Yorkshire Dales National Park
VISIT Yorkshire Dales National Park:
Park Details
Yorkshire Dales National Park was established in 1954, and has a total area of 538,213 acres (841 square miles, or 2,179 square kilometers).
| Address | Leyburn, England, DL8 3EL |
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| Entrance Fee | Free |
| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
Yorkshire Dales National Park is the 8th most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Yorkshire Dales National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Yorkshire Dales National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Yorkshire Dales National Park are July, September, April & May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 78 | 63 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 58 | 72 | 75 | 81 |
| Avg Temp | 38 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Max Temp | 45 | 47 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Avg Temp | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 32 |
| Min Temp | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Yorkshire Dales National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Yorkshire Dales National Park.
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Lake District National Park | 60 km |
| North York Moors National Park | 84 km |
| Peak District National Park | 99 km |
| Northumberland National Park | 128 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 164 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 271 km |
| Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park | 275 km |
| Wicklow Mountains National Park | 298 km |
| The Broads National Park | 304 km |
| Cairngorms National Park | 329 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Yorkshire Dales National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 95 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 196 km |
| Edinburgh Airport | EDI | Edinburgh, | 209 km |
| Glasgow International Airport | GLA | Paisley, Renfrewshire, | 236 km |
| Belfast International Airport | BFS | Belfast, | 267 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 285 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 303 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Yorkshire Dales National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Leeds Bradford Airport | LBA | Leeds, | 49 km |
| Teesside International Airport | MME | Darlington, Durham, | 58 km |
| Blackpool International Airport | BLK | Blackpool, | 75 km |
| Newcastle Airport | NCL | Newcastle, | 97 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | LPL | Liverpool, | 107 km |
| Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport | DSA | Doncaster, | 110 km |
| Humberside Airport | HUY | Grimsby, | 137 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.