Visit Grassington, Yorkshire Dales

Grassington tourist information

Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale, north of Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park of northern England.

A pretty traditional Yorkshire village, Grassington developed as a mining village. It is now focussed on tourism, and it is commonly used as a base for exploring the Wharfedale region of the Yorkshire Dales.

Centred around a large open cobbled square lined with stone houses, Grassington has a decent selection of shops, cafes, hotels and pubs in the village to prepare yourself for your excursion into the countryside - or where you can recuperate afterwards!

In the run up to Christmas the village also attracts a lot of visitors as the shop owners dress in period costume to recreate a shopping experience from the Victorian era.

The Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum is situated in Grassington.

Grassington Festival successfully attracts a wide range of events, artists and performers to the town, transforming the town for two weeks each June. See Grassington Festival website for details.

Attractions near Grassington

Kilnsey Crag is a 50 metre high cliff a little way north of Grassington

Yarnbury Lead Mine, an interesting glimpse into this historically important industry

Grass Wood, an area of ancient woodland and designated 'site of special scientific interest' is also close to Grassington