Useful links

This section contains external links to websites that we hope will be of interest to you.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is not responsible for the content of these sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.

If you are interested in creating a reciprocal link on our website, please read the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Website Links Protocol and Guidelines below.

We have divided our links into five main sections. To go to the section you require, click on the relevant title below.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Website Links Protocol and Guidelines

The purpose of the links section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority website is to provide a manageable and meaningful selection of hyperlinks to further information for those interested in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, its surroundings, and the work, priorities and statutory purposes of the Authority.

The Authority has two purposes:

to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area
to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the parks by the public

In carrying out these purposes, we also also have a duty to seek to foster the social and economic well-being of local communities.

To fulfil these purposes, the Authority offers services that provide help and advice on a wide range of issues, including environmental conservation and enhancement, planning, historic buildings and sites, tourist information and footpath and bridleway management.

Any web links we make should complement and add value to the work of the Authority, as well as help progress our aims.

Our links section will guide the user to a range of information including outdoor activities, the environment, countryside issues, heritage, sustainable tourism and transport, and our partners.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of websites, and we acknowledge that it may not list some sites that are relevant to the National Park and the work of the Authority. We believe that too many links would make the list unwieldy and unmanageable and are therefore selective in our choices.

We reserve the right not to create a web link at our discretion and without further explanation.

If you think that your company and/or organisation meets the guidelines outlined below and you would like us to establish a hyperlink to your website, you are invited to download a copy of our Hyperlink Request Form from our Document Library. Please complete this form and return it to the Communications Officer (contact details at the bottom of this page).

Hyperlink Request Form - Request for a hyperlink to www.yorkshiredales.org.uk (opens Document Library)

Guidelines for establishing a hyperlink on our website

General:

The subject matter of the site must be relevant and fit with Authority policies and priorities, and complement the National Park statutory purposes as outlined above.
The hyperlink must enhance the value of our website to the potential user.
We do not link to accommodation providers or websites where accommodation is a primary part of the content. For information on accommodation in the Yorkshire Dales visit www.yorkshiredales.org. It is the Authority’s policy to only promote accommodation inspected via the national harmonised inspection scheme (AA, RAC, Visit Britain).
We will not normally link to any commercial organisation or group which could make commercial gain, with the exception of those which directly fit with our purposes and priorities.
We will not normally link to any individual’s websites.
We reserve the right to refuse to link to a site at our discretion.

Quality of content:

Sites that we link to must contain content which is judged to be of substantial interest to our users, and of satisfactory quality in the opinion of the Authority.
The aim of the site should be clear.
Sites for which there are grounds for doubting the accuracy of the content will be excluded.
Sites should allow easy navigation by the user. Sites with unclear design may be excluded.

Terms and conditions for establishing a hyperlink on our website

Acceptance or refusal of a request for a hyperlink on our website is at our discretion. If a request is refused we are not required to provide a reason and no right of appeal is available.
We reserve the right to remove any hyperlink at any time if it is considered that the quality and integrity of our website has been or is in danger of being compromised in any way.
Where a request has been accepted we will expect a reciprocal arrangement with the inclusion of a hyperlink to our website within the applicant organisation’s own website.
The complete registration form, accompanied by a print out of the applicant organisation’s own home page, should be returned to:

           The Website Administrator
           Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
           Colvend
           Grassington
           Skipton
           North Yorkshire BD23 5LB

webmaster@yorkshiredales.org.uk