Birkdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Birkdale
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#125 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Birkdale is a dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies at the far western end of Swaledale, close to the border with Cumbria. The dale is one of the smallest of the Yorkshire Dales. The hamlet of Birkdale is in the lower part of the dale, 2 miles west of Keld. The area forms part of the civil parish of Muker. ()

Coordinates: 54°24'58"N, 2°15'0"W

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Birkdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wain Wath Force, East Gill Force, Kisdon Force, Tan Hill Inn.

2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Wain Wath Force, Hawes
73 min walk • Wain Wath Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are at grid reference NY883015, 0.6 miles upstream from the hamlet of Keld which has three other waterfalls in its vicinity.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
East Gill Force, Hawes
93 min walk • East Gill Force is a waterfall in Swaledale, 330 yards east of the hamlet of Keld, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kisdon Force, Hawes
97 min walk • Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls on the River Swale in Swaledale, England. The falls are situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the county of North Yorkshire, 500 metres downstream from the small hamlet of Keld at grid reference NY898010.
4.5 miNE
Nightlife
Tan Hill Inn, Keld
116 min walk • Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near the borders of County Durham and Cumbria, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Shunner Fell, Yorkshire Dales National Park
81 min walk • Great Shunner Fell is the third highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level.
3.5 miW
Valley
Mallerstang, Yorkshire Dales National Park
91 min walk • Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about 6 miles south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nine Standards Rigg
71 min walk • Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Catrake Force, Hawes
90 min walk • Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but is accessible via a campsite in Keld.
3.6 miW
Forts and castles
Pendragon Castle, Yorkshire Dales National Park
92 min walk • Pendragon Castle is a ruin located in Mallerstang Dale, Cumbria, south of Kirkby Stephen, and close to the hamlet of Outhgill, at grid reference NY781025.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hugh Seat, Yorkshire Dales National Park
69 min walk • Hugh Seat is a mountain, or more accurately a fell, in Mallerstang on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. It lies on the border between Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kisdon, Yorkshire Dales National Park
103 min walk • Kisdon, also called Kisdon Hill, is a fell situated in upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England.