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The Buttertubs Pass is a high road in the Yorkshire Dales. The road winds north from Simonstone near Hawes towards Thwaite and Muker past 20-metre-deep limestone potholes called the Buttertubs. Also known from the Tour de France as the “Col du…

Hardraw Force (OS grid ref: SD869917) is a waterfall on the Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) north of the town of Hawes, Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales.

It has a single drop…

Cam Rakes is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales that straddles the Pennine watershed between the gathering grounds of the Wharfe and the Ribble. Cam High Road is a former Roman Road and medieval highway, used by packhorse trains and stage coaches between…

Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. It lies 1.9 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale. It's name may mean 'Hill…

Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of 668 metres and a relative height of 243 metres and thus qualifies as a Marilyn. Its subsidiary, Fountains Fell South Top reaches 662 metres and qualifies as…

The full length of the Pennine Way is 268 miles, but chances are, that if you walk from one end to the other you will walk nearer to 253 miles.

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe. At an altitude of 377 metres above sea level it is the highest marl lake in the United Kingdom.

Watlowes is the dry valley leading north from Malham Cove to Malham Tarn and it illustrates many of the features one would expect in a limestone area like the Yorkshire Dales.

Today it is a well-known beauty spot within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The dramatic limestone pavement just above the cove is a recognisable location from productions such as the 1992 film version of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, Harry…

The vertical face of the cliff is about 260 feet high.

Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Today it is…

Malham is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Before 20th century boundary changes, the village was part of the Settle Rural District, in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. In the Domesday Book, the name…

Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile northeast of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high. The gorge could have been formed by water from melting glaciers or a cavern…

This structure (Bridge #161 on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is Grade II-Listed by Historic England, meaning it is of special architectural interest.

The double-arched bridge carries the A59 over the canal and looks like two bridges on top of each…

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of 127 miles, it crosses the Pennines, and includes 91 locks on the main line.

Thornton-in-Craven is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approx 1,740 feet from the border with Lancashire and 1 mile north of Earby.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1909 to 1974, Earby formed an urban district. Earby is a town and civil parish within the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Colne, 7 miles (11.3 km)…

Three moorland reservoirs (Lower, Middle and Upper) north of the minor road between Heptonstall and Nelson. The reservoirs of Walshaw Dean, were built in the first months of 1900. The water was used for the growing mill town of Halifax and entailed…

Mankinholes is a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Pennines and the nearest town is Todmorden. The hamlet is part of Calder Ward in Calderdale Parish Council. It has a YHA hostel,…

The Pennine Way passes through the Calder Valley as part of the West Yorkshire section, with a separate spur path going via Hebden Bridge.

Standedge is a moorland escarpment in the Pennine Hills of northern England between Marsden, West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. Standedge has been a major moorland crossing point since Roman times and possibly earlier.

Black Moss Reservoir is next to Marsden Railway Station and is located in Borough of Kirklees, England, United Kingdom. Black Moss Reservoir has a length of 1.06 kilometres.

A peat hag is a type of erosion that can occur at the sides of gullies or seemingly in isolation. Peat hags arise as a result of water flow eroding downwards into the peat or where a fire or overgrazing has exposed the peat surface to dry out and…

Holmfirth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, on the A635 and A6024 in the Holme Valley. Centred upon the confluence of the Holme and Ribble rivers, Holmfirth is 6 miles south of Huddersfield and 13 miles…

The Kinder Downfall is a famous and impressive waterfall located in the Peak District on the edge of the hill Kinder Scout. It is located on the River Kinder, and during high winds the water blows back on itself, creating a steam cloud that can be…