A Week in The Yorkshire Dales #5 :: Cauldron Falls

Hi there everyone 😀

I know our trip to Yorkshire seems an age ago but we are back there for today's post ... searching for our next waterfall fix.

It was Wednesday and we didn't go too far for this one. We headed to West Burton, which is another lovely little village in The Yorkshire Dales, not that far away from Askrigg where we were staying.

There was plenty of roadside parking on the Main Street and it's a really short walk to Cauldron Falls, through the cottages at the bottom of the village ...

It' s a really pretty little spot ... with plenty of lush greenery and a stone bridge across the river ...

It was a bit dull on our visit but I can imagine it's the perfect spot for a paddle on a brighter day ...

There are footpaths taking you quite close to the falls on either side of the river and we started with a wander along the right hand side ...

Martin was fascinated by the shell fossils in the rocks and he took loads of photos but sadly they were all really blurred so I've not included them.

We retraced our steps and crossed the old stone bridge to have a look from the other side ...

We could get even closer on this side ...

... and could even actually walk across the rocks into the middle of the river for a really great view ...

... and we managed to get a decent photo of a shell fossil ...

Having lingered a while we retraced our steps along the river bank ...

... and back across the bridge ...

We headed back to the car and had a drive into Leyburn for the afternoon, where we had a spot of lunch and bit of a mooch round before making our way back to Askrigg ...

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