Plover Hill, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Plover Hill
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#46 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Plover Hill is an area of moorland lying to the north of Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales and connected to it by an unbroken area of high ground. Whilst the whole area is now "open access land", the main right-of-way footpaths come directly from the north off Foxup Road and directly from the south from the summit of Pen-y-ghent. ()

Elevation: 2231 ftProminence: 194 ftCoordinates: 54°10'21"N, 2°13'57"W

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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Plover Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pen-y-ghent, St Peter's Church, Alum Pot, Fountains Fell Tarn.

1.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales
34 min walk • Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. It lies 1.9 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale.
5.2 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Peter's Church, Settle
133 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowland, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Alum Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
118 min walk • Alum Pot is a pothole with a large open shaft at a surface elevation of 343 metres on the eastern flanks of Simon Fell, North Yorkshire, England. It connects with nearby Long Churn Cave and Diccan Pot. The pot is accessed via a 1-km private track on payment of a small fee from Selside Farm in the hamlet of Selside in Ribblesdale.
2.7 miSE
Lake
Fountains Fell Tarn, Yorkshire Dales
70 min walk • Fountains Fell Tarn, is an upland lake between the two peaks of Fountains Fell, in North Yorkshire, England. The tarn is close to the Pennine Way, some 4.3 miles north west of Malham Tarn, and 4.3 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Juniper Gulf, Yorkshire Dales National Park
136 min walk • Juniper Gulf is a pit cave in on the side of Ingleborough in Yorkshire, England. It is a popular single rope technique trip for cavers, especially known for its final 50-metre pitch.
3.7 miNW
Protected area
Ling Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
94 min walk • Ling Gill is a gill in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. Cam Beck, a tributary of the River Ribble, flows through the gill. Ling Gill is a rare example of a sub-alpine ash woodland. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve, not open to the public.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Long Churn Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park
123 min walk • Long Churn Cave is a cave in the Ingleborough area of the Yorkshire Dales. First explored in 1870, it has become a popular location for beginner cavers and it contains the most famous squeeze in the Dales, the "Cheesepress".
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fountains Fell, Yorkshire Dales National Park
62 min walk • Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of 668 metres and a relative height or topographic prominence of 243 metres and thus qualifies as a Marilyn.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Silverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
65 min walk • Silverdale is a minor dale in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is a side dale of Ribblesdale, and lies west of Fountains Fell. The dale head is just south of Pen-y-ghent. The Pennine Way crosses the head of the dale.
5.2 miN
Mountain pass
Fleet Moss, Yorkshire Dales
133 min walk • Fleet Moss is a upland area separating Wharfedale from Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The area is 1,850 ft above sea level. Fleet Moss is noted for its peat blanket bog, which has been dated to the Neolithic period. The area is ombrotrophic; this means it needs rain, hail snow and fog for its nutrients.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Langstrothdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
116 min walk • Langstrothdale is a scenic valley in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The uppermost course of the River Wharfe runs through it, but Wharfedale does not begin until the Wharfe meets Cray Gill, downstream of Hubberholme.