High St

Yorkshire Dales National Park


Skipton's pride and joy is the broad and bustling High St, one of the most attractive shopping streets in Yorkshire – only slightly marred by the general market held here four days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) selling cheap clothing, gifts and all sorts of paraphernalia.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yorkshire Dales National Park attractions

1. Skipton Castle

0.13 MILES

What makes Skipton Castle so fascinating is its splendid state of preservation, providing a striking contrast to the ruins you'll see elsewhere. Although…

2. Bolton Abbey

5.29 MILES

This old monastic estate is now a giant country playground set against the striking backdrop of 12th-century priory ruins on a bend of the River Wharfe…

3. Brontë Parsonage Museum

9.35 MILES

Set in a pretty garden overlooking Haworth parish church and graveyard, the house where the Brontë family lived from 1820 to 1861 is now a museum. The…

4. Haworth Parish Church

9.36 MILES

Your first stop in Haworth should be the parish church, a lovely old place of worship built in the late 19th century on the site of the older church that…

5. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

9.44 MILES

This vintage railway runs steam and classic diesel engines between Keighley and Oxenhope via Haworth. The classic 1970 movie The Railway Children was shot…

6. Malham Cove

9.61 MILES

North of Malham village, a 0.75-mile field walk beside a lovely babbling stream leads to Malham Cove, a huge rock amphitheatre lined with 80m-high…

7. Malham Tarn

11.17 MILES

A glacial lake and nature reserve 3.5 miles north of Malham village, accessible via a 1.5-mile walk north from Malham Cove, or by car. There are two car…

8. Salts Mill

12.65 MILES

Saltaire, a Victorian-era landmark and Unesco World Heritage Site, was an industrial village purpose-built in 1851 by philanthropic wool baron and…