England’s land doesn’t come much greener or more pleasant than Yorkshire’s gently sloping valleys, with their rushing rivers and tumbling waterfalls. Over millennia, dramatic landmarks have been carved out of these limestone hills – such as Malham Cove, a 70-metre-high cliff that you can climb to the top of. One of the park’s most arresting sights is manmade: Ribblehead Viaduct, a feat of Victorian engineering that wends through remote moorland, forming part of the Settle-Carlisle railway line.

The Yorkshire Dales is home to the hills that form the popular Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge -- a walk of 24 miles that must include all three peaks, and be completed within 12 hours. Nearby is the 30-m-high Ribblehead Viaduct, an incredible piece of Victorian engineering, that carries the Settle–Carlisle train line. The park is an adventure playground for cyclists, with hundreds of miles of trails lined with drystone walls that lead through scenic valleys.