The Reluctant Explorers
The place for all things outdoors in the Yorkshire Dales!
Want Family Friendly Walks and Yorkshire Dales Outdoor Activities?
Welcome to The Reluctant Explorers!
Here, you will find Yorkshire Dales based kid friendly walks all tried and tested by the two Reluctant Explorers!
You’ll find outdoorsy Yorkshire Dales based seasonal events and local attractions.
You’ll find ‘visit with kids’ guides packed with all the family friendly info AND you’ll find our outdoors life blog, which is full of ideas to make hiking with kids easier, cool stuff about the Yorkshire Dales, campsites, glamping, hiking equipment and MORE!
Follow us on Social Media for all the up to date info: @thereluctantexplorers
Something in mind? Search our full site!
(e.g. search: Gaping Gill Winch, Kettlewell Stepping Stones etc.)
All our Family Friendly Walks on One Map!
What’s that I see? A MAP!?
Yes, that’s right, you guys asked, and here it is. The map of ALL the Reluctant Explorers family walks!
The one you can see is embedded so you can use it straight from the website, or if you’d prefer, you can view it straight in Google Maps, simple tap the link on the button below.
The benefit of using it directly from the website is that when you tap on each individual walk, you will find the page link to each walk, allowing you to jump straight to the walk information!
The map can be filtered as follows:
Family Walks (purple) | Pushchair Walks (pram) | Waterfall Walks (blue) | Walks Under Two Miles (yellow)
For more types of walks (pub walks, woodland walks etc. Head to the menus above where they are all categorised, depending on what you fancy!)
Seasonal Events in Yorkshire
We LOVE a Yorkshire Event!
Each season, we update our regular events pages, all of which detail the BEST outdoors and adventurous attractions who hold events in and around the Yorkshire Dales.
We may be in the depths of winter, but there are still plenty of events taking place in and around the Yorkshire Dales including the Dark Skies Festival. Check out the events page to see what’s going on!
Would you like your event to be featured on our blog and social media pages, contact sam@thereluctantexplorers.com and check out our media pack.
Looking for Family Walks in and Around the Yorkshire Dales?
Then check out our walk menu (or the map above). Every Yorkshire Dales walk in and around the National Park has been walked by myself and the kids to ensure they are as family friendly as you can get! Each walk is categorised in terms of difficulty, with walks suitable for pushchairs, toddlers, younger and older children, with walks featuring caves, waterfalls and pay parks to climbing the Yorkshire Dales mountains!
And with over one hundred kid friendly walks to choose from, you will be spoiled for choice!
Either check out the menu below, or head to the top of the page to find out all of our walk categories!
Scroll using the arrows for all our Family Friendly Walks
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![Swimming in Janet's Foss Yorkshire Dales]()
Waterfall Walks
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![Malham cove walk for kids]()
Pushchair Friendly
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![Pinhaw Beacon trig point walk near Skipton]()
Peak Bagging Walks
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![The Park at Greenhow Nidderdale]()
Walks with Play Parks
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![Gordale Scar in Malham Yorkshire Dales]()
Organised by Location
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![Walking in the woodland in Wensleydale]()
Woodland Walks
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![Playing on the shore of Embsay Reservoir Yorkshire Dales]()
Reservoir Walks
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![The ruins of Bolton Abbey]()
Bolton Abbey Estate Walks
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![Leaping over the stile at Almscliffe Crag]()
Walks Under 2 Miles
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![Child walking into a pub in Appletreewick]()
Walks with Pubs and Cafes
Featured in Yorkshire Life
In January 2025 our walks have been featured in Yorkshire Life Magazine!
It was a pleasure to write this 6 page feature for Yorkshire Life Magazine recommending 6 of our favourite walks with pubs and cafes in and around the Yorkshire Dales!
For any enquiries for future features please email sam@thereluctantexplorers.com
For even MORE Outdoorsy Stuff about the Yorkshire Dales…
Head to the BLOG!
This is an entirely separate part of the website where you’ll find campsite reviews, top tips on how we hike in all seasons, all you need to know guides about some of the best places to visit in the Yorkshire Dales and all things about being outside in the Yorkshire Dales with Kids!
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Want to Work with Us?
With a following of over 12k on Instgram, and nearly 11k on Facebook, and with between 10-20k page views a month on thereluctantexplorers.com, get in touch if you’d like to work with us!
We have experience of working with a wide range of clients, photographing events and digital content creation.
Get in touch with sam@thereluctantexplorers.com to get more information about rates and how we can help.
