Thornton Rust

Soaring limestone crags, windswept moors and tranquil pastureland are all a stone’s throw from Thornton Rust holiday cottages. This quiet village lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, two miles west of Aysgarth, high on the southern banks of the River Ure. The village’s lofty position on the rocky edge of a dramatic ridge gives it breathtaking views of upper and mid Wensleydale. Take a wander from your Thornton Rust holiday cottage and you will discover a rural Yorkshire community which time seems to have forgotten. Pretty stone homes huddle around a pair of greens, surrounded by lush meadows and peat moors. The glorious countryside surrounding Thornton Rust is crisscrossed by footpaths where you can walk for miles with only the sound of birds in the trees for company. A gentle route leads to the historic site of the Wensleydale Harriers’ kennels, which is now a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve with wildflower meadows and rare birds. A more strenuous route ends at the summit of Addlebrough with breathtaking views of the dales.