Walking The Dales Way 7 Days
Welcome! You are in the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park experiencing one of the most spectacular English highland landscapes. The Dales is steepled in tradition, excellent views, and some relatively untouched countryside. Enjoy the gentle undulating hills, limestone dales, ancient woodland, and waterfalls. The Dales are also home to several interesting, and undisputibly beautiful towns, villages and hamlets.Â
Gently meandering through the dales is a 78 mile route, which starts at Ilkley, and finishes in the Lake District National Park, on the shores of Lake Windermere.Â
To help you enjoy this wonderful route, we have put together this Dales Way 7 day itinerary for you to self-book your walking holiday. Click any of the overnight stops below to quickly scroll down to that section on the page.Â
The accommodation on this page have been hand picked, and checked on Facebook, TripAdvisor, and via Google Reviews to ensure they are of an acceptable quality. Most can be booked direct, online either via booking.com, or through their own website. We have also added some super handy distances from the trail so you know how far you have to travel each day to start walking.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Please note, some of the accommodation options below include an affiliate link. If you book through these links Distance Hiker will receive a small percentage of the total price. This allows us to keep producing excellent resources to help you book your trail. Thanks, Matthew.
The Itinerary
Arrive in Ilkley for your first night stay
Day 1: Walk From Ilkley To Grassington – 19km
Day 2: Walk from Grassington to Hubberholme – 19km
Day 3: Walk from Hubberholme to Ribblehead – 19km
Day 4: Walk from Ribblehead to Dent – 16km
Day 5: Walk from Dent to Howgill – 16km
Day 6: Walk from Howgill to Burneside – 21km
Day 7: Walk from Burneside to Bowness on Windermere – 21km
Depart from Bowness on Windermere after breakfast
Arrive in Ilkley for your first night stay
The Black Hat
Rooms from £75.00 per night
- 150m from the trail
The Gin Lounge & Rooms
Rooms from £118.00 per night
- 330m from the trail
Ilkley Riverside Hotel
Rooms from £85.00 per night
- Directly on the trail!
Day 1: Walk From Ilkley To Grassington - 19km​
Grassington Bunk Barn
Rooms from £26.00 per night
- 1km from the trail
The Old Hall Inn
Rooms from £85.00 per night
- 1.5km from the trail
Grassington House
Rooms from £135.00 per night
- Directly on the trail!
Station House B&B
Rooms from £70.00 per night
- 700m from the trail
Day 2: Walk from Grassington to Hubberholme - 19km
The George Inn
Rooms from £90.00 per night
- Directly on the trail!
The White Lion Inn
Rooms from £105.00per night
- 2km from the trail
Day 3: Walk from Hubberholme to Ribblehead - 19km
Shepherds Cottage Luxury B&B
Rooms from £75.00 per night
- Directly On The Trail!
The Station Inn
Rooms from £85.00 per night
- 2.3km from the trail
Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast
Rooms from £70.00per night
- 3.9km from the trail
Day 4: Walk from Ribblehead to Dent - 16km
The Old Craft Barn
Rooms from £95.00 per night
- 1.3km from the trail
Day 5: Walk from Dent to Howgill - 16km
The Black Bull
Rooms from £125.00per night
- 800m from the trail
Daleslea Bed and Breakfast
Rooms from £95.00per night
- 1km from the trail
Daleslea Bed and Breakfast
Rooms from £95.00per night
- 1km from the trail
Day 6: Walk from Howgill to Burneside - 21km
Day 7: Walk from Burneside to Bowness on Windermere - 21km
Depart from Bowness on Windermere after breakfast
We hope you found the accommodation options above helpful, and have managed to successfully book your trail. If not, don’t worry, we offer a handy booking service which you can access by hitting the link below. If you have any more questions related to the Cotswold Way, we have you covered in the articles below. Browse at your own pace, and should you have any specific questions feel free to jump onto live chat, or search our database of articles:
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