For walking and hiking you will find no better area than Kilnsey and Conistone in Upper Wharfedale. Close to the Dales Way, Mastiles Lane and Scott Gate Lane and Bycliffe Road, you can set off with a guidebook from your accommodation in any direction and explore the many varied footpaths and bridleways: both easy and challenging. Round each bend, over every hill, there is yet another spectacular view. Breathe in the fresh Wharfedale air and search the sky for buzzards gliding in the sky, or keep a keen eye on the river for kingfishers, dippers, grey wagtails, sandpipers, and the mallard and goosanders feeding there.
For cyclists there are miles of cross country biking trails as well as pretty country lanes, allowing you to enjoy the tranquil countryside, away from the pressures of the busy main roads. The 'back road' from Grassington to Kettlewell, passing through Conistone, is designated as a cycleway, and from time to time is used for organised cycle races.
Enjoy the Yorkshire Dales and the Kilnsey and Conistone scenery from horseback with riding and pony trekking at the Kilnsey Trekking Centre, located on the outskirts of Conistone village.
If you want to go fishing in Kilnsey and Conistone then head for the Kilnsey Park where there is rainbow trout fishing for adults and children all year round, as well as a children's nature trail. Fly fishing in season in the Rivers Wharfe and Skirfare for brown trout and grayling is available through Kilnsey Angling Club (Day permits obtained at the Tennant Arms).
There is some tremendous limestone climbing in Kilnsey and Conistone, with Kilnsey Crag a real climbing hotspot offering a truly challenging climb, while Bull Scar in Conistone Dib is much used by school parties learning the first elements of climbing and abseiling. The surrounding areas also contain some of England's finest limestone cave systems, making this particular part of the Yorkshire Dales a very popular destination for cavers and potholers.
The nearby Long Ashes Leisure Club at Long Ashes Park, Threshfield, offers swimming, a fully equipped gym, and a health and beauty spa, and good food can be obtained at the Gamekeepers Inn on the same site.
Travel a short way from Kilnsey and Conistone to Grassington and you will find the Yorkshire Dales National Park Centre, located in the Colvend car park in Grassington. You can get information at the National Park Centre on a wide range of attractions and events in the Yorkshire Dales, and also book accommodation in the area.
There is more information on activities and things to do in Kilnsey and Conistone and the surrounding area here:
Kilnsey Park | |
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There is plenty of good shopping to be enjoyed at Kilnsey Park, a working trout farm which offers two fishing lakes. As well as a restaurant and coffee shop, Kilnsey Park also has a great farm shop. Here you will find lots of fresh, natural food. There is trout fresh from our own farm, as well as local game and Yorkshire preserves and biscuits. There are also Dales cheeses and seasonal, locally produced fruit and vegetables. You can select from a range of oven ready made meals made to special recipes created by our own restaurant chef and which are already enjoyed by the visitors to our restaurant. We now offer high quality home catering service to suit all occasions and budgets. Address: Kilnsey Park, Kilnsey near Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5PS |
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Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre | |
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Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre is located amidst the stunning scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. (The Yorkshire Dales is an area of dramatic natural beauty in northern England. A large part of the Yorkshire Dales is designated one of 10 national parks in England and Wales.) The centre is an Approved Riding Establishment of The British Horse Society, which guarantees that the horse care, safety and riding instruction provided at the centre are of the very highest standard. Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre has been in business for more than 20 years and still provides some form of equine entertainment for all ages. Whether you are four or 104 we can provide an activity to suit you! Address: Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre, Conistone-with-Kilnsey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5HS |
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The Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group (U.W.H.G.) | |
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The Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group (U.W.H.G.) was formed in 2005 to enable members to be involved in practical archaeological fieldwork within the rich historical environment of Upper Wharfedale and surrounding areas. In addition to fieldwork, we hold a programme of talks by guest lecturers during winter, spring and autumn, as well as guided walks during the summer months. Recently we have conducted grant funded surveys and excavations, in conjunction with Ingleborough Archaeology Group, of the lime kiln and corn drying kiln at Kilnsey Green. Several landscape surveys have been produced, in conjunction with the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust, of the area around, and in, Threshfield Quarry and further afield at Langcliffe Scar. U.W.H.G. members also play a major part in the summer excavations at Chapel House Wood organised by the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust. Membership currently stands at around 40. For further information please visit our website. Web Address: www.uwhg.org.uk |
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Kilnsey Angling Club | |
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Formed in 1840, Kilnsey Angling Club is amongst the earliest established angling clubs in the country and one of the very few that has survived from the early 19th Century, keeping its traditions intact. Founded by a local parson, the Rev. William Bury, the members (at first called subscribers) have always given visiting anglers a warm welcome. The club's headquarters, since its inception, has been the Tennant Arms in Kilnsey, where in early days both members and visitors arrived by the mail coach or carriage and pair from Skipton. Several esteemed angling authors have been members, so the club waters, in their beautiful surroundings, are nationally famous and over the years have been host to many well-known anglers. Today the club continues the Rev. Bury's original aim to preserve the pristine brown trout fishery and its wildlife. It also keeps alive the time-honoured North Country method of wet-fly fishing using traditional Yorkshire patterns, though many members and visitors also find modern dry-fly techniques and fly patterns to be successful. Day tickets to fish Kilnsey Angling Club's waters cost 35 and are available during the trout season, except on Sundays and Bank Holidays, by applying in person at the Tennant Arms between 9.30 and 10am. Chest and waist waders are not allowed. Details of membership are available from the Honorary Secretary E N Wood, Moorside House, Ogden, Halifax, HX2 8XP. |
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