This is reputed to be the fastest river in England. The water rises and falls very quickly and we have seen a wall of water come down the river and rise by over 10feet overnight. People have drown in the Swale so this river needs to be treated with great respect.

Daniel Cupryna

April 5, 2019

Cycling

follow the Riverside Park from the station car park to the Falls nice picnic benches good place for a lunch stop

Bernie

April 19, 2020

Cycling

Spectacular view of the river Swale and its waterfalls. There's public toilets here and usually an ice cream van.

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Elevation 150 m

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Wednesday 15 April

14°C

7°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Location: St. Martin'S, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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