Waterfalls in Cumbria

Tilberthwaite Gill

Tilberthwaite Gill is a rocky stream running down a gorge that is very steep in places and contains a number of waterfalls.

Rydal Falls

Hebblethwaite Hall Gill

Hebblethwaite Hall Gill is remarkable for a series of small waterfalls by the ruins of an old mill. Situated at the bottom of a small ravine the ruins are of stone-built buildings with a few sections of wall still upstanding.

Styhead Gill Waterfalls

There are a number of small waterfalls on the Styhead Gill before it reaches the big one.

Taylorgill Force

A massive and impressive waterfall just before the Styhead Gill flows into the River Derwent.

Aira Force

A popular tourist attraction, Aira Force is a great waterfall. The Aira Beck descends various falls and deep rocky troughs before reaching the main fall, Aira Force.

Hell Gill Force

A large waterfall over a deep and round basin below the Wild Boar Fell.

Force Jumb

A small waterfall in a very narrow rock gorge on the River Kent at Kentmere.

Levens Force

A waterfall over wide but shallow shelf across the River Kent.

Basin Ghyll

A difficult to view but often impressive waterfall over a step in the River Kent beside Force Lane.

Dungeon Ghyll

From the southern face of Harrison Stickle in Great Langdale the impressive 40 foot Dungeon Ghyll waterfall flows.

Pull Beck

Pull Beck at Pull Scar is an interesting area, very difficult to ascend the beck is in a steep ravine but there is supposedly a large waterfall hidden from view at the top.

Skelwith Force

A small waterfall in a rocky section of the river Brathay before it enters Windermere.

Ibbeth Peril

Ibbeth Peril, 'The Witches Pool', waterfall and cave along the River Dee near Cowgill

Cautley Spout

A giant waterfall on the Cautley Holme Beck as it plunges down Cautley Crag.

Waterfalls near Cumbria

There are some Waterfalls nearby in counties adjacent to Cumbria

Catrigg Force

Catrigg Force is an absolutely spectacular waterfall that drops into a deep, rocky gorge on the Stainforth Beck. The waterfall itself has two drops, the first of which falls into a small basin carved into the rock and half-hidden from below. The main drop falls from the basin to a shallow limestone pool with overhanging trees far above and fern-clad rocks below.

Lockin Garth Force

Lockin Garth Force is a nice little waterfall into a small pool, just off the road down into Deepdale.

Whitfield Gill Force

A nice waterfall over an eroded cliff with a small pool beneath.

Slape Wath Waterfall

A tiny waterfall on the Whitfield Beck.

Mill Gill Force

Mill Gill Force is an especially scenic waterfall in a rocky gorge above the small town of Askrigg in Yorkshire. Best viewed from the stream bed if the water level allows and the rocks aren't too slippy.

Cotter Force

A small waterfall on the Cotterdale Beck above the River Ure.

Aysgill Force

An impressive, 12 metre high waterfall on the Gayle Beck below Hawes.

Hardraw Force

Hardraw Force is England's largest single drop waterfall and is said to be a one hundred foot drop.

Great Douk Cave Waterfall

A small but great-looking waterfall issuing from the entrance to Great Douk Cave.

White Scar Waterfall

A small waterfall in White Scar Cave, visible on the tour through a low, rock arch.

Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

A managed hiking trail with spectacular waterfalls along the River Twiss and over the next valley the River Doe.

Thornton Force

A large waterfall with an impressive drop over cliffs.

Hollybush Spout

An often poweful spout of water round a sharp and rocky bend in the River Twiss.

Pecca Falls

A huge waterfall, partly obscured at the back of a deep, rock gorge on the River Twiss.

Pecca Twin Falls

A couple of small but charming waterfalls above the main Pecca Falls on the River Twiss.

Beezley Falls

A waterfall behind an elongated, rocky pool on the River Doe.

Triple Spout

Triple Spout is a small watefall where the river Doe splits and flows into three separate channels in the rock.

Snow Falls

A large but difficult to view waterfall on the River Doe, often obscured by foliage.

Rival Falls

Two similar waterfalls in succession on the River Twiss, with interesting smaller falls and rapids below.

Yordas Cave Waterfall

Even when the waterfall is fairly low on water you will get wet if you enter here.

Janet's Foss

Janet's Foss is a small but picturesque waterfall in a woodland area close to Malham.

Gordale Scar Upper Waterfall

A giant waterfall issuing from a rock arch into Gordale Scar.

Gordale Scar Lower Waterfall

The lower waterfall at Gordale Scar is the barrier for people who turn back down the path from the scar, and those who climb and continue on.

Gaping Gill

Gaping Gill, one of the most impressive natural wonders in the UK, is a vast cave system located on the slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.

Clapdale Waterfalls

A group of waterfalls where the Clapham Beck leaves The Lake at Clapham in Clapdale.

Cauldron Force

A stunning little waterfall in a rock 'cauldron' on the Walden Beck in North Yorkshire.

High Force - Aysgarth

A shallow but wide waterfall on the River Ure at Aysgarth.

Middle Force - Aysgarth

The middle of three waterfalls on the River Ure at Aysgarth, shallow but wide.

Lower Force - Aysgarth

The downstream waterfall of the three Aysgarth Falls.

Skipton Castle Weir

A weir in the form of an ornamental waterfall in the grounds of Skipton Castle.

Summerhill Force

Summerhill Force is a waterfall found in a wooded glade near Bowness in Upper Teesdale.

Bold Venture Waterfall

An ornamental waterfall in Bold Venture Park that can look great on the right day.

Sunnyhurst Waterfalls

Small ornamental waterfalls on the Sunnyhurst Brook in Sunnyhurst Wood.

Hatch Brook Waterfall

The Hatch Brook Waterfall is a small waterfall that is easy on the eye when there's enough water coming down.

Holts Flat Waterfall

A couple of small cascades below an old mine drain on the Limestone Brook.

Lead Mines Clough Waterfall

The lower waterfall one encounters when walking up the Lead Mines Clough is located in the Limestone Brook, on a geological fault that is easy to spot to the left of the main footpath.

Sheep Pen Waterfall

A tiny cascade beside an old 'sheep pen' on the Limestone Brook at Lead Mines Clough.

Old Brooks Waterfall

A nice little waterfall over a geological fault on the Limestone Brook.

Clough Plantation Waterfall

A small waterfall into a little pool on the Limestone Brook at Lead Mines Clough.

Lead Mines Clough Top Waterfall

A decent waterfall after rain, below the bridge at the top of Lead Mines Clough on the Limestone Brook.

White Coppice Waterfalls

A series of artificially modified waterfalls over a quarried ravine on Dean Black Brook above White Coppice.

Grange Waterfall

A small waterfall at Grange Water on the Dean Black Brook below Anglezarke Moor.

White Coppice Mill Pond Waterfall

An artificial waterfall built as the outflow of an old mill pond at White Coppice.

Birkacre Weir

An early 19th Century stone weir on the River Yarrow with modern but sympathetic fish pass added recently.

The Blue Lagoon Waterfall

An artificial waterfall that once served as an inflow for Ward's Reservoir

High Shores Waterfall

A difficult to reach and often disappointing waterfall over quite a sizeable drop in the High Shores ravine.

Worden Park Waterfall

A tiny weir on Shaw Brook at below the Worden Folly.

Cow Dub Waterfall

Cow Dub is a really interesting little waterfall, as the Easegill flows through almost organic shapes carved into the limestone and over the drop into a clear-water, stone bowl.