Scar House Reservoir

#1788 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Scar House Reservoir is the second of the three reservoirs in Upper Nidderdale, England, the others being Angram Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir. Between them they attract around 150,000 visitors a year. ()

Maximum depth: 119 ftElevation: 1047 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°11'17"N, 1°54'43"W

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Scar House Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: How Stean Gorge, Mossdale Caverns, Coverdale, Angram Reservoir.

3.1 miSE
Canyon
How Stean Gorge, Nidderdale AONB
78 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, How Stean Gorge offers a natural spectacle that beckons the adventurous spirit. This dramatic limestone ravine, carved out over thousands of years by water erosion, is located in the scenic area of Nidderdale AONB, United...
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
132 min walk • Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
112 min walk • Coverdale is a dale in the far east of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the River Cover, a tributary of the River Ure.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angram Reservoir
34 min walk • Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Whernside, Yorkshire Dales National Park
101 min walk • Great Whernside is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with Whernside, some 17 miles to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Whernside
50 min walk • Little Whernside is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, 2.82 miles north east of Great Whernside. It is on the boundary between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms part of the watershed between Coverdale and Nidderdale.
6.2 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Yorkshire Water Way, Yorkshire Dales
159 min walk • The Yorkshire Water Way is a 104-mile path that runs from Kettlewell in North Yorkshire to Langsett in South Yorkshire. It was devised by Mark Reid in conjunction with Yorkshire Water and it passes by over more than 20 reservoirs which are operated by Yorkshire Water.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Langcliffe Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
136 min walk • Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire.
6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gouthwaite Reservoir
168 min walk • Gouthwaite Reservoir is a reservoir in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir.
~200 ftE
Aqueduct
Nidd Aqueduct, Nidderdale AONB
1 min walk • The Nidd Aqueduct is an aqueduct or man-made watercourse in North Yorkshire, England. It feeds water from Angram and Scar House reservoirs in upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire 32 mi to Bradford in West Yorkshire. The aqueduct supplies 21,000,000 imp gal of water per day to Chellow Heights water treatment works.
2.6 miE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Nidderdale Caves
67 min walk • The Nidderdale Caves are a series of caves in Upper Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. There are two cave systems and most of the caves are in some way linked with one or the other.