Cauldron Snout, Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Name: Cauldron Snout
Address: Moor House-Upper Teesdale, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Natural attraction, Waterfall

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Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria, England. The waterfall lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and European Geopark. ()

Alternative names: Height: 197 ftCoordinates: 54°39'9"N, 2°17'21"W

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Moor House-Upper Teesdale United Kingdom

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Cauldron Snout – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Force, Low Force, High Cup Gill, Cow Green Reservoir.

4.1 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
High Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
104 min walk • High Force is a majestic natural wonder situated in the heart of Moor House-Upper Teesdale, in the United Kingdom. This impressive waterfall is not only one of the most spectacular sights in the region but also holds the title of being the highest uninterrupted drop of...
5.5 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Low Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
141 min walk • Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830.
5.1 miSW
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
131 min walk • High Cup Gill, almost a geometrically perfect U-shaped chasm, is a valley deeply incised into the Pennine scarp to the northeast of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria and within the North Pennines AONB in northern England.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cow Green Reservoir
31 min walk • Cow Green Reservoir is a 2-mile long water reservoir forming part of the border between the historic counties of Westmorland and County Durham in northern England, built between 1967 and 1971 to supply the industries of Teesside.
4.5 miSW
Mountain
Murton Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
116 min walk • Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Eden district, in the North Pennines.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Lunedale
124 min walk • Lunedale is the dale, or valley, of the River Lune, on the east side of the Pennines in England, west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Its principal settlements are Grassholme, Thringarth and Bowbank. Lunedale is also the name of a civil parish which covers most of the north side of the dale.
2.6 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mickle Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
67 min walk • Mickle Fell is the highest mountain in County Durham, with a maximum elevation of 788 m. It forms part of the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England, but lies slightly off the main watershed, about 10 miles south of Cross Fell.
5.8 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Burnhope Seat
147 min walk • Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. The summit is crossed by the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria. The trig point is the highest point in historic County Durham.
4.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
125 min walk • Harthope Moss, also known as Chapel Fell is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the north and Teesdale to the south.