Thinking about doing a Yorkshire tour later in the year and would be interest to know the better direction to include the buttertubs  and which days to avoid or might even try it in both directions ,thanks for any tips 👍ps     that’s in a car.

Edited 29 July, 20213 yr by Sad555

Buttertubs are deep holes in the ground and not visible from the car - there is a small parking area on the left heading south to north so you can have a look. I'd drive it both ways - its not a long road. Whilst you are in the area, I can recommend the road from Hawes to Ingleton a great drive and you will pass Whernside and Ingleborough but, more spectacularly, the Ribblehead Viaduct in front of Whernside. This road as well as Buttertubs pass were favourites with the Top Gear presenters - Clarkson loved the Dales. Have fun.

Thanks for the info,looks like it will be next year ,hopefully

Just been on a visit to the Dales so did Buttertubs and Hawes/Ingleton routes. The photo shows the small parking area on the left (looking north) for the Buttertubs. There are two, one on each side of the road - amazing features, said to be 24m deep. 

'Tubs is much better going from Hawes north, in my opinion.

 

Any sunny summers day you'll have to share it with a replica Tour de France unfortunately.

 

As VRT says, the road from hawes down to ribblehead is also a great road. Bellerby Ranges out the top of 

 

There's loads of variations of route that's good depending on what type of road you want to go on where you're starting out and where you want to end up, but an easy starter if buttertubs is a must is:

 

Ripon - Masham - Leyburn - Hawes following the A6108 to leyburn then onto the A684. In hawes turn right before the road splits into the one way through the town centre, up and over tubs to Thwaite. Turn left at the end and follow along until just after Keld where there should be a couple of hairpins up a steep climb. Follow that all the way along and you'll come out at Tan Hill, englands highest pub.

 

From the pub you can drop down into Reeth and loop back to leyburn, go along to hawes and down ribblehead back to the A65/A59 or you can drop into Richmond to access the A1(M).

 

If you want more detailed routing, I'm happy to throw you some maps depending on what you want.  I'm reasonably local 😁

Forgot to mention that I managed the tubs last year

Love it! 😄

2 hours ago, EnterName said:

Love it! 😄

Did you do it with postman pat 😂😂

Thanks Johan the robot.