Nice report and lovely pics!
Last year, I bit the bullet and visited Dovedale again. Usually, I try to head for higher, quieter areas of the PD if I can, but I planned a route through there as it had been so long since my previous visit.
It is very busy, but it is very beautiful - as your pictures show.
What I did do was climb Thorpe Cloud for the first time in decades - what a view from the top!