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Horton WHC - Holidays for Women and Children |
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Coming to Visit : Accomodation | Prices | Children | Food | Disabled Access
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Coming to VisitSometimes, it’s assumed that we must be fully booked in school holidays, or on sunny weekends, and that there’s no point in calling. This isn't always true though. It’s always worth ringing/emailing us for a last minute booking, as more often than not you will be successful. If you do get the answer machine, then please leave us a mesage, and we'll call you back. The VillageHorton-In-Ribblesdale is on the Pennine Way. The house is at the foot of Pen-y-Ghent, one of the famous "Three Peaks". There are well marked footpaths for walking and hill climbing. There is a Post Office/shop almost next door to the house, and there is also a cafe and tourist information centre, a church and two pubs in the village. The Womens Holiday Centre makes a significant contribution to the survuval of these local businesses, and we would encourage you to visit them while you are here. The village is six miles from the small market town of Settle. Places to visit nearby include the waterfalls and show caves at Ingleton, Malham Tarn, Janets Foss and Gaping Ghyll. Getting HereHorton-in-Ribblesdale is on the Leeds - Carlisle train line ( approx. 65 minutes from Leeds ). It is a short walk from the station. Check train times before you travel - they change seasonally ! Train Enquiries :- 08457 48 49 50 Some places of interest for visitorsGet the bus to visit Settle – the Market, take a look at the Shambles, see the quaint white old houses in Upper Settle, check out the shops, pubs, takeaways and cafes. There's also Swimming Baths at Settle. Skipton has a market 2 days a week The Womens Holiday Centre offers a great opportunity for women and children to interact with the environment. From Horton there are many interesting short walks - you can go for a little non-strenuous wander along the farm roads at the back of the house, walk down the village, look at the stream etc. Or you could go for a longer, still not particularly strenuous walk towards Pen-y-Ghent, and see the terrific scenery and enjoy peaceful quiet only interrupted by the calls of curlews, other birds and animals, and the occasional stream. Or go fell walking, or even scramble up the face of Pen-y-Ghent If you have a car, you might like to drive to interest spots, and park and walk. Eg. From Malham village follow other visitors along the narrow road and then across the field beside the beck into the towering gorge of Gordale Scar. From the back of Malham village, walk up to the foot of the amazing Malham Cove, and/or stagger up the path to the huge famous limestone pavement. Try and find out about the connection with Charles Kingsley’s “Water Babies”. There's also the “Malham Safari” to discover, and riding stables. August brings the annual Agricultural Show to Malham – animals, pony races, fell race. On the way back, why not take a look at Janet’s Foss and hide behind the little waterfall, or drive up to Malham Tarn, and back over the tops. If you are good walker of course you can walk all the way! Or take the Pennine way part of the way - It goes through Stainforth. There are also stepping stones in Stainforth village, and you can go swimming in the River Ribble at Stainforth, but go further down than the foss/waterfall avoiding the deep part near the foss/waterfall as it goes down into a pothole! Or just go and look over the Stainforth Bridge and see if you can see the trout, or drop sticks in and watch them flow under. On bank holidays the Caving Club lower people down into Gaping Ghyll (a huge pothole) on a kind of a Bosun’s chair. Also a short drive away are the illuminated White Scar caves at Ingleton, and Ingleborough cave at Clapham And of course, if you're super fit and speedy, there's always the 3 Peaks Race up and down Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside. ALWAYS LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND GET ADVICE FROM THE VILLAGE INFORMATION CENTRE ON LOCAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED. RoomsOur Accomodation web page has details about the number and type of rooms we have. CostOur Prices and Booking web page will help you work out how much your stay will cost. Children's facilitiesOur Children web page should answer most questions about facilities for children at the centre. MealsOur Food web page includes information about what kind of food is included in the cost of your stay (all meals are self-catering). Disabled AccessOur Disabled Access web page gives some indication of current levels of accessibiltiy. More specific information about how well we can meet your needs is always available by contacting the house. |
Page last updated : 16th November 2008 Women's Holiday Centre
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