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The Top 20 Waterfalls in England

However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 20

beautiful waterfalls to choose from in England. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!

Last updated: December 15, 2025

Monsal Dale Weir

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Another delightful sight just down from the viaduct. While it may look like a waterfall, it's actually a weir. This is a great spot to have lunch and get a …

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Janet's Foss

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Janet's Foss is a beautiful waterfall nestled among trees on the footpath from Malham Village to Gordale Scar. You can splash around in the waterfall and its plunge pool, making …

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Aira Force

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Aira Force is probably Lakeland's most famous waterfall. It is a spectacular sight, as it thunders down a ravine in one, great 65-foot (19.8 m) leap.

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Gordale Scar Waterfall

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Gordale Scar is one of the most dramatic sights in the Yorkshire Dales. The narrow canyon is dominated on either side by sheer walls of rock, hundreds of feet high, …

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Aira Beck Waterfalls

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Aira Beck is most famous for its 66-foot (20 m) waterfall, Aira Force. It's a sight that has been popular since Victorian times and is surrounded by a landscaped park …

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Three Shire Heads Packhorse Bridge and Waterfall

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Lightspout Waterfall

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Rather than following the main route up to the top of the Long Mynd, you can take a left fork up Lightspout Hollow, a narrow, steep-sided valley leading up to …

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Tillingbourne Waterfall

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Tillingbourne Waterfall is a delightful little cascade on the River Tillingbourne. It's on the route of the Greensand Way, a 108-mile (174 km) long-distance trail that follows the Greensand Ridge …

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High Force Waterfall

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High Force is one of England’s largest and most impressive waterfalls. Starting as a trickle high in the North Pennines, the River Tees steadily gathers pace until it drastically drops …

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Brontë Bridge and Brontë Waterfall

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This waterfall is a must-see for any fans of the Brontë sisters. A few miles from Haworth, where they grew up, the waterfall was a place the sisters visited to …

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The Top 20 Waterfalls in England

Monsal Dale Weir

Janet's Foss

Aira Force

Gordale Scar Waterfall

Aira Beck Waterfalls

Three Shire Heads Packhorse Bridge and Waterfall

Lightspout Waterfall

Tillingbourne Waterfall

High Force Waterfall

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