National Park Centre Outdoors

The redevelopment of Grassington National Park Centre, located in the main National Park car park near the busy village centre, was completed in early 1999. Interpretation displays have brought local industry, farming and tourism, both past and present, to life.

All of the National Park Authority's National Park Centres are also tourist information centres, networked with the English Tourism Council. They offer a wide range of services, these include a local and national accommodation booking service, sales of maps, books and souvenirs and information for visitors and locals. They even provide daily weather forecasts for the immediate area.

Our National Park Centres help us to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the National Park by the general public. The staff working in the Centres have a wealth of knowledge and interesting information about the area.

Grassington - A very picturesque village with sloping main street and cobbled square surrounded by a variety of shops, pubs and cafes. The spirit of Old Grassington Fair is revived each December when the village transforms the square and shops for the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival. The Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum offers a peep into the past. Here there are exhibits of leadmining, the railway, farming, period costume and folklore. Opening times April - Sept 2pm-4. 30pm daily. Sept - March 2pm-4pm weekends. Linton Falls - Take a short 15 minute walk from the National Park car park down Snake Walk / Sedber Lane to the falls and medieval church. From here you can walk along the river bank towards Burnsall or Grass Woods. .