Malhamdale Glamping

The four pods of Malhamdale Glamping sit within the rolling hills and drystone walls of, arguably, the best bit the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Malhamdale is home to some of the most dramatic scenery in the whole of the Dales. And whether you want to step out on the Pennine Way, climb the limestone walls of Malham Cove or simply gaze at the waterfalls of Gordale Scar, it’s all within easy reach. In fact, choose a stay at one of these immaculately clean and cosy pods and you’ll find all of those sights within walking distance. Likewise the on-site farm shop, cafe and more than one good Yorkshire pub.

Each pod is a self-contained, self-catering bolthole. With a double bed and a sofa bed too, each works as well for a couple as it does for a family of up to four. Dogs are welcome if they are kept on leads and well-behaved around livestock. This is a farm site after all and the view out the glass front of your pod won’t let you forget that. It’s a simply stunning scene. Beyond the limestone wall that surrounds the pod paddock, it’s all fields and farmland, rolling hills and dales punctuated with trees, cows and sheep.

Back in your pod, you’re well equipped to look after yourself with a kitchenette inside and a barbecue-cum-fire pit outside. There’s a dining table, a sofa, a shower and loo. It’s even got a TV and underfloor heating which is handy as these pods are open all year. The pod proportions may be dinky but they comfortably fit pretty much everything you’d expect from a holiday cottage – in a location that’s hard to beat. Walk out the front door and you hit the Pennine Way within a few hundred metres. This well-signposted national trail is the route to follow to the village of Malham, to Malham Cove, Janet’s Foss and Gordale Scar. Alternatively drive to any of them in just a few minutes, get on your bike for some of the country’s best cycling routes or head a little further to the market town of Skipton.