Simon's Seat, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Simon's Seat
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Simon's Seat is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. It is a prominent outcrop of millstone grit on the eastern side of Wharfedale. Although only 485 metres high, the extensive views from the summit make it a popular destination for walkers. ()

Coordinates: 54°2'3"N, 1°52'52"W

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Simon's Seat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skipton Castle, Stump Cross Caverns, Troller's Gill, Barden.

7.3 miSW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Skipton Castle, Skipton
186 min walk • Skipton Castle is a Grade I Listed medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron, and has been preserved for over 931 years.
2.4 miN
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
61 min walk • Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England.
1.5 miNW
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Troller's Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
38 min walk • Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.
2.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Barden, Yorkshire Dales National Park
61 min walk • Barden is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It consists of the hamlet of Drebley and a few scattered houses in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales.
3.3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial
Cavendish memorial fountain, Yorkshire Dales National Park
85 min walk • The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder in Phoenix Park by the Irish National Invincibles in May 1882. The fountain is a Grade II listed building.
7.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Skipton Wood, Skipton
181 min walk • Skipton Wood is a 36-acre wood following the valley of Eller Beck to the north of Skipton behind Skipton Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The wood is owned by Skipton Castle but has been leased to the Woodland Trust.
4.3 miW
Lake
Upper Barden Reservoir, Grassington
110 min walk • Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
5 miS
Church
Farfield Friends Meeting House
127 min walk • Farfield Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house no longer regularly in use by a Quaker meeting and now owned by the Historic Chapels Trust. It is located some 2 miles north of the village of Addingham, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Embsay Reservoir, Skipton
151 min walk • Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes.
6.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pateley Playhouse
157 min walk • The Pateley Playhouse is a small amateur-run theatre in the town of Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. The building was initially a Primitive Methodist Chapel but was abandoned in the late 1930s.
7.3 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lady Anne's Way, Skipton
186 min walk • Lady Anne's Way is a 100-mile hiking route between Skipton and Penrith in Northern England. The trail is punctuated by houses and towers once owned by the Clifford family, but is named after Lady Anne Clifford who renovated and repaired the buildings in the 17th century.

Simon's Seat, Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Yorkshire Dales National Park plan & book

Simon's Seat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)