Fountains Earth, Nidderdale AONB

Name: Fountains Earth
Address: Nidderdale AONB, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Nidderdale AONB

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Fountains Earth is a civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. The principal village in the parish is Lofthouse, and the parish also includes the hamlet of Bouthwaite and the northern part of the village of Wath. The population of the parish in the 2011 census was 197. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°8'46"N, 1°49'12"W

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Nidderdale AONB United Kingdom

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Fountains Earth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: How Stean Gorge, Stump Cross Caverns, Angram Reservoir, Scar House Reservoir.

1.7 miNW
Canyon
How Stean Gorge, Nidderdale AONB
44 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...
5.7 miS
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park
146 min walk • Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angram Reservoir
139 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.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Scar House Reservoir
121 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.
4.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pateley Playhouse
122 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.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grimwith Reservoir, Yorkshire Dales National Park
151 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.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Leighton Reservoir
119 min walk • Leighton Reservoir is a reservoir which drains via the River Burn to the River Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It neighbours Roundhill Reservoir and is about 4 miles west of Masham. It takes its name from the nearby village of Leighton.
4.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Nidderdale Museum
120 min walk • Nidderdale Museum is a local and social history museum in the market town of Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, England.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Nidderdale
123 min walk • Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south underground and then along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gouthwaite Reservoir
52 min walk • Gouthwaite Reservoir is a reservoir in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir.
4.7 miNW
Aqueduct
Nidd Aqueduct, Nidderdale AONB
120 min walk • The Nidd Aqueduct is an aqueduct or man-made watercourse in North Yorkshire, England. It feeds water from Angram and Scar House reservoirs in upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire 32 mi to Bradford in West Yorkshire. The aqueduct supplies 21,000,000 imp gal of water per day to Chellow Heights water treatment works.