Tarn Bar

The walk up Tarn Bar from Settle is proper Pennine fell work - steep, sometimes boggy, but the reward is a viewpoint that justifies the grunt. You're looking out across the Yorkshire Dales from just over 500 metres, with Penyghent and Whernside filling the horizon on clear days. It's the kind of hill that takes about an hour to climb if you're steady, maybe ninety minutes if you stop for photos. Bring decent boots.

Walkers will love this. It's not a tourist trap or a manicured trail - you're on open moorland, properly moorland, where the weather can turn on you. Families with kids who've done a bit of fell walking before will manage fine; toddlers, less so. The views reward the effort without being so breathtaking that you feel robbed if the cloud sits low, though obviously you want sunshine for the panoramas.

The nearest towns and villages - Settle itself is where you'll park and pick up supplies - have decent pubs and cafes. Orcaber Farm and Dalesbridge Campsite, both within six miles, sit well for a longer stay exploring the wider Dales. If you're camping or self-catering, Tarn Bar works as a proper half-day venture without feeling like you're compromising on the walking experience. Go midweek if you can; weekends pull the Leeds crowd. There's nothing signposted, nothing commercialised about it. Just moorland, fell, and views that stretch for miles.