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Yorkshire Dales
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Yorkshire Dales

Eight days of limestone and dry-stone: Hawes, Buttertubs, Malham Cove, Grassington, Aysgarth, Ribblehead. Tesla in Leeds; Instavolt in the dales towns.

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Season: Year-round. Buttertubs and high lanes ice in winter. July-August walkers pack Malham. Lambing in April closes some farm tracks.

Eight days of limestone and dry-stone: Hawes, Buttertubs, Malham Cove, Grassington, Aysgarth, Ribblehead. Tesla in Leeds; Instavolt in the dales towns.

Day by day

Day 1

Hawes

Wensleydale in the shop window. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Hawes. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Hawes
HawesPhoto: Victuallers / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Malham

A cove of limestone. Charge after 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Malham. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Aysgarth
AysgarthPhoto: mattbuck (category) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Grassington

A dales high street. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Grassington. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Grassington
GrassingtonPhoto: Bill Harrison / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 6

Aysgarth

Falls on the Ure. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Aysgarth. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Ribblehead
RibbleheadPhoto: Kreuzschnabel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 8

Leeds

Last Tesla. The limestone is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Leeds) — typical arrival 22%, about 24 min to 80%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Buttertubs
ButtertubsPhoto: Kreuzschnabel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Leeds — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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