The market town of Leyburn has developed as the traditional centre for mid-Wensleydale at the Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. It is the perfect base for travel, shopping and trade. There is a fantastic range of independently owned shops and services and plentiful accommodation.

Many local businesses are members of ShopLocal North Yorkshire - a lifetime membership costs just £2.50 and gives you great discounts and promotions at member businesses throughout North Yorkshire.

On Fridays there is an open-air market in the square and there are livestock sales at the auction mart. Farmers' markets are held throughout the year. Several unusual and world-class businesses operate from the Leyburn Business Park, where the largest provincial Auction Centre in the country, Tennants, is also located.

Leyburn 'Shawl', just a short walk from the Market Place, gives superb views over Wensleydale.Leyburn is linked to Middleham, 2 miles away, by one of the most unusual river bridges in England, built in 1829 as one of the first examples of a suspension bridge.