Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership


The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme finished in early 2024 with projects successfully delivered by a wide range of project partners, community groups and individuals. Over the coming months, we’ll be updating this site to highlight what’s been achieved, so please keep checking back.

Welcome …

… to the Westmorland Dales website.

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme aimed to unlock and reveal the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales, enabling more people to connect with, enjoy and benefit from this inspirational landscape. Specifically, its objectives were to:

  • Reveal the area’s hidden heritage.
  • Conserve what makes the area special.
  • Engage people in enjoying and benefitting from their heritage.
  • Sustain the benefits of the scheme in the long-term.

This was achieved through a programme of projects developed and delivered through the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership, led by Friends of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and mainly funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It ran over a five-year period from March 2019 to February 2024.

Here you can discover what makes the area so special, find out about the scheme’s projects, and view and download resources produced.

The Westmorland Dales

The Westmorland Dales is a beautiful area of Cumbria lying  north of the Howgill Fells and within the north-west corner of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It stretches from Tebay in the south-west to Kirkby Stephen in the east and to Maulds Meaburn in the north-west. At its heart are the limestone fells above Orton and Asby, rich in natural and cultural heritage, and with magnificent views to the Pennines, the Howgills and the Lakeland fells. It drains into the Lune river catchment to the south and the Eden river catchment to the north. Relatively overlooked compared with its better-known neighbours, our projects have aimed to reveal its heritage for more to enjoy without detracting from its unique qualities. (Click on map for larger image)

Contact information

Friends of the Lake District
Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7SS
Main Telephone:  01539 720788
 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 3EL
Main Telephone:  01969 652300

Westmorland Dales February Newsletter

The Westmorland Dales Landscapes Partnership has been formed to work with local people, communities and interest groups to deliver landscape-related project work in the Westmorland Dales (Orton Fells) area of Cumbria. Read about our news and events in our latest newsletter: February 2018

Read it here...

In this edition:

  • Dark Skies Winter Celebration

    A project providing children with the opportunity to visit a planetarium and work with local artists to celebrate dark skies and winter through art, photography and poetry.

  • Spring Heritage Workshops

    Join us at one our Spring Workshops: Discover more about traditional farm buildings or learn more about life in the Westmorland Dales from stories and traditions, past and present.

  • Westmorland Dales Drop In Session

    Come along to our drop in session to find out more about the Westmorland Dales Scheme.

  • Westmorland Dales Landscape Forum

    Find out more about the Westmorland Dales Scheme through a mix of walks talks and other activities. Further details to be published. Booking will be essential.

  • Mapping Your Valued Places

    As part of the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme we are asking people to map the places they value within the area using a newly developed web-based tool.

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