Private Tour
Private Yorkshire Dales from Windermere in a 16 seater Mercedes
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Our Private Yorkshire Dales Tour is the perfect opportunity for small groups of friends or family to enjoy their very own Private Tour. Our luxury, spacious 16 seater Mercedes will allow you to travel the Yorkshire Dales in style.
Explore the best of the Yorkshire Dales. We drive to the quaint village of Sedbergh and head up to see the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway and the spectacular viaduct.
We venture down into Wensleydale and Hardraw before descending into Swaledale through the valley to the small market town of Reeth for lunch.
Our next stop is Bolton Castle in which Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned, before our journey up the valley to the spectacular Aysgarth Waterfalls, which is famous for an appearance in the film Robin Hood Prince of thieves.
From here we make our way to Hawes for a stop before continuing into the lovely village of Dent, famous for the Dent knitters and brewery. We complete our journey back to Windermere via Kirkby Lonsdale.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We suggest you wear comfortable and sensible footwear, we also recommend bringing a light raincoat.
This tour is a guided scenic mini-coach tour, but there are times when you will have the option to walk up to a few hundred metres to take in a view or point of interest.
You have the opportunity to purchase food & refreshments during the tour. During this tour we will stop in Reeth where there are either a traditional Yorkshire Pub or local caf
Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know at the time of booking.
Foldable wheelchairs can fit in the boot. Please contact us at the time of booking. Please bear in mind that there are a few steps to get on the bus.
Microphones used on board
Infants and children are welcome on our private tours. Please let us know at the time of booking if you require an infant seat or booster seat. All children must have their own seat, you will not be able to travel if children and infants do not have their own seat.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Transport in a 16 seater Mercedes
On board commentary in English
Food & drink
Drivers gratuity (Optional)
Attraction fees
What To Expect
Wensleydale Creamery
Enjoy cheese tasting at Wensleydale Creamery.
Hardraw Force
Visit the highest single drop waterfall in England.
Options
Windermere Information Centre
Collection Point
Pickup included
Reviews
13 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Brilliant holiday
R4877JFbettyc,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had fantastic trip to Yorkshire Dale's a dream come true for me. Met some lovely people and had some great laughs. Will travel with them again
Great tour guide!
Kathy J,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide was Lee and he was perfect. He was super friendly, interesting and funny and knew all about All Creatures Great and Small - the new and the old TV series. We spent time in Grassington (Darrowby) and had a fun time tasting many of the cheese samples made there. We hit a perfect, mostly sunny day and saw all our favorite sites from the series. An added bonus was Bolton Castle. It is a huge partially crumbled down castle but with one tower still intact. You could choose a falconry show or go inside the castle. For the castle you didn’t need a guide and you could wander at will. There were some really fun places to climb up into. Several of the rooms in one of the towers were still intact and were decorated as to the period but it was mostly the castle as it is. My husband and I loved this part of the tour and felt like it was a double bonus day! We were only sad that we wanted to give Lee a tip and only had American dollars and didn’t know if that was . I wish there was a way to go back and get a tip to him. Thanks Lee for our favorite day in York!
hridoym84,
Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour is awesome for nature lovers and history lovers too. The guide was knowledgeable and explained all spots in details.
The highlight of my trip to York
laurenlL9458UR,
Nov 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Dales tour was the highlight of my trip to York. Barry, our guide for the day, is an absolute gem -- he was very conscientious about every traveler and had a wealth of information to share at every stopping point. The landscape was breathtaking, there were plenty of stops for photos and plenty of gentle walking opportunities throughout the day too. The coach was clean and well-maintained and everything about the tour was easy and relaxing. Thank you for a wonderful day!
Looking forward to returning.
thomaskE5860WP,
Oct 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A very enjoyable tour mainly thanks to John S absolute gentleman who was very pleasant and knowledgeable throught tour.
Yorkshire Dales visit
robertgG7347UM,
Oct 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00John was our guide on October 1st. He did a great job driving in bad weather, and narrating facts and historical vignettes into a coherent arc. I appreciated the word studies and etymologies he shared about place names. John was funny without making jokes, told uplifting stories, and added (appropriately) personal experience to establish context for some of the sites visited. We covered a lot of ground in the Dales. John’s patience with a bus of senior citizens, intelligence and creativity of presentation made the day enjoyably fun.
A wonderful day
AndreasM1965,
Aug 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ben was an excellent driver and a very friendly and personable tour guide. He had almost lexical knowledge, which he conveyed to his guests competently and understandably. Maybe a little break sometimes would have been relaxing for everyone, but the entertainment factor was very high. We would travel with him again at any time and highly recommend him.
The Dales have a gripping story to tell!
doraisingamm,
Oct 21, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip was excellent and insightful. Our tour guide/driver John was very knowledgeable and very articulate. Enjoyed his commentaries that made the dales and vales come alive for us. Yorkshire Dales are steeped in history and John’s narration gave us eyes to see. Wonderful trip!
Great trip through the Dales.
marvincN9271KK,
Jul 22, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip through the quaint towns and wide open spaces of the Dales! Our guide and driver, Matt, exceeded our expectations in many ways. He was very knowledgeable, courteous, helpful, accommodating our requests and adapting the tour to our interests. In the few cases when he did not have an answer to a question, he supplied it at the next stop. We especially enjoyed his sense of humor!
Well worth it!
B5657VSmarks,
Jul 21, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic day out, Matt was fun, engaging and knowledgeable and made the day really interesting. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
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