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Yorkshire Dales digital postcards that beat a photo of the view

The Yorkshire Dales are dry stone walls, limestone cliffs and more sheep than you could count before dozing off. Bring waterproofs, bring Wensleydale, and send a postcard the moment you find a signal.

A photo of Malham Cove says “I was here”. A game says “I was here, I thought of you, and I made you this”. Choose any game style and look, type “the Yorkshire Dales” as where it’s from, and send the link.

Make a Yorkshire Dales postcard See 3 ideas

Who sends a postcard from the Yorkshire Dales?

Three Peaks challengers

Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in one day is properly tough. Send a climber game once you can feel your legs again.

Rail fans on the Settle to Carlisle line

Crossing Ribblehead Viaduct by train is one of Britain's great rail journeys. Send a postcard from the carriage window, signal permitting.

Campers on a family holiday

Waterfalls, paddling in the river and toasting marshmallows. A game postcard gives the cousins back home a taste of the adventure.

3 ideas for a Yorkshire Dales postcard game

Idea 1

Three Peaks Challenge

Three summits, one day: a climber in the winter look captures how cold the tops get, even in spring.

Put this in

“Three Peaks done. My knees have filed a formal complaint.”

Idea 2

Dales Drift

Ice creams and sunshine suit a picnic by the falls on one of the Dales' rare scorching days.

Put this in

“Counted sheep for six hours. Still wide awake. Lovely, though.”

Idea 3

Cheese Chase

The relaxed retirement look fits a long walk with a slab of Wensleydale waiting at the end.

Put this in

“Retired to walk the Dales. Mostly walking to the cheese shop.”

What to write on a Yorkshire Dales postcard

  • Name-drop a landmark. “Wish you were here at Ribblehead Viaduct” works because it’s specific.
  • Mention what the Yorkshire Dales is known for: Wensleydale cheese, or the Yorkshire Three Peaks. One specific detail beats “lovely views” every time.
  • Keep the ending message short: one detail, one feeling, one sign-off. It reads better on a phone screen.

Ending messages to steal

  • “Malham Cove is enormous and the limestone pavement on top is like another planet. Love from the Dales.”
  • “Did the Three Peaks in one day. Cannot walk. Very proud. Please send biscuits.”
  • “Watched a train cross Ribblehead Viaduct. Got goosebumps. Then got rained on.”

Yorkshire Dales at a glance

Where
North Yorkshire, England
Famous for
Wensleydale cheese · the Yorkshire Three Peaks

Landmarks to name-drop

  • Malham Cove
  • Ribblehead Viaduct
  • Aysgarth Falls
  • Pen-y-ghent
  • Gordale Scar

The game shows the place name and your message, not these landmarks: the Postcard look’s far-off silhouettes are generic. Your words do the sightseeing.

How to send it, step by step

  1. Pick the Postcard occasion. Open become.games and choose Postcard. You can try it free with our demo characters straight away, no sign-up needed. To send it, you put your own people in it (drawn from a photo, which needs a plan); publishing and the link are free.
  2. Choose a game style and a look. Any style and any look work. The Postcard look (pastel houses, bunting, chip-thieving seagulls and runaway suitcases) is the natural pick, and for the Yorkshire Dales we’d also try story climber with the Winter look.
  3. Type “the Yorkshire Dales” as where it’s from. The “Where’s it from?” field takes up to 24 characters. Your game is titled “Greetings from the Yorkshire Dales”; rename it if you like, e.g. “Three Peaks Challenge”.
  4. Make the jokes yours. The pre-written lines are postcard and holiday flavoured. Swap one for something only the Yorkshire Dales would explain, like a line about Aysgarth Falls.
  5. Write the message on the back and send it. The ending is a postcard flying in with the place in big retro letters, your message on the back, a stamp and your signature. Publish it (free, with its own permanent link) and share it on WhatsApp, as a QR code or by copying the link. It plays in the browser on any device.

Free to build and play with our demo characters. To send it, star your own people (drawn from a photo with a plan); publishing and the link are free. See pricing or read how it works.

Yorkshire Dales postcard: questions

Will the game show Malham Cove?

No. The game is titled “Greetings from the Yorkshire Dales” and ends with a postcard showing the place name in big retro letters and your message, but it doesn’t draw Malham Cove. The Postcard look has far-off landmark silhouettes, but they’re generic, not the Yorkshire Dales’s. That’s what your jokes and message are for: mention Malham Cove in a line and they’ll picture it.

What should I write on a postcard from the Yorkshire Dales?

Keep it short and specific: one place, one moment, one sign-off. For example: “Malham Cove is enormous and the limestone pavement on top is like another planet. Love from the Dales.”

Can I put myself in a Yorkshire Dales postcard?

Yes. Build and try it free with demo characters, then upload a photo to turn yourself (and whoever you’re with) into cartoon characters, which needs a plan. Everyone in the photo must agree, and the photo is deleted once the characters are made.

How much does a digital postcard game cost?

Making, playing and publishing it is free, and every published game gets its own permanent link. To turn your own photos into cartoon characters, or to give the game a custom link like yourname.become.games, you need a plan: £3.49 a month or £19.99 a year. Cancel any time.

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Send your Yorkshire Dales postcard

Pick the Postcard occasion, type where it’s from, write the message on the back and share the link. It plays on any device, no download.

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