The hill on the skyline is Ingleborough (2374 feet) seen from just south of Chapel-le-Dale on the road to Ingleton. We stayed near Hawes on this trip in 1998 at The Stone House Hotel which is on the Northern side of Wensleydale opposite Hawes.

The Yorkshire Dales area is Carboniferous Limestone country with limestone pavements and many caves some of which are show caves open to the public.

Walk about a mile up the path which starts at Clapham and leads to Gaping Gill and you will reach Ingleborough Cave; a show cave open to the public.

It is well worth making the effort to walk up to Ingleborough Cave and paying the entrance fee. Ingleborough Cave is, without doubt, the finest show cave that we have seen in England and Wales and the floor of the stream passage is flat so you can even take a single unit pushchair in without problems.

Looking up Trow Gill; a small limestone gorge further up the path from Ingleborough Cave.

A little over a half mile from here you will reach Gaping Gill (See below).

Fell Beck (the stream) can be seen bottom left just before it plunges 365 feet down Gaping Gill - the obvious black hole near the centre of the picture.

On some weekends in May, June & August a winch is set up over the pot and members of the public may elect to take the ride down into the large cavern beneath. Winch information - May & June

The B6255 road from Ingleton to Ribblehead runs through a dale with limestone outcrops on both sides and this shows Twistleton Scar; a typical Yorkshire limestone outcrop on the North-West side of the dale.

On the opposite side of the road there are similar outcrops and there is also Ingleborough and the White Scar show cave within it.

Further along the B6255 road from Ingleton to Ribblehead is the Ribblehead Viaduct which carries the Settle-Carlisle railway across Batty Moss (now called Ribblehead) in the Ribble Valley.

Construction began in late 1869 and necessitated a large workforce of up to 2,300 men most of whom lived in shanty towns set up near its base. Over 100 men lost their lives during its construction.

Near the Ribblehead Viaduct there is an obvious cave, called Batty Wife Cave, near the road. It consists of a low level passageway, containing a small stream, which runs for a short distance before the roof comes down to only a few inches from the floor.

Horse riding on the high ground above Wharfedale. Wharfdale is about 7 miles further east from Malham.

There are horse riding holidays available here for both adults and children together with hacks for the experienced rider.

Photograph: Kilnsey Riding Centre