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The Yorkshire Dales are a landscape of limestone scars, waterfalls, drystone walls and green valleys beneath broad-topped fells, home to the Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent, plus Wild Boar Fell and Great Shunner Fell. Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Dent and Garsdale stations put Dales hiking on the Settle-Carlisle line.
There are 20 stations within 5 miles of Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The park area is home to 310 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Whernside at 737m.
National Trails pass through or near the park: Coast to Coast, Pennine Bridleway, Pennine Way.
Yorkshire Dales train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- DentGold walking rating
- GarsdaleGold walking rating
- Horton-in-RibblesdaleGold walking rating
- Kirkby StephenGold walking rating
- RibbleheadGold walking rating
- Settle0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Appleby2.5 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Gargrave0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Giggleswick0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Bentham2.9 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Clapham (N Yorks)1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Long PrestonSilver walking rating
- Wennington3.9 mi (about 4.5 to 5.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- HellifieldSilver walking rating
- Cononley3.7 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Oxenholme Lake District4.2 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Skipton1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Ilkley2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Ben Rhydding3.5 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Steeton & Silsden4.6 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Onward bus services
Buses that reach further into Yorkshire Dales than the stations above. Check the days each one runs before you travel.
Garsdale Station Shuttle (113)
From Garsdale station, on the Settle–Carlisle line
Timed to connect with trains at Garsdale – check source for exact days
Timetable: dalesbus.org ↗
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving Yorkshire Dales National Park from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Lancaster to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 16min
- Leeds to Ben RhyddingFrom 23min
- Preston to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 32min
- York to Ben RhyddingFrom 1hr
- Manchester to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 1hr 14min
- Liverpool to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 1hr 20min
- Sheffield to Ben RhyddingFrom 1hr 34min
- Glasgow to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 1hr 53min
- Edinburgh to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 1hr 54min
- Durham to Ben RhyddingFrom 1hr 55min
- Newcastle to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 2hr 9min
- Birmingham to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 2hr 19min
- Stirling to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 2hr 37min
- Nottingham to Ben RhyddingFrom 2hr 39min
- Leicester to Ben RhyddingFrom 2hr 46min
- London to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 2hr 46min
- Cambridge to Ben RhyddingFrom 3hr 19min
- Dundee to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 3hr 31min
- Oxford to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 3hr 48min
- Bristol to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 3hr 51min
- Norwich to Ben RhyddingFrom 4hr 1min
- Bath to Oxenholme Lake DistrictFrom 4hr 17min
Good to know
Can you get to the Yorkshire Dales by train?
Yes. 20 stations are within 5 miles of the Yorkshire Dales, including Dent and Garsdale.
What is the nearest train station to the Yorkshire Dales?
7 stations with regular trains are inside the Yorkshire Dales, including Dent, Garsdale and Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
How long does it take to get to the Yorkshire Dales by train?
The Yorkshire Dales is 54min from Leeds, 58min from Lancaster, 1hr 23min from York and 3hr 11min from London by train, to the quickest station inside the park.
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