Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Mossdale Caverns
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park

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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. It lies at an altitude of 425 metres on the eastern flank of Wharfedale, and extends south-east beneath Grassington Moor. ()

Discovered: 1941Length: 6.52 miDepth: 249 ftCoordinates: 54°7'25"N, 1°58'36"W

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Mossdale Caverns – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: How Stean Gorge, Stump Cross Caverns, Troller's Gill, Angram Reservoir.

5.3 miNE
Canyon
How Stean Gorge, Nidderdale AONB
136 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...
5.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
152 min walk • Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Troller's Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
149 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.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angram Reservoir
107 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.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Whernside, Yorkshire Dales National Park
70 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.
2.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
66 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Conistone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Scar House Reservoir
132 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.
6.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Wharfedale, Buckden
168 min walk • Wharfedale is the valley of the upper parts of the River Wharfe and one of the Yorkshire Dales. It is situated within the districts of Craven and Harrogate in North Yorkshire, and the cities of Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire. It is the upper valley of the River Wharfe.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Whernside
126 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.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grimwith Reservoir, Yorkshire Dales National Park
107 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.
3.3 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Yorkshire Water Way, Yorkshire Dales
86 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.