Basky Hill

The walk up Basky Hill rewards you with proper views across the Yorkshire Dales, particularly if you time it right and catch the light hitting Malham Cove in the distance. It's a modest peak by serious fell standards - nothing that'll take your breath away in the dramatic sense, but the walk itself is straightforward enough for families with older kids or anyone after a couple of hours on their legs without too much technical fuss.

From the top you're looking across limestone country, and on a clear day the perspective really clicks into place. The approach from Skipton takes about 20 minutes by car, which makes this well-suited to people based at one of the nearby glamping spots like Coxons Farm or Malham Glamping Pods - you can knock this out in an afternoon without it eating into your schedule. There's no visitor centre or facilities up there, so bring water and don't expect anything beyond the walk itself.

Histrically it's part of the wider Malham area's limestone geology story, which matters if you're into that sort of thing. If you're working through the broader Dales valley circuit - maybe staying at Wharfedale or Wood Nook - this slots in nicely as a short leg-stretcher rather than a destination in itself. Worth doing once you're in the area, but don't drive from Skipton specially for it. The real drama lies further afield in the Cove and Janet's Foss.