Attractions near Gearstones Cottage

White Scar Cave (5 Miles)* Deep beneath Ingleborough Hill, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, lies a hidden world which has been sculpted by nature over thousands of years.

Dales Countryside Museum and National Park Centre (8 Miles)* This is an award-winning museum, managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, housed in Hawes railway station in the north of the National Park.

Malham Tarn and Moor (10 Miles)* Malham Tarn is a small glacial lake set on top of Malham Moor, a well-known beauty spot in the Yorkshire Dales. Surrounded by rolling hills and bleak moorland, it is the highest glacial lake in England.

Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre and Owls Cafe (14 Miles)* Docker Park Farm is situated in a fabulous rural setting between Lancaster and Kendal.

Hazel Brow Farm (16 Miles)* Hazel Brow Farm is a 200 acre traditional family run farm in the heart of Swaledale - famous for its beautiful Herriot scenery.

Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (16 Miles)* Lakelands Wildlife Discovery Centre is a unique and exciting blend of exotic wildlife and interactive hands-on displays - from magic molecules to mischievous monkeys.

Bolton Castle (17 Miles)* Bolton is one of the country's best preserved medieval castles, situated in the heart of Wensleydale with stunning views over the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Leighton Hall (17 Miles)* Set in beautiful parkland against a backdrop of the Lakeland Fells, award winning neo Gothic Leighton Hall is the lived-in home of the Gillow family.

Levens Hall (17 Miles)* The Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th century pele tower with unique Topiary Gardens and a working steam collection.

Abbot Hall Art Gallery (17 Miles)* The Gallery is housed in one of Kendal's most important buildings, a Grade I listed villa, on the banks of the River Kent. The galleries offer two floors of light-filled spaces in which to see art.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near Gearstones Cottage

Selside (3 Miles)*

Dent (6 Miles)* Dent village in Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is a charming village with narrow cobbled streets, lined with attractive cottages and almost from a vanished world.

Horton in Ribblesdale (6 Miles)* Horton in Ribblesdale is a small village whose only claim to fame is as a base for climbing Pen-y-Ghent, one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks (the others are Ingleborough and Whernside).

Ingleton (7 Miles)*

Austwick (7 Miles)* Austwick is a small village on the western edge of the scenic Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire. It is in a rural location about five miles northwest Settle, the main town in the area.

Halton Gill (7 Miles)*

Hawes (8 Miles)* Hawes at the head of Wensleydale is England's highest market town at 850 feet above sea level. It's a maze of narrow streets with places to eat and drink, hotels and guest houses and some interesting shops.

Clapham (8 Miles)* Enjoying a peaceful, riverside location, Clapham has much to offer. There are pleasant walks to suit all abilities.

Ingleborough (8 Miles)* We have just received a description of Ingleborough from one of our readers. This description is currently being prepared for publication and will appear on this page within the next few days.

Cotterdale (9 Miles)* Cotterdale is a very small settlement, consisting of only 12 cottages, with no telephone box, no street lights, no shop, no pub but instead an abundance of peace and quiet.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.