The Top 8 Gorges in East Riding of Yorkshire
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 8
to choose from in East Riding of Yorkshire. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in East Riding of Yorkshire.
to choose from in East Riding of Yorkshire. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Last updated: November 15, 2025
Welton Dale
Highlight • Forest
Great area to see local wildlife. Be careful as there are sometimes big gaps in the fence which over-eager dogs could squeeze through.
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Smugglers' Caves at Thornwick Bay
Highlight • Natural Monument
Lovely and quiet cove, features chalk cliffs, plenty of rock pools for the kids to go in search of various sea creatures, and for the adults its steeped in history …
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Sylvan Dale
Highlight • Viewpoint
Sylvan Dale is my favourite place in the Yorkshire Wolds — it’s amazingly winding and undulating. It seems to be getting better every time I visit.
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Swin Dale
Highlight • Trail
Wide shallow valley running from Beverley Road east then south towards High Hunsley. Easy track to follow - part of the Yorkshire Wolds Way and Hunsley High Circuit.
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Shortlands Dale
Highlight • Viewpoint
A very short and twisty little dale that becomes Oxlands Dale and then Cow Dale as you approach the village of Huggate from the east.
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Lavender Dale
Highlight • Gorge
One of the smaller dales in the Wolds, but no less scenic than some of its larger counterparts. Public footpath runs up the east side of Lavender Dale and Brig Dale.
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Millington Dale Path
Highlight • Trail
Very quiet road from Huggate to Millington runs through the bottom of Millington Dale. Handy as a routeing option for connecting up public footpaths and bridleways.
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Brig Dale
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tiny hidden dale which extends northwards from Lavender Dale. Full of sheep and lambs and very peaceful.
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