Nidderdale Caves

#4501 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. The smaller system is the Eglin cave system in the valley of How Stean Beck, a tributary of the River Nidd, associated with How Stean Gorge. The larger system is the Goyden cave system under the valley of the River Nidd, which flows east from Scar House Reservoir, then south, and shortly after disappears underground down several sink holes to reappear at the rising just beyond the village of Lofthouse. Cavers are able to access several sections of this system via the different entrances. ()

Coordinates: 54°10'50"N, 1°50'55"W

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Nidderdale Caves – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.7 miS
Canyon
How Stean Gorge, Nidderdale AONB
43 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...
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
166 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.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
136 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.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angram Reservoir
96 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.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Scar House Reservoir
67 min walk • 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. Angram and Scar House were built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire, England.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Whernside
117 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.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Leighton Reservoir
102 min walk • Leighton Reservoir is a reservoir which drains via the River Burn to the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Roundhill Reservoir and is about 4 miles west of Masham. It takes its name from the nearby village of Leighton.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gouthwaite Reservoir
120 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.
2.6 miW
Aqueduct
Nidd Aqueduct, Nidderdale AONB
66 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.
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meugher
126 min walk • Meugher is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Roundhill Reservoir
80 min walk • Roundhill Reservoir is situated near Leighton Reservoir in North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed by Harrogate Corporation early in the 20th century. Water from the reservoir is fed into Yorkshire Water's grid. Roundhill reservoir is overlooked by a strange stone tower.