Pushchair Friendly Walks

Kid friendly walks in and around the Yorkshire Dales

Are you looking for pram friendly walks?

Then you are definitely in the right place! On this page you will find all of our pushchair friendly walks! They are either entirely do-able with a buggy or they will have a pram friendly option that will be described in more detail on each individual walk page.

They are located all across the Yorkshire Dales and in the outlying towns and villages too and in there you will find pushchair friendly waterfall walks, pushchair friendly woodland walks, walks with parks and more!

So take a scroll through and see what’s on offer!

Walk Difficulty Ratings

All of our tried and tested kid friendly walks have been divided into 3 categories dependant on difficulty, length and terrain:

⭐ Little Monkeys:

Walks suitable for younger children. Shorter length walks with occasional pushchair access.

⭐⭐ Little Adventurers:

Walks suitable for pre-schoolers. Medium length/ difficulty walks.

⭐⭐⭐ Superstar Hikers:

Walks suitable for older children. Longer length walks with some difficult terrain.

Playing on the park in Ilkley

Walks at a Glimpse

Here is our quick look key so you can identify what each walk has without taking too long!

👶 Suitable for Pushchairs

🎒 Suitable for Carriers

🚘 Car Park/ On Street Parking

🚌 Public Transport Links

🐶 Dog Friendly

🥾 Sturdy Footwear or Wellies

🧒 A park or play area

🦆 Ducks to Feed

💦 Water play/ paddle/ swim

✨ Cool history or geology

👻 Legendary Story

🌳 Walking Games

playing on the ruins of a farmstead
Map reading at the edge of Malham Tarn

Malham Tarn Circular

📍 Malham, Malhamdale

⭐ Little Monkeys - ⭐⭐⭐ Superstar Hikers

📏 Circular walk, under 2 miles - 5 miles

🥾👶/🎒🚘✨💦🌳🐶

Malham Tarn is the highest natural Lake in England and the largest in North Yorkshire! A designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, this walk will take you to the Nature Reserve and round in a circular route taking in sculptures, a bird hide, the ruins of a smelt mill and water sinks.

There is a shorter pushchair friendly route, and also a wheelchair accessible route too with all terrain wheelchairs available to borrow from the Malham Field Centre.

Gordael Scar in the winter with waterfalls

Gordale Scar

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Malham

🥾🚘💦👶/🎒🌳🐶

📏 less than 1 mile

If you are after a pushchair friendly wander of epic proportions, look no further than Gordale Scar!

Splashing in the water of Swinsty Reservoir

Swinsty Reservoir

⭐⭐ Little Adventurers

📍 Washburn Valley, North Yorkshire, near Harrogate

🥾🚘💦👶/🎒🌳🚌🐶

📏 4 miles

This is an excellent little wander around the smallest of the Washburn Reservoirs! Since 2022 the embankment has reopened so the circular route is good to go again!

Looking at the water of the River Nidd

Pateley Bridge Riverside

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale (Harrogate)

🚘👶🥾✨🦆🌳🧒🚌🐶

📏 Circular walk, 1-2 miles

This walk is not only pushchair friendly and short (so perfect for the littlest of legs), but it has a park and if you’re lucky, an ice cream van! Plus, Pateley Bridge is home to the Oldest Sweet Shop in the WORLD! You’ve gotta be sold right?!

Otley Gallows Hill nature reserve information sign

Gallows Hill Nature Reserve

📍 Central Otley, West Yorkshire

⭐ Little Monkeys

🚘👶🦆🌳🚌🐶

📏 less than 2 miles

Located in Otley, this is a top little wander, which you can connect up with a trip to the park and feed the ducks if you fancy making it a bit longer…. and there’s ice cream too!

Coldstones Cut and the quarry

Coldstones Cut and the Toft Gate Lime Kiln

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Greenhow Hill, near Pateley Bridge

🥾🚘👶/🎒✨🧒🌳🐶

📏 1-2 miles

This is an explore rather than a walk (that’ll help with the whinge factor!) It takes in the Coldstones Cut, which is a massive art installation overlooking a working quarry (aka Digger Heaven) and also you’ll see the super cool ruins of a Victorian Lime Kiln!

Jumping in front of Fewston Reservoir

Fewston Reservoir

⭐⭐ Little Adventurers

📍 Washburn Valley, near Otley

💦🥾👶🌳🚌🐶

📏 4.5 miles

A top reservoir walk that starts and ends with an Ice Cream. And it officially has to be two ice creams (one at the start one at the end!!) It’s a borderline 2-3 star walk, the terrain is easy, so if you take your time, little legs could handle it despite the distance.

Hardraw Force in the winter

Hardraw Force

📍 Hardraw, Wensleydale. The Yorkshire Dales

🚘🥾👶/🧒💦👻🌳🚌🐶

📏 1-2 miles circular trail

A fabulously accessible waterfall walk, Hardraw Force is ace and even better in the winter when it’s a true force to be reckoned with!

Located behind the Green Dragon Pub in Wensleydale this waterfall incurs a fee to go and see it as it’s found on private land.

(Ooh and it was where they filmed THAT scene in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves)

The rope swing over the River Nidd Knaresborough

Knaresborough Circular

📍 Knaresborough, near Harrogate North Yorkshire

⭐ Little Monkeys

📏 Under 1 mile

💦🌳👶🥾✨

This little wander around the River Nidd in Knaresborough is the perfect addition to a day out in the historic town. With splash spots and some cool ruins to explore too, it’s a must do if you’re headed to Knaresborough for the day!

Aysgarth Falls in the winter

Aysgarth Falls and Freeholders Woods

⭐⭐ Little Adventurers

📍 Aysgarth, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire Dales

🎒/👶🥾💦🦆🌳✨🐶🚌

📏 2 miles linear walk

I’ll bet you will have heard of the famous Aysgarth Falls!

But did you know it is located next to the Woodland Trust Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserve, Freeholders Wood?

Cauldron Falls in Wensleydale

Cauldron Falls

📍 West Burton, Wensleydale, The Yorkshire Dales

⭐ Little Monkeys / ⭐⭐ Little Adventurers

🚘🥾🎒/ 👶🧒💦🌳🐶🚌

📏 Circular walk, less than 2 miles

Cauldron Falls is a stunning waterfall found at the top of another set of wonderful waterfalls in a beautifully wooded clearing in Wensleydale.

This walk offers a super short pushchair option (which is a really a walk to the waterfalls and back) or a longer version. Plus, it has a play area (with a pub opposite!) WINNER!

Looking up at Malham Cove

Malham Cove

📍 Malham, Malhamdale, Yorkshire Dales

⭐ / ⭐⭐ Little Monkeys/ Little Adventurers

👶/🎒🥾💦🌳🚌🐶

📏 Less than 2 miles circular

A work of geological wonder, Malham Cove is not only the home of a top kid friendly walk, but was the filming location for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1! Love a Potter reference!

Walking in front of Cotter Force

Cotter Force, nr. Hawes

📍 Near Hawes, Wensleydale

⭐ Little Monkeys

👶💦✨🌳

📏 Less than 1 mile linear

This is a brilliantly accessible waterfall walk in Wensleydale. Both pushchair and wheelchair accessible, it’s also the perfect length for very little legs, just starting to explore!

Walking across the Burley in Wharfedale stepping stones

Burley Stepping Stones

⭐ Little Monkeys

🚘👶/🎒💦🥾✨🌳🧒🐶🚌

📍 Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire

📏 Circular walk, 2 miles (pushchair friendly is linear)

This super circular from Burley in Wharfedale to the stepping stones is one of our classic walks!

The stepping stones are a great place to stop and throw stones, there are geocaches, places to collect conkers in Autumn and it starts and ends in the middle of Burley where there is the park, cafes, pubs and even fish and chips!

Saltaire Mill walking along the canal

Robert’s Park, Saltaire

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Saltaire (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), West Yorkshire

🚘👶🦆🌳✨🚌🐶

📏Under 2 miles

This is an excellent wander for little legs, with plenty on offer to entertain! Canal boats, a park, skate park, plenty of scooter friendly paths, LLAMAS! (No…. not real I’m afraid!)

Yeadon Tarn nature reserve

Yeadon Tarn

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Yeadon, West Yorkshire

🚘👶🦆✨🚌🐶

📏 under 1 mile

This is a fabulous family friendly walk for very little legs. It has a park, boats to spot, a nature reserve, ducks to feed, ICE CREAM, and planes to watch!

Sitting in front of Ilkley Tarn

Ilkley Tarn

📍 Ilkley, West Yorkshire

🚘👶🦆💦🌳🚌🐶

📏 over 1 mile

This fabulous little wander takes you past the paddling pool (not so great for paddling, but great to sail a boat on), up to Ilkley Tarn where there are ducks to feed, and there are plenty of places to sit and take a breather. Starting at ending at the ‘Millenium Maze’ in Darwin Gardens, this one is a fab wander for younger walkers.

Exploring Ben Rhydding Nature Reserve

Ben Rhydding Nature Reserve

⭐ Little Monkeys

📍 Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley

🚘👶🥾🦆🌳

A nature reserve is a top way to get little ones interested in their surroundings. This one is a very short little wander with plenty to see.

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