Burnsall

Burnsall is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, situated along an ancient Viking path following the River Wharfe in Wharfedale. The river features the distinctive five-arched Hebden Bridge, only two miles down river from the village, which is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The village is small and very rural but has ample local amenities, including two hotels with restaurants, and a traditional pub. Burnsall, is a popular visiting place for walkers, trout fishing enthusiasts, and family picnics. The village's most significant landmark, Saint Wilfrid's Church, is a grade I listed building with a number of fascinating features including an 11th century birds and beasts carving, a dozen Anglo-Saxon sculpture fragments and a 14th century alabaster panel portraying the "Adoration of the Magi".

Other attractions of the area include: the ruins of the Augustinian Bolton Priory in the Bolton Abbey Estate of Wharfedale; the geographically significant features of Malham, including the Gordale Scar and Malham Cove; Kilnsey Crag, which is a popular rock-climbing challenge; the Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales; and the Ribblehead Viaduct.