In total, more than 20 locations in the Yorkshire Dales National Park were chosen for the list in the September edition of the magazine. And eight of them are in the top 20, including Ribblehead Viaduct in second place, Muker hay meadows in fifth, Buttertubs Pass sixth, Burnsall eighth, Swaledale ninth and Bolton Abbey tenth.
Muker hay meadows
Number one spot was given to Sutton Bank in the North York Moors National Park.
Dalesman
Magazine editor
Adrian Braddy said:
“Clearly the Yorkshire Dales are just about the
most stunning part of Great Britain, if not the world, so it’s hardly
surprising that so many vistas in the National Park have made it into
the list.”
Peter
Charlesworth, Chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, said:
“The people who live and work
in our beautiful landscape already know just how special it is, but
to take so many places in the top 50 list really does bring it home
how lucky we are.
“Hopefully the publicity will encourage even more people to come and experience the Yorkshire Dales for themselves.”
A number of well-known Yorkshire personalities also chose their favourite views in the county, among them.
TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, who said: "The Wharfe Valley, from Ilkley up through Bolton Abbey and Burnsall holds a special place in my heart, as do the moors themselves. I will never tire of them, or of that view."
The top 50 views in the historic county of Yorkshire are:
50. Hardraw Force
49. Littondale
48. Richmond Castle
47. Bempton Cliffs
46. Castle Howard
45. Kilnsey Crag
44. Malham limestone pavement
43. Arkengarthdale
42. Dentdale from Flintergill
41. From Ilkley Moor
40. Towards Castle Hill
39. Haworth High Street
38. Settle from Castleberg
37. From Roseberry Topping
36. Rievaulx Abbey
35. Semerwater
34. High Force
33. Steam train through Newton Dale
32. The Shambles, York
31. Kettlewell from above
30. From the top of Malham Cove
29. Rosedale with heather in full bloom
28. Kilburn White Horse
27. Towards Ingleborough
26. Langstrothdale at Yockenthwaite
25. Cow and Calf Rocks
24. Aysgarth Falls
23. Knaresborough Viaduct
22. Drystone walls and barns near Gunnerside
21. Flamborough Head
20. Towards Penyghent
19. Towards Roseberry Topping
18. Nidderdale from Middlesmoor
17. Towards York Minster
16. Brimham Rocks
15. Staithes
14. Hole of Horcum
13. South Bay, Scarborough
12. Fountains Abbey
11. Towards Malham Cove
10. Bolton Abbey
9. Swaledale from Crackpot Hall
8. Burnsall
7. Whitby Abbey
6. Buttertubs Pass
5. Muker hay meadows
4. Robin Hood's Bay from Ravenscar
3. Whitby Harbour from the 199 Steps
2. Ribblehead Viaduct
1. From Sutton Bank/Whitestonecliffe
