Embsay Reservoir, Skipton

Name: Embsay Reservoir
Address: Bolton Abbey, BD23 6AF, Skipton, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Skipton

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m. ()

Elevation: 761 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°59'15"N, 2°0'12"W

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Bolton Abbey, BD23 6AFSkipton United Kingdom

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Embsay Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skipton Castle, Craven Museum & Gallery, Holy Trinity Church, Barden.

1.7 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles
Skipton Castle, Skipton
44 min walk • Skipton Castle is a Grade I Listed medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron, and has been preserved for over 931 years.
1.8 miS
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Craven Museum & Gallery, Skipton
46 min walk • Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England in Skipton Town Hall and has a collection of local artefacts which depict life in Craven from the prehistoric times to the modern day. In June 2021 the museum reopened after a National Lottery Heritage Funded redevelopment project.
1.8 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Skipton
45 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is in High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Medieval in origin, the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
3.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Barden, Yorkshire Dales National Park
92 min walk • Barden is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It consists of the hamlet of Drebley and a few scattered houses in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales.
4.7 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial
Cavendish memorial fountain, Yorkshire Dales National Park
121 min walk • The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder in Phoenix Park by the Irish National Invincibles in May 1882. The fountain is a Grade II listed building.
2.1 miS
Nightlife, Cinema
Plaza Cinema, Skipton
53 min walk • The Plaza Cinema is a traditional cinema located in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is the sole survivor of four cinemas that once existed in the town. The Plaza has circle seating and stalls with Pullman seats throughout.
2.1 miSW
Park
Aireville Park, Skipton
53 min walk • Aireville Park is a park in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England.
1.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Skipton Wood, Skipton
36 min walk • Skipton Wood is a 36-acre wood following the valley of Eller Beck to the north of Skipton behind Skipton Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The wood is owned by Skipton Castle but has been leased to the Woodland Trust.
2.2 miN
Lake
Upper Barden Reservoir, Grassington
57 min walk • Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
3.1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
80 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Rylstone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with that of St Wilfrid, Burnsall.
1.8 miS
Museum
Skipton Town Hall, Skipton
47 min walk • Skipton Town Hall is the town hall of Skipton, North Yorkshire. It is located on the town's High Street and is home to Craven Museum & Gallery as well as a Concert Hall with events and performance programme and Skipton Tourist Information Centre.