The Calf, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: The Calf
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#47 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Calf, at 676 m, is the highest top in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of Cumbria. It can be ascended from the town of Sedbergh to the south, by way of Cautley Spout from the east, or up the long valley of Langdale from the north. The Sedbergh ascent is the most popular, and has the distinction of being on good paths all the way. ()

Elevation: 2218 ftProminence: 1257 ftCoordinates: 54°22'3"N, 2°30'47"W

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The Calf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garsdale, Sedbergh People's Hall, St Oswald's Church, St Andrew's Church.

6.7 miSE
Valley
Garsdale, Yorkshire Dales
172 min walk • Garsdale is a dale or valley in the south east of Cumbria, England, historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is now within the South Lakeland local government district, but is still a "Yorkshire Dale" for planning purposes.
3 miS
Park
Sedbergh People's Hall, Sedbergh
78 min walk • Sedbergh People's Hall is a village hall in Sedbergh, unique because it was built by the people, for the people.
5.6 miNE
Church
St Oswald's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
144 min walk • St Oswald's Church is in the village of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.1 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, Sedbergh
80 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in Main Street, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mark, Cautley, and St John the Baptist, Garsdale, to form the benefice of Sedbergh, Cautley and Garsdale.
3.3 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Sedbergh School Chapel, Sedbergh
85 min walk • Sedbergh School Chapel is located to the southeast of Sedbergh School, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is considered to be of architectural importance and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
4 miSW
Monuments and statues, Church
Brigflatts Meeting House, Sedbergh
102 min walk • Brigflatts Meeting House or Briggflatts Meeting House is a Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends, near Sedbergh, Cumbria, in north-western England. Built in 1675, it is the second oldest Friends Meeting House in England. It has been listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England since March 1954.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cautley Spout, Sedbergh
21 min walk • Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wild Boar Fell, Yorkshire Dales National Park
146 min walk • Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. At 2,323 feet, it is either the 4th-highest fell in the Yorkshire Dales or the 5th, depending on whether nearby High Seat is counted or not.
3.6 miSW
Church
St Gregory's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
93 min walk • St Gregory's Church, Vale of Lune, also known as the Vale of Lune Chapel, is a redundant Anglican church situated on the A684 road about 1.5 miles to the west of Sedbergh, Cumbria, England.
3.1 miS
Nightlife
The Bull Hotel, Sedbergh
79 min walk • The Bull Hotel, formerly The Black Bull Hotel, is a 17th-century coaching inn in Sedbergh, Cumbria. It is located in a narrow passage parallel with the Main Street of Sedbergh and contains 14 rooms.
3.2 miS
54°19'19"N • 2°29'53"W
Farfield Mill, Sedbergh
82 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum