Lady Anne’s Way
A 96-mile long-distance walk from Skipton in North Yorkshire to Penrith in Cumbria, celebrating Lady Anne Clifford and the castles she owned along the route. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SD 990 519
Distance: 96 miles (154 km)
Time: 40–48 hours
Duration: 7–9 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL2 Yorkshire Dales – Southern and Western Area
OL5 The English Lakes – North Eastern Area
OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley
OL21 South Pennines – Burnley, Hebden Bridge, Keighley and Todmorden
OL30 Yorkshire Dales – Northern and Central Area
OL31 North Pennines – Teesdale and Weardale
297 Lower Wharfedale and Washburn Valley
298 Nidderdale
Summary
Lady Anne’s Way is a long-distance path from Skipton Castle in North Yorkshire to Broughham Castle at Penrith in Cumbria, visiting locations associated with Lady Anne Clifford. As a powerful landowner with vast estates including several castles, she traveled extensively between her homes; this walk follows in her footsteps and retraces routes she frequently used. Making its way through the Yorkshire Dales and the Upper Eden Valley, the walk offers exceptional beauty and historical interest. Lady Anne’s Way passes through some of the finest areas of the Yorkshire Dales — including Wharfedale and Wensleydale — before continuing through the remote fells of Mallerstang to enter the historic county of Westmorland and the understated, undiscovered beauty of the Eden Valley.