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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.   

This new book charts the history of the small market town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales. Published by the North Craven Heritage Trust and written by David Johnson, in the author’s very readable style, the book covers Settle's history from its early origins with topics such as commerce, textiles, people and buildings. 

This 1000 piece jigsaw features the wonderful colour of the Yorkshire. Made from five stunning images which include autumn at Stackhouse. Cottter Force, Dent Head Viaduct, Sheep on the trail and an 'erratic'. 

Stock due October.

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.

Stock due in October.   

Enjoy the Yorkshire Dales throughout the year with twelve stunning photographs of our most spectacular Dales landscapes – from iconic waterfalls to our favourite wildlife.

Stock due October.

Introducing our new 1000 piece jigsaw. Includes beautiful images of Muker meadows, a Buff-tailed bumblebee on melancholy thistle, a Green-veined butterfly on valerian, a meadow sward and green hay harvesting.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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!

A hardshell case for your specs featuring a colourful image of a Swaledale meadow. It comes with a matching cleaning cloth and soft lining to protect your glasses.

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

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. 

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 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.   

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.   

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.   

This beautifully written and illustrated hardback book (265 pages) presents ground breaking research in an accessible, readable manner which will appeal to both visitors and local people alike.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Enjoy the Yorkshire Dales through the seasons with twelve stunning photographs of our most spectacular Dales landscapes – from iconic limestone pavement to wildflower rich hay meadows.Size: 31cm (w) x 21.5cm (h), opening to 31cm (w) x 43 cm (h). 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.