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.)

Lots of different types of Pumpkins in a wheelbarrow
Girl pumpkin picking in a field of pumpkins in a purple bobble hat

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.

With Autumn headed our way and Halloween on the horizon, check out our 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.

Scroll using the arrows for all our Family Friendly Walks

The Outdoors Blog

All things Yorkshire. All things Outdoors.

All things about doing both those things with the 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.

Wild swimming in the Yorkshire Dales
Doing the Via ferrata at how stean gorge
Little kid crawling down slide