My daughter and I will be visiting England in May. Our itinerary is Heathrow to Bath (3 nights), York (3 nights) Grassington in the Dales (3 nights) We leave from Heathrow to come home so will have a night near the airport or in London near the express train.. We will not have a car. I am thinking of a day tour of the Yorkshire Dales from York as I cannot find one from Grassington nor Skioton. Once we can get to Grassington by train and bus we can just be there for walks etc. I am searching for the best route back to Heathrow and/or London. Have used RometoRio but no real success. Does this make sense? Any ideas?
Also has anyone stayed at the Black Horse Hotel in Grassington? I wanted a cottage but so many seem to be corporately owned w cancellation policies that don’t work if we have to cancel.
Thanks for your help!
Posted by
Duluth, MN🌲
11342 posts
Don't use Rome2Rio. It can be very inaccurate.
I would go straight to LNER, which is the railway that you will be buying tickets from. You will need to take the train to Skipton, and from there catch the bus to Grassington. https://www.lner.co.uk
On your return, you will again need to take a bus to Skipton, and from there, get a train into London (use LNER again). From there you will head to London to the King's Cross station. Frequent services run from Skipton to Leeds, where you can transfer to a high-speed LNER train to London Kings Cross. This is the most common route, with several departures per hour. Once at London Kings Cross, transfer to the Piccadilly Line (tube) and that will take you straight to Heathrow.
Of course, if you're planning a stay in London after your return, then you would go to your next destination once you get to the King's Cross Station in London.
Posted by
Hollis, NH, USA
118 posts
We stayed overnight, and had dinner at, the Black Horse Hotel in August 2023 when we were walking Lady Anne's Way. I don't have any particular memories of it, so I'm sure it was fine.
Posted by
United States
906 posts
pdo, have you checked into this b &b in Grassington?
We were going to stay there when I was trying to choose our next UK trip destination. Lovely owners of their own small bed and breakfast that I corresponded with several times. I don’t know your dates, so I am not sure of availability, but I thought I would pass it on in case.