Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk
Kettlewell, our base for the final five days of the of the Yorkshire Dales Centurion Walk, is an attractive village situated in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Kettlewell has a good general store where the makings of a packed lunch can be purchased and several pubs offering food in the evenings.
The daily meeting point in Kettlewell will be the National Park car park on the north side of the bridge.
Accommodation
There is a variety of accommodation in Kettlewell and neighbouring villages, including inns, guesthouses, self-catering cottages and a Youth Hostel. Details can be found on the following websites:
- http://www.enjoyengland.com
- http://www.visitbritain.com/uk/search/accommodation.htm
- http://www.yorkshirevisitor.com
- http://www.kettlewell.info/accommodation.cfm
- http://www.yorkshiredales-stay.co.uk
- http://www.dalesandvales.co.uk/accommodation_directory/yorkshire_dales/0435-kettlewell/index.html
- http://www.caravanclub.co.uk
- http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.ukv
Alternatively, an accommodation guide can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre in Grassington, whose contact details are as follows:
National Park Centre,
Colvend,
Hebden Road,
Grassington
North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB
Telephone: 01756 752774
Fax: 01756 753358
E.Mail: grassington@ytbtic.co.uk
How to reach Kettlewell by public transport
The nearest railway station to Kettlewell is Skipton (fifteen miles distant). Guests approaching Kettlewell from Sedbergh will need to take the train from Kirkby Stephen to Skipton. There are five or six trains a day; journey time 70 minutes. From Skipton there is a limited bus service (Pride of the Dales service No. 72R) to Kettlewell; journey time one hour.
General information on the Wharfedale area, can be found on the following websites: