Farndale

Farndale is a valley and community in North Yorkshire, England, which is known for the daffodils which flower each spring along a stretch of the River Dove. The valley is in the North York Moors National Park, some north of Kirkbymoorside, the nearest town. Pickering is some to the south-east and Helmsley to the south-west.

Farndale is an isolated, scattered agricultural community with traditional Yorkshire dry stone walls. The valley is popular with walkers due to its famous wild daffodils, which can be seen around Easter time all along the banks of the River Dove. To protect the daffodils the majority of Farndale north of Lowna was created a Local Nature Reserve in 1955.

Farndale is home to three hamlets; Church Houses at the top of the valley and Low Mill further down, with Lowna at the south. Low Mill is a tourist honeypot during daffodil season as this is where the famous daffodil walk begins. While near the northern end of the daffodil walk is at High Mill a cluster of houses a short distance down a lane from Church Houses. Lowna is on the Hutton-le-Hole to Gillamoor Road at the south where Farndale changes to Douthwaitedale, while within the Dale it is actually within Gillamoor parish. Provided by Wikipedia