Yorkshire Dales & Pennine Travel Guide
Journey by train or plane to the Yorkshire Dales
Is the long journey from the North or South the only issue holding you back from a Narrow Boat Holiday in the Yorkshire Dales and Pennine regions?
Should this be the case may we suggest a number of exiting & interesting travel options.
Option 1 - by Rail |
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Rail
Skipton railway station receives direct trains from London Kings Cross and connecting trains from Lancaster & Glasgow via Carlisle and there is a regular 2 trains per hour service from the major West Yorkshire Cities of Leeds and Bradford.
Leeds city station receives daily direct rains from Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Newcastle in the North and Plymouth, Bristol, Southampton, Brighton, Reading, Birmingham and Cambridge in the South. Leeds also receives a hourly service from London Kings Cross between 0700 and 2100 hours (2 hours approx journey time)
More information is available through national rail enquiries Tel 08457 484950
Leeds & Bradford Airport
This major international airport is less than 20 miles away from the Yorkshire Dales
Taking regular service flights from the following United Kingdom & Ireland Destinations
Aberdeen |
Belfast City | Belfast International | Bristol | Dublin | Exeter | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Isle Of Man | Knock | London Gatwick | Newquay | Plymouth | Southampton |
It also takes European and International Services from
Austria
Innsbruck
Salzburg
Belgium
Brussels
Bulgaria
Bourgas
Channel Islands Jersey
Croatia
Dubrovnik
Czech Republic Prague
France Paris | Toulouse Germany Düsseldorf
Holland Amsterdam Iceland
Iceland |
Italy Milan | Rome Portugal Faro - Algarve
Poland Krakow
Mainland Spain
Barcelona | Switzerland Geneva
More information is available through their website Leeds & Bradford Airport
Taxis and Mini Buses are also available at Leeds & Bradford Airport to Taxi you the short journey to the Yorkshire Dales. Please click here for more information
The Roads |
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The Road to the Yorkshire Dales & Pennines
If you are coming from the North of England or Scotland. The best two routes are either South from Edinburgh or Newcastle on the A1 and a scenic cross country journey on the A59 of approx 70 minutes to Skipton and Gargrave. Or South from Glasgow or Carlisle on the exelent A74 / M6 and a scenic cross country journey on the A65 of approx 45 minutes to Gargrave and Skipton
Accessing Skipton and the Yorkshire dales from the South and West is made easy nowadays with the M1, M6 and M62 feeding into the A629 and A59 Trunk Roads.
Taxis and Mini Buses are also available at Leeds & Bradford Airport to Taxi you the short journey to the Yorkshire Dales. Please click here for more information
