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The Yorkshire Dales is one of the best loved and most visited National Parks in Britain. Yorkshire Dales - The Bradt Slow Travel Guide celebrates the beautiful limestone landscapes it contains, both above and below ground. It encourages visitors to stray away from the honey-pot venues, sampling wildlife in the hidden corners and meeting the true Dales-folk in sleepy villages off the beaten track.
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
What is the Slow Movement
An introduction to the region
PART TWO: CHAPTERS
Chapter 1: Three Peaks Country
Chapter 2: Craven and Wharfedale
Chapter 3: Swaledale
Chapter 4: Wensleydale
Chapter 5: Nidderdale
Mike Bagshaw is a freelance travel and nature writer with regular columns in various regional magazines and newspapers. A Lancastrian by birth and an ecologist by training, he has lived and worked in North Yorkshire for 28 years. For many years he was a teacher of outdoor education and has explored the nooks and crannies of the county by bike, foot and canoe. With a love of the wildlife and landscapes of the region and a keen interest in its crafts, architecture, local history, folklore and pubs, he is well placed to paint a very personal picture of this special place.
