One of the more remote northern dales of Yorkshire, Swaledale runs west to east to the town of Richmond (from where the River Swale flows in to the northern end of the Vale of Mowbray).
Besides its stunning scenery it is also famous for its Swaledale blackface sheep being a local breed which is particularly well suited to life on the high fells and its wildflower meadows where natural flowering plants thrive.
From Thwaite and near the head of the dale the famous Buttertubs Pass leads upward over the moors and down into Wensleydale well known for its cheese which is a favourite of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit animated films.
Another road from Keld leads north over the moors to Tan Hill that is well known as the site of the highest public house in England.
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