Yorkshire Dales

British

plural noun

Also called: the Dales. the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area

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The privately owned reserve is working closely with conservationists in upland areas, such as the Yorkshire Dales, where the curlew population is healthier.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Squeagle - a four-year-old female - is fitted with a tag which showed she had travelled through Northumberland, the Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The teenager was reported missing at 18:30 BST on Sunday at the River Wharfe, near Burnsall, in the Yorkshire Dales.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

A campervan owner herself, Julie-Anne said she had just returned from a trip away to the Yorkshire Dales, where she spent £15 a night to park on a designated site.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Snow settles on the higher ground of the Yorkshire Dales, as the UK experiences its first arctic blast of the winter.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

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