The Top 5 Waterfalls around Harrogate
However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 5
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Harrogate. 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!
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Harrogate. 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: October 27, 2025
Hackfall Wood
Highlight • Waterfall
Hackfall Wood is managed and has been restored by the Woodland Trust. It's a wonderful place to explore with waterfalls, dense woodland trails, a stream and river and several grottos, …
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Fosse Gill Waterfall
Highlight • Natural Monument
This waterfall high on Fosse Gill provides a great little pool and a nice place for a break. It's pretty wild up on Heyshaw Moor, you probably won't see many others up here.
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Fell Beck Ford and Weir
Highlight • River
Small picturesque ford at Fell Beck with a weir slightly upstream. The weir can be difficult to spot in spring due to dense vegetation, but you can't fail to hear it.
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Carlesmoor Beck Ford
Highlight • River
Just north of Hawsett, there is a pretty cool ford on Carlesmoor Beck, with a little waterfall cascading down just below the ford. This is just below the confluence of …
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Waterfall and Stream in Nidderdale National Landscape
Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall
Nice walk along the riverside.
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