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Inspire children to explore the magical world of bees. The bee box is packed with everything you need to discover bees, including: Bumblebee ID Guide, How to make a bee house and garden, TickiT magnifying glass, wildflower seeds*, bee badge and bee colouring-in card. *Seeds will not be included in orders to be delivered outside the UK.

New Christmas cards featuring beautiful wintry images of Dales landscapes and wildlife, with the greeting "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" inside. 12 cards with envelopes, 2 of each design. Each card measures 12.5cm x 12.5cm.

This 1000 piece jigsaw features: rural Langstrothdale, a Red Squirrel at Snaizeholme, Muker, Malhamdale’s Winter Meadows and Middleton Woods.

A set of eight vibrant greetings cards featuring breathtaking Dales landscapes. Left blank inside, these cards are suitable for any occasion. Packs contain 8 cards with envelopes - 2 of each design. Cards measure 15.5cm x 15.5cm.

A hard-shell case for your specs featuring a striking photograph of the iconic Ribblehead viaduct. It comes with a matching cleaning cloth and soft lining to protect your glasses.

Case measures approx. 16cm x 6cm x 4cm.

Create a haven for wildlife in your garden with this Wildflower Meadow Starter Kit. Includes: 2 packs of wildflower seed, step-by-step guide to creating a mini meadow, seed propagation guide, flowers and grasses identification guide and meadow walk guide. PLEASE NOTE - we cannot post seeds outside the UK.  

One in five British wildflower species are threatened. Help wildflowers and wildlife by creating a wildflower lawn that pollinating insects will love. Seed is sustainably sourced from meadows in northern England. PLEASE NOTE - we do not accept bulk orders of 10 packs or more and cannot post seeds outside the UK.

David Johnson’s superb homage to Ingleborough has been fully revised and updated with new pictures, research and information on the Dales’ most-loved peak. Paperback, 316 pages.

Now in stock!! 

A sturdy natural canvas bag with long handles, depicting the leaves of some of our native trees in the Yorkshire Dales. Perfect for carrying your shopping.

Measures 43cm (wide) x 39cm (tall) x 14cm (deep at the base)

Author Sarah Lister brings to life the men, women and children of the iconic Settle-Carlisle line buried in Settle Parish Church. This book captures the stories of over 50 people who built the line and their families, providing an insight into life in Settle during the 19th century and a snapshot of navvy life. Paperback, 53 pages. 

This informative booklet, written by Richard Whinray, guides you on a walk around the ancient market town of Settle and introduces you to its historical places, people and characters of interest.

FREE (costs for postage only) A collection of 10 Dales walks with maps and a list of things to look for, compiled by our People and the Dales (PaD) team. Includes stories of some of the wonderful people PaD have worked with. To help us continue this vital work please add a donation at the checkout. Thank you.  

There are hundreds of books on woods and trees but this is the first one to set the subject in the context of the Yorkshire Dales. With informative text and a superb selection of photographs covering changes in Dales woodland down the centuries and stories of the ‘People behind the Trees.’ Softback 144 pages. 

FREE (costs for postage only) One Reserve: 5000 years of human history. A series of three self-guided walk leaflets highlighting features of archaeological and historical interest in Ingleborough National Nature Reserve. Produced by Ingleborough Archaeology Group and also available as an app.

Eight greetings cards featuring four different Yorkshire Dales scenes, including a curlew, Muker Meadows, bluebells and a field patchwork. Left blank inside, these cards are suitable for any occasion. Packs contain 8 cards with envelopes - 2 of each design. Cards measure 15.5cm x 15.5cm.

FREE (costs for postage only) This series of leaflets, by Adrian Kidd, explains the 500-million-year story of the amazing geology that has shaped the Ingleborough landscape. Four of the leaflets include self-guided walks: Clapham & Austwick, Settle & Stainforth, Helwith Bridge & Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and Ingleton Waterfalls.

Meet a hidden giant, curious howlet, horrible trolls and mysterious boggart in four family story trails around Stainforth, Ribblehead, Clapham and Feizor.  

Explore, spot things and search for clues in these easy to follow maps and stories.   

The Clapham Boggart  

Not far from here, on the rolling. open moors there is a place that folk call the Boggarts' Rolling Holes. Search for the mischieveous Boggart in this family story trail around Clapham. Explore, spot things and search for clues in this easy to follow map and story.   

Samson the GIANT of Stainforth 

There are some things in this world that are so aboslutely huge that we don't even notice when we are standing right on top of them. Meet Samson the GIANT in this family story trail around Stainforth. Explore, spot things and search for clues in this easy to follow map and story.   

The Gauber Trolls of Ribblehead  

Trolls are horrible, rotten creatures that smell of old cheese. They are always hungry and always horrible....aren't they? Find out in this family story trail around Ribblehead. Explore, spot things and search for clues in this easy to follow map and story.   

The Curious Howlet of Feizor  

Our story begins in the heart if a very ancient ash tree which grows on the rocky, wooded pastures close to the village of Feizor. Discover a very special bird in this family story trail around Feizor. Explore, spot things and search for clues in this easy to follow map and story.   

This great little guide will help you identify the flowers and grasses found in the Yorkshire Dales Hay meadows. It's A5 size and is finished with a protective waterproof surface. Perfect to take on your next walk in the Dales.

Peak Performance is a celebration of Ingleborough's great sporting legacy, from maiden challenges and epic acts of perseverance and tenacity, to its great tradition of community sports. Written by Victoria Benn and featuring previously unpublished photography and new artworks by Victoria Alderson and James Innerdale.

Follow in the footsteps of Odon and Lutra on their exciting adventure and meet some rare creatures and magical characters from days gone by. This is a delightful family story trail around Dry Rigg Quarry and Swarth Moor, near Helwith Bridge.

A beautifully illustrated account of the plants and animals found in the ‘living churchyard’ of St Alkelda’s Church, Giggleswick. Written and illustrated by Doris Cairns.

A4 paperback, 98 pages.

An illustrated guide to collecting and propagating the seed of hay meadow flowers in the Yorkshire Dales. It is folded to A5 size and is finished with a protective waterproof coating - perfect to take on your next walk in the Dales!

Featuring a leaf design from some of our native trees in the Dales, this tea towel will bring a touch of the outdoors to your washing up.

Made from 100% premium natural unbleached cotton, and measuring 76cm x 48cm.

Settle: A Historic Market Town, by David Johnson, with a foreword by His Grace the 12th Duke of Devonshire, covers the town’s history from its early origins, with topics such as commerce, textiles, people and buildings, all written in the author’s very readable style.

Time, Please! ‘Lost’ Inns, Pubs and Alehouses of the Yorkshire Dales

A scholarly but highly readable book by David Johnson, chronicling some 160 alehouses, inns and taverns which are no more. A5 softback, 126 pages.

A collection of photographs that provide a snapshot in time of the area’s social history, showing how people - locals and visitors - connect to the land and its communities. By Hilary Fenten. 28cm x 28cm softback, 51 pages.

Curious Tales from the Ancient Graveyard unearths the fascinating stories of those buried in the graveyard at Holy Ascension Church in Settle, including millionaires and pioneers, navvies, suffragettes, orphans who changed rags for riches and a survivor of the Lusitania disaster. By Sarah Lister. Softback 96 pages. 

A soft-back book (102 pages) summarising survey results gathered for 204 bird species recorded by volunteers in the Long Preston area over the last 50 years. This publication also considers the achievements of the Long Preston Floodplain Project, and specifically the benefits brought to birds.

This book documents the fortunes of Ingleborough’s breeding birds, along with records of migrant birds, over the last two decades. There is a good range of species to be found, including some rarities for the lucky observer. Soft-back, 66 pages.

Compiled and illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Whilst restoring the library in her husband's family home in Wensleydale, Janet came across a diary by Silvanus Thompson recounting an excursion by five botanists into Teesdale in 1844. Their story includes rivalry and romance as they walk part of the Pennine Way.

On some areas of limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales, large upright slabs can be seen. This report details an archaeological survey which aimed to provide an explanation of when, and why, people set these ‘placed stones’ in position. Softback, 54 pages.

Southerscales: a deserted settlement

A fascinating report about a community archaeology project supported by YDMT to answer long-standing doubts about the age of the intriguing settlement of Southscales, a few miles north east of Ingleton. Softback, 180 pages.

In 2018/19 YDMT supported a project to determine the felling dates of a number of re-used timbers in old stone field barns in the Ingleborough area. This report summarises the project and its surprising results. Softback, 99 pages.

This archaeological investigation of an
early medieval farmstead is the last bit of the jigsaw in a ten-year research project around Ingleborough. This report details the work of volunteers to excavate a small site at Clapham Bottoms, and findings that are out of all proportion to its hitherto perceived importance.

Thorns through Time: The story of an abandoned settlement. The fascinating story of the abandoned settlement of Thorns, near Ribblehead, as revealed by archaeological investigations. Possibly the most comprehensive project of its kind in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the findings far exceeded expectations.

The 2015 CD album by The Moonbeams – local musicians who play original folk-based music reflecting their love of the landscapes and life of the Yorkshire Dales.

A collection of poetry by Isobel Thrilling. Isobel has won many poetry prizes and has had her work broadcast on television and radio. Featuring black and white photographs by Ian Thrilling.

30 page booklet.