{"id":2438,"date":"2012-12-28T13:43:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:20:54","slug":"5-great-yorkshire-waterfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/5-great-yorkshire-waterfalls\/%20","title":{"rendered":"5 Great Yorkshire Waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yorkshire’s<\/strong> never short of water, it rarely stops raining for long, so Yorkshire’s Waterfalls<\/strong> are a great subject for anyone into photography.<\/p>\n

Waterfalls are abound so we thought we’d show you a few of our favourites<\/strong> from across the region.<\/p>\n

1 – Scalebar Force, Settle<\/h1>\n

This is the prettiest<\/strong> of the lot in many ways, yet\u00a0inaccessible\u00a0to anyone with poor mobility or acrophobia<\/strong>. Cascades of water falling over many levels of rock created a plethora of compositional<\/strong> opportunities which are rarely found. Parking on the side of the road leaves a mere 100 yard walk to see the falls, then a steep, slippery walk down the slope to get the view you see here. It’s worth the struggle!<\/p>\n

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2 – Aysgarth Falls, Wensleydale<\/h1>\n

Not one, but a whole series of falls over about a mile. Aysgarth is about half way between Leyburn<\/strong> and Hawes<\/strong> and has lots of paid parking available, so ideal for a few hours of shooting. Here we see the view of the biggest of the falls, the “Lower falls”.<\/p>\n

You can get access to the “Upper falls” by walking up the road and looking over a bridge to see them, then going through a gate to get a closer, riverside view.<\/p>\n

The middle and lower falls are a bit of a treck downstream. A lovely woodland path with occasional views into the inaccessible river. If you walk on past the lower falls for about 100 yards there is a hole in the fence where you can get down to the river bed level, offering you lots of great photographic opportunities.<\/p>\n

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3 – High Force, Teesdale<\/h1>\n

The biggest flowing<\/strong> waterfall in England sees the whole of the Tees flowing over this 70 foot cliff<\/strong>. It’s impressive; very impressive. It’s noisy and full of spray, so not the most sociable of locations, but well worth a look – just take a towel and lens cloth.<\/p>\n

The falls face away from the sun so rarely get any light on to them – making longer exposures and blurry water easier to create. Here’s a very early HDR image of the falls.<\/p>\n

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4 \u00a0– Potsforth Ghyll, Bolton Abbey<\/h1>\n

Away from the busy river Wharf is the Valley of Desolation, a strange rift on the far side of the river to the abbey and shops. It’s not an obvious find, and is about a mile from the road, up a gentle slope before you start to hear the falls. Then it’s into a deep gorge where you’ll find this beautiful, possibly the second prettiest, fall in the Dales. A fall which benefits from lower flow, due to the\u00a0excessive\u00a0spray you get when it’s full – and also you get more water<\/a> paths to shoot, rather than on huge plume of dirty-white water.<\/p>\n

Walk further up and you get a second, smaller fall which cascades over boulders – worth a look once you’ve exhausted your ideas.<\/p>\n

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5 – Gordale Scar, Malham<\/h1>\n

Finally the most impressive location of the lot – Gordale Scar. A huge gorge with water flowing through it, cascading over boulders and through a hole in an old lake bottom. It’s part of a walk from Malham to Malham Tarn, so you get people walking up it all the time – they look like ants against the majestic surroundings.<\/p>\n

This can be totally dry in the summer, so be aware of that if you are a waterfall<\/a> die-hard! There is a small falls called Janet’s Foss within easy walking distance of the scar, so visit that too.<\/p>\n

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