Thruscross Reservoir

#3329 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. It can be found on an unclassified road from the A59 road. Permission to construct the reservoir was granted via a water order in 1960 and Thruscross was completed in 1966, much later than the other three reservoirs which date back to the nineteenth century. ()

Elevation: 719 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°1'5"N, 1°46'22"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Stump Cross Caverns, Simon's Seat, Troller's Gill, Cavendish memorial fountain.

5.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
130 min walk • Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England.
4.5 miW
Climbing
Simon's Seat, Yorkshire Dales National Park
116 min walk • Simon's Seat is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. It is a prominent outcrop of millstone grit on the eastern side of Wharfedale. Although only 485 metres high, the extensive views from the summit make it a popular destination for walkers.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Troller's Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
144 min walk • Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.
5.1 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial
Cavendish memorial fountain, Yorkshire Dales National Park
131 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.
6 miSW
Church
Farfield Friends Meeting House
153 min walk • Farfield Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house no longer regularly in use by a Quaker meeting and now owned by the Historic Chapels Trust. It is located some 2 miles north of the village of Addingham, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Swinsty Reservoir
104 min walk • Swinsty Reservoir is a reservoir in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878. The capacity is about 866 million gallons, with a surface area of 63 hectares. It can be found from the A59 road.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Brimham Rocks
145 min walk • Brimham Rocks, once known as Brimham Crags, is a 183.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Geological Conservation Review site, 8 miles north west of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, on Brimham Moor in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
4.8 miSE
Forts and castles
John O'Gaunt's Castle
123 min walk • John O'Gaunt's Castle was a royal hunting lodge in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England.
6.5 miSW
Church
Grade I listed churches in West Yorkshire
167 min walk • West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. Created as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, it consists of five metropolitan boroughs, namely the City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, the City of Leeds and the City of Wakefield.
4.8 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pateley Playhouse
123 min walk • The Pateley Playhouse is a small amateur-run theatre in the town of Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. The building was initially a Primitive Methodist Chapel but was abandoned in the late 1930s.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grimwith Reservoir, Yorkshire Dales National Park
177 min walk • Grimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford.