Swaledale

#4811 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°21'40"N, 1°50'17"W

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Swaledale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richmond Castle, St Mary the Virgin, Luke Searle Golf, Green Howards Museum.

4.9 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles
Richmond Castle, Richmond
126 min walk • Richmond Castle in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, stands in a commanding position above the River Swale, close to the centre of the town of Richmond. It was originally called Riche Mount, 'the strong hill'.
5.2 miNE
Church
St Mary the Virgin, Richmond
133 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, is the Anglican parish church in the town of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. Previously, there was another church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, which served as a chapel, and in the early part of the twentieth century, it was officiated over by the incumbent of St Mary's.
5 miNE
54°24'43"N • 1°44'58"W
Luke Searle Golf, Richmond
128 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Golf
5 miNE
History museum, Museum, Military museum
Green Howards Museum, Richmond
127 min walk • The Green Howards Regimental Museum is the museum of the Green Howards infantry regiment of the British Army. It is located in the old Trinity Church in the centre of the market place of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.
1.8 miNW
Monastery
Ellerton Priory, Yorkshire Dales
47 min walk • Ellerton Priory was a priory of Cistercian nuns in Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. Its ruins lie in the civil parish of Ellerton Abbey.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Richmond Falls, Richmond
128 min walk • Richmond Falls are a series of waterfalls along the River Swale, they are situated at grid reference NZ173006 near to the town centre of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
3.4 miE
Park
Foxglove Covert, Richmond
87 min walk • Foxglove Covert is a Local Nature Reserve located on Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, England and is on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
4.6 miNW
Museum
Swaledale Museum, Yorkshire Dales National Park
117 min walk • Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
5.1 miNE
Art museum, Children's museum, History museum
Richmondshire Museum, Richmond
130 min walk • The Richmondshire Museum is a museum located in Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. The Museum Trust was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; the Museum opened in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has expanded its collections ever since.
2.6 miW
Monastery
Marrick Priory, Yorkshire Dales National Park
67 min walk • Marrick Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, established between 1140 and 1160 by Roger de Aske. The parish Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Andrew and 400 acres of local land also belonged to the priory, which thrived until the 16th century, in spite of the depredations of marauding Scots.
4.2 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Leyburn
108 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.