Grassington - Community Information

Churches

Church of England -
St. Michael & All Angels, Linton Falls (Grassington)
St. Peter’s, Hebden
Church House, Grassington also available for meetings/coffee mornings etc.
Fountaine’s Chapel, Linton
Rev. Andrew Chrich - Tel: 01756 752575

Methodist -
Grassington
Threshfield
Hebden
Rev. Vivian Firth - Tel: 01756 753061

Congregational
Grassington
Rev. Peter Thomas - Tel: 01756 753848

Roman Catholic
St. Margaret Clitherow, Threshfield
Father Peter Dawber - Tel: 01756 793000

Transport

Bus Services
The Pride of the Dales bus company operate public transport services around the area.
For timetables visit www.prideofthedales.co.uk 01756 753123

The DalesBus Website provides details of bus and train services throughout the Yorkshire Dales, including Sunday buses from Ilkley and Skipton and daily buses from Skipton to Grassington.
For timetables visit www.dalesbus.org

The Little Red Bus Company also offers services around the area as well as transport links with Harrogate and Ripon. For timetables visit www.littleredbus.co.uk 01423 526655

Helping Hands is an organisation which offers help with transport to hospital, dentist or optician or help with shopping for the house-bound. For more information contact their co-ordinator, Gurth Robinson on 01756 753431.

Nearest petrol station – Threshfield Garage – 01756 752648

Car Parks
National Park Car Park, Hebden Road Grassington
Town Hall Car Park, Moor Road, Grassington
The Square, Grassington (one hour only)

Public Toilets - National Park Car Park, Hebden Road, Grassington

Local Services

Police Station - Wood Lane, Grassington Tel: 01756 793377
Fire Brigade – Grassington Retained Fire Brigade, Old Council Yard, Threshfield. 01756 753346
Fell Rescue - Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association, Hebden Road, Grassington.www.uwfra.org.uk

Health Care – Grassington Medical Centre, Station Road, Grassington 01756 752313
Post Office – 15 Main Street, Grassington 01756 752226
Banks – Barclays Bank, Main Street, Grassington (Cash point)

Library - The mobile library can be found in the National Park Car Park Tel: 01609 533829 Mobile: 07977 149084
Tuesdays 10.00 - 6.00 pm
Fridays 2.30 - 7.30 pm

Yorkshire Dales National Park Centre

Located in the main National Park car park, the National Park Centre is the home to a range of Tourist Information including interpretation displays which bring local industry, farming and tourism, both past and present, to life.
Hebden Road, Grassington
Tel: 01756 751690

Built in 1855 as a mechanics institute and extended in 1923 and 1997, the present building houses a main hall with stage, octagon theatre space with stage, kitchen, games room, two further letting rooms, changing rooms and foyer and plays host every year to the Pantomime, Grassington Players, Grassington Singers and Grassington Arts & Music Festival as well as -

Badminton, bowling, snooker, table tennis, Field Society meetings, Horticultural Society meetings, Harrogate Youth Theatre, Dales Playgroup, Wharfedale Youth Group, Kickboxing, Ballet dancing, roller skating, ladies sewing group, Grassington Youth Theatre, Handbell Ringers, Arts & Craft Exhibitions and Arts and Craft Fairs.

Devonshire Institute (Town Hall), Main Street, Grassington

With its own alcohol licence the Devonshire Institute Trustees are able to offer conference and training facilities, parties and civil wedding ceremonies.
Caretaker : 01756 752637
Bookings secretary : 01756 752195

Most parliamentary decisions are devolved to the local Grassington Parish Council who own a large part of the land within the township boundary. Clerk - Susan Graham – 01756 752637