The Dales

Skipton is the gateway to the Dales. Designated a National Park in 1954 because of its range of wildlife and their habitats, beautiful scenery and local history, The Yorkshire Dales is a rugged upland area of staggering beauty.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park covers almost 1800 square kilometres and has a total population of about 20,000 residents. Over 8 million visitors a year come to see the wonderful landscape, wildlife and village life of the Dales.

For more info on the Dales, try http://www.daelnet.co.uk - highly recommended - a very informative site, with tons of good content and links to more local sites.

The official Yorkshire Dales National Park website is at:
http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/

Also see Eagle Intermedia's http://www.yorkshire-dales.com.

Or for Dales images, try Brian Hill's http://www.yorkshireimages.com.

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