— Days out for everyone

Set in the beautiful Forest of Bowland AONB and with award winning mountain bike trails and miles of walking tracks Gisburn Forest is a fantastic location for a day out. It also has a cafe with a play area for the kids so you can get refreshments after the day's activities.

There are often themed walks such as the Gruffalo trail where you can search for the character boards and, using an interactive app for your phone, see them come to life!

Stocks Reservoir is the largest fly fishery in the North West of England. It has Four and a half miles of fishable shoreline and 350 acres of open water. Situated at the head of the Hodder Valley in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Stocks has a wild and unspoiled quality and is a great location for walking and bird watching as well as fishing.

There are fantastic views of Pendle Hill from the campsite and it can be walked by a number of circular routes. Below the hill are some lovely villages and the area is also famous for the Pendle Witches who went on trial in Lancaster Castle in 1612. Numerous Pendle Witch themed events are run (especially around halloween!) and there are both Pendle Witch Walking and Road Trails to follow.

Opened in 2012 to provide an alternative to the Pennine Way for horse riders and cyclists, the Pennine Bridleway takes in 205 miles of the Pennines' ancient packhorse routes, drovers roads and newly created bridleways.

It actually passes closer to the campsite than the Pennine Way crossing the A59 at Gisburn before heading up to Settle and the Settle Loop bridleway (a lovely day out in its own right).

The Yorkshire Dales lie right on our doorstep and emcompass some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK.

There are endless beautiful towns and villages to visit, spectular hills and waterfalls, the famous Yorkshire three peaks, show caves (as well as thousands of other pots and caves to go caving in).

Why not visit the amazing Ribblehead viaduct with Whernside as it's impressive backdrop, or you could take a trip down into the depths of Gaping Gill on May and August bank holidays when the caving club organises winching events.

Further afield you'll find beatiful places like Aysgarth Falls, and there are organised tours around the Wensleydale Creamery and Black Sheep brewery. The list is never-ending!

The Pennine Way is a 268 mile trail making its way across the Pennines from Edale in Derbyshire through to Kirk Yetholme in the Scottish borders. It passes quite close by the campsite, crossing the A59 at East Marton and heading up towards Gargrave and Malham before heading over Fountains Fell and Pen-y-ghent.

For walkers it offers some super days out amongst some beautiful countryside. The Pennine way is aimed at walkers specifically - for horse riders and cyclists the Pennine Bridleway was opened in 2012 to provide an alternative, which actually passes closer to the campsite near Gisburn (see separate information panel on this page).

The Ingleton waterfalls walk in the Yorkshire Dales is one of the most spectacular waterfall and woodland walks in the UK! The walk is 4.3 miles long (7km) and is easy to follow. It passes Pecca Falls, Hollybush Spout, Thornton Force, Beezley Falls, Rival Falls, Baxenghyll Gorge and Snow Falls. The trail leads through ancient oak woodland and typical Yorkshire Dales scenery via these stunning waterfalls and other geological features.

There is a charge to enter the walk, which goes to help with the upkeep of the paths as most is on private land.

The famous Yorkshire Three Peaks route takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, usually in this order, and in under 12 hours. The Pen-y-ghent Cafe has typically been the starting point of the the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Walk for many people over the years. The café operates a clock-in/out system to time, and aid the safety of walkers.

Please note: If you clock in at the cafe but don't complete the walk or make it back the cafe for any reason please ensure that you let them know - they will wait until after closing time for those who have clocked in!

Of course, all three peaks can equally be enjoyed as great walks in their own right and you may well appreciate taking the extra time to enjoy them in this way.

Gordale is a limestone gorge about 1 mile away from Malham. With sides over 100m tall it is a dramatic sight. Walking up the gorge requires a short scramble of about 10 metres up the waterfall, which is not advisable in winter but perfectly possible for competent walkers in the summer months.

A circular walk is possible from Malham via Janet's Foss, a pretty waterfall further downstream from Gordale, then through Gordale itself before heading over to the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove. From there you can descend the steps down Malham cove and back into Malham.

Oxenber Woods is designated a Site Of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and can be walked as a wonderful circular route from Austwick. In the Spring the forest erupts with flowers such as bluebells, primroses, purple orchids and cowslips, although the best time to visit is May when there are dazzling displays of bluebells stretching across the forest floor and the fields beyond.

Malham Cove is an 80 metre (260ft) high, gently curving cliff of limestone which has amazed visitors for centuries. It has been eroded backwards from the line of the Middle Craven Fault by the action of water and ice over millions of years. Today, the cove challenges climbers and also protects a pair of nesting peregrine falcons which can be viewed during the summer months. A good footpath leads from the village to the cove and around 400 steps lead up to the impressive limestone pavement on top.

Malham Tarn is 1.5 miles north of the Cove. There is parking available there and a footpath leads down to Malham Cove. Malham Tarn is a glacial lake and one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe. Its geology, flora and fauna have led to it being listed under a number of conservation designations.