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Cycling


The Yorkshire Dales offers superb road and mountain biking opportunities for all experience levels.

With outstanding scenary, quiet country lanes and hillside tracks, the Dales are the perfect location for a cycling holiday whether you are looking for gentle rides along the Dales or challenging off road routes.

The Yorkshire Dales Cycleway provides many local routes to suit all abilities and there is an annual Littondale Mountain Bike Challenge every May.  The Yorkshire Dales National Park website also provides some good route information for both road and mountain biking here.

Of course the biggest highlight is yet to come!  The Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France will take place in the Yorkshire Dales and we will be enjoying every moment in Littondale!  Details of the route and timings can now be found here.

The Queens Arms offers secure bike lock-up along with repair and maintenance kit kindly provided by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, along with drying facilities for clothing.  We are also very happy to provide packed lunches for those heading off for the day.

John G from Bolton said this about The Queens Arms after his visit in June 2013 …

“A cyclists dream pub”
Nestled in the stunning untouched Litton valley, the Queens with its friendly staff, superb food and great ales really made us not want to leave. We arrived on a Sunday evening after a hilly 95 miles in the saddle, one of the staff helped us safely store our bikes and showed us to the newly decorated rooms. Unlike some B&B’s, really comfy beds, fresh bright linen and lots of piping hot water. Dinner and breakfast choice was local, plentiful and generous all cooked to order by the chef. And if that’s not enough, the bill was a 1/3 less than what it would have been in some other pubs we’ve recently stayed. 10/10, enjoy it before the masses discover this little gem of a pub. Brilliant, can’t wait to return.

The Queens Arms, Litton, Yorkshire Dales
As pub locations go, they don’t come better than the Queens Arms at Litton in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The five-mile detour off the busy main Grassington to Kettlewell Road is well worth it for the stunning scenery and heartening hospitality at the quaint 17th- century inn.
In 2012 the pub found itself under local ownership and an extensive but tasteful refurbishment took our beautiful white washed pub back to its former glory.
Since February 2019 Michelle and Matthew Birtley have carried on the Queens Arms tradition, serving only home cooked & locally sourced ingredients and award winning pies.
All our staff are friendly family or locals, including talented chef Matt. His outstanding home-cooked food offers all you could dream of on a pub menu, plus a little waft of the contemporary to keep things interesting.
Handmade Pies and Puddings, Fresh Haddock, Hand cut Chips and Sunday Roasts (with gravy made the traditional way) are proving extremely popular.
Our very own brewery sits behind the pub and is home to The Lamb Brewing Company, established in 2019, Local expert brewer Thomas Crapper produces many popular brews including Lamb Pale Ale, IPA and a traditional recipe Dark Mild.
Food is served in the bar area which you will share with the locals, farmers, their dogs and even possibly a visiting darts team. For larger party dining we have the cosy fire in the Littondale Bar to gather around, in here we can seat up to 28 comfortably.
For al fresco dining we boast a large beer garden which seats 60 covers on our well kept grass and hard standing areas.