Skipton Woods

4.6/5
(345) · Nature reserve in Skipton, United Kingdom
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4.6/5 · 345 reviews
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Mar 20, 2025
A lovely place to visit. Its a really nice woods, somewhere you can easily kill a couple of hours. Its well signposted, and has plenty of things to see on your route around. Its got some lovely walks…Full review by W8497SS
Feb 21, 2025
Visited on Wednesday 02nd October 2024. Post Castle, Canal Trip & Market I went for a walk around Skipton Castle Woods, which was beautiful. The walk is well-signposted and accessed past the castle c…Full review by Cheekycockney190757
Oct 8, 2024
Lovely walk around the woods,spotted a Kingfisher, nice easy trails. Very pleasant easy to navigate paths. Entered via the Bailey car park gate.Full review by martoct
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Questions & answers

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Could my 4 year old take his bike here?
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Many parts of the pathways are steep and some sections narrow, so I wouldn't say it's suitable for anyone on bikes.
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Answer by Darren H · Feb 23, 2021
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Is it accessible for mobility scooter
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I think it would be to steep and dangerous !in place it’s quite narrow too
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Hi is the walk accessible for double buggies? I’m a childminder and we love walks but needs to be able to take a pushchair.
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Thank you for your question. It would be possible to access the wood via Chapel Hill but it is very steep in places. Unfortunately, the canal tow path which leads to the woodland has a very …
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Thank you for your question. It would be possible to access the wood via Chapel Hill but it is very steep in places. Unfortunately, the canal tow path which leads to the woodland has a very narrow section which would not accommodate a double buggy. The yellow route in the woodland is surfaced with compacted hard core and suitable for pushchairs.
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Are dogs allowed
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Yes
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