Yorkshire Dales National Park

Natural wonders in Yorkshire Dales National Park

England's Natural Wonders

The Yorkshire Dales feature a distinctive karst landscape shaped by centuries of limestone erosion. This collection includes geological landmarks like Gaping Gill and Stump Cross Caverns, alongside the triple-tier Aysgarth Falls and Hardraw Force, one of England's highest unbroken above-ground waterfalls. The region's peaks, including Ingleborough and Buckden Pike, offer expansive views across gritstone plateaus and glacial features like Malham Tarn, one of the few natural lakes in the Dales.

England's Natural Wonders — Map

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Cowside Beck

Limestone gorge and stream featuring dramatic cliffs and diverse flora characteristic of the Yorkshire Dales' karst landscape.

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Stump Cross Caverns

Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England.

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Janet's Foss

Small waterfall near Malham where Gordale Beck drops into a deep pool. The site is notable for its tufa limestone deposits and a cave historically associated with local folklore.

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Aysgarth Middle Force

Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile…

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Gaping Gill

Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough –…

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Buckden Pike

Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden, England.

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Ingleborough

Ingleborough is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England.

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Wild Boar Fell

Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England.

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Kisdon

Kisdon, also called Kisdon Hill, is a fell situated in upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England.

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Malham Tarn

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England.

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Hardraw Force

Hardraw Force is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles north of the…

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Wain Wath Force

Wain Wath Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England.

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