Scaling Dam Reservoir, North York Moors

Name: Scaling Dam Reservoir
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#31 among attractions in North York Moors

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Scaling Dam Reservoir is a freshwater man-made lake on the edge of the A171 road in North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir is near to the hamlet of Scaling Dam from where it derives its name, and was built in 1958. ()

Coordinates: 54°30'18"N, 0°50'51"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Scaling Dam Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saltburn Miniature Railway, Hob Holes, Esk Valley Walk, Roxby Hall.

7.2 miNW
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Saltburn Miniature Railway, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
185 min walk • The Saltburn Miniature Railway is a 15 in gauge railway at Saltburn, in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
4.5 miE
Cave
Hob Holes, Runswick Bay
115 min walk • The Hob Holes are caves in the cliffs of Runswick Bay which resulted from mining for jet – fossilised wood which is valuable as a gemstone. Hobgoblins or bogles were reputed to live there.
4.6 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Esk Valley Walk, North York Moors
118 min walk • The Esk Valley Walk is a long distance footpath in North Yorkshire, England. The route first follows a loop on the North York Moors to the south of Castleton, then shadows the River Esk on its journey to the North Sea.
2.3 miNE
Ruins
Roxby Hall, Staithes
59 min walk • Roxby Hall is a former manor house or castle in the town of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Only one ruined corner and earthworks of Roxby Hall remains in a field adjacent to St.
4 miN
Archaeological site
Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery
103 min walk • The Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery is an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, dating to the second half of the 7th century AD, that was discovered at Street House Farm near Loftus, in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, England.
3.3 miSW
54°27'58"N • 0°53'47"W
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby
85 min walk • Visitor center, National park, Scenic walking areas
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Eskdale, North York Moors
79 min walk • Eskdale is a valley running west to east from Westerdale on the North York Moors to Whitby on the Yorkshire Coast of England. Formed during the last major ice age, it has a classic U-shaped valley formation caused by the action of glaciers carving away the rock. Eskdale is named after its river which in Celtic means water or stream.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, North York Moors
62 min walk • Pinkney And Gerrick Woods is a 62.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England notified in 1954. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system.
2.2 miW
Tunnel
Woodsmith Mine Tunnel, North York Moors
58 min walk • The Woodsmith Mine Tunnel is a 23-mile long tunnel that will stretch between Woodsmith Mine at Sneatonthorpe near Whitby in North Yorkshire and the Wilton International complex on Teesside, England.
6.9 miSE
Tunnel
Grosmont Tunnel, North York Moors
177 min walk • The Grosmont Tunnels are two separate railway tunnels adjoining each other in the village of Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England.