The traditional market town of Bentham is situated near Ingleton, to the south of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the rugged limestone landscape of the Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen y ghent. To the south of Bentham lies the lush moorland of the Trough and Forest of Bowland. There are footpaths around Bentham that lead the walker through different types of terrain such as riverside banks and pastures and windswept moorland. The Bentham Heritage Trail consists of three walks of two miles, five miles and nine miles and is signposted with information boards along the way informing visitors of the local history and environment.

Bentham Pottery offers interesting pottery courses as well as the opportunity for visitors to purchase hand-crafted ceramics. The studio is well known for its Bentham Blue pottery range. The Great Stone of Four Stones is a natural feature of the landscape in Bentham and is referred to locally as the "Big Stone". It is a glacial deposit situated where four stones once used to be and it is believed that the other three stones were broken up to be used for sharpening scythes. Local myth tells the tale that the devil dropped them on his way to build Devil's Bridge in Kirkby Lonsdale