essentials

bike shops

There are a number of cycle shops in the surrounding area, but few within the National Park itself.  These are the nearest:

A number of the outdoor shops and garages in the Dales carry a limited range of spares, and can be useful to pick up a new inner tube:

• Three Peaks, Hawes
  01969 667443
• Over and Under, Kettlewell
  01756 760871
• Inglesports, Ingleton
  015242 41146
• Nidderdale Motors, Pateley Bridge
  01423 711309
• Off the Rails, Settle
  01729 824419

bike hire

courses guiding and mountain bike breaks

Dales Mountain Biking
West Hagg,
Fremington,
Richmond.
01748 884356
www.dalesmountainbiking.co.uk
Wide range of courses including skills, mechanics and mountain bike leader awards.  Can cater for groups and corporate occasions.  Dales mountain biking can organise a guide for the day or take you on a week long tour of the Dales.

Off the Rails
The Cycling Centre
Station Yard
Settle  BD24 9RP
01729 824419
www.offtherails.org.uk

Escape Mountain Biking
7 High Wheatley
Ben Rhydding
Ilkley LS29 8RX
01943 600459
www.escapemountainbiking.co.uk
Wharfedale based business providing mountain biking services in the Yorkshire Dales including guided riding & skills instruction. From an impromptu half day ride to fully organised weekend breaks. Why not let us create your perfect mountain biking experience with our bespoke service.  With a home base in Ilkley on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales we are ideally placed to take advantage of the many and varied types of terrain in the area, providing some of the best natural cross-country mountain biking in the UK. Whether you’re into more relaxed riding on old drovers' roads or more challenging technical trails we’ve got it all, set amongst the stunning scenery the area is famous for. And then there’s the Yorkshire tea and cakes…!

cycling cafes

Gargrave: Dalesman Café.  This is the cycling café in the Dales with walls covered in photos of cyclists past and present.

Settle: The Settle Down, The Naked Man

Ingleton: Inglesports and Bernies.  Institutions in the Dales with everyone in to outdoor activities.

Otley: Bridge Café.  Great basic café if you want a mountain of food at really reasonable cost.

Malham: Beck Hall Teashop

Malham: Malham Cafe

Hawes: Beckindales Continental Café. Closed Mondays.

Redmire: The Old Town Hall.  Open every day year round except Wednesdays in winter. Lots of home made cakes and local food.