natural wonder
Malham Cove
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Barnoldswick
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick works well as a base: 10 minutes from Foulridge, 17km from Malham Cove.
Barnoldswick is in England, United Kingdom, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Foulridge, about 5 km away.
Barnoldswick (pronounced ) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, Lancashire, England. It lies within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated 30 miles (48 km) from Leeds and 40 miles (64 km) from Lancaster; nearby towns include Skipton to the east, Clitheroe to theRead more
west, Burnley to the south and Keighley to the east-south-east. The civil parish has a population of 10,752.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Barnoldswick?
Within an hour or so of Barnoldswick: Malham Cove (17 km), Malham Cove (Deathly Hallows camp) (17 km), Malham Cove and Malham Tarn (17 km), Janet’s Foss (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Barnoldswick?
The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, A684 Wensleydale (Sedbergh to Leyburn) and Holme Moss.
Where is Barnoldswick?
Barnoldswick is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Foulridge.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,435
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.9171, -2.1871
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Barnoldswick
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Malham Cove (Deathly Hallows camp)
Harry and Hermione camp on the limestone pavement at the top of this 80m curved cliff in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Malham Cove and Malham Tarn
An 80m curved limestone amphitheatre with a rare limestone pavement on top, and England's highest lime-rich lake nearby.
17 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Janet’s Foss
A small waterfall dropping into a pool below a tufa screen, on the walk from Malham village to Gordale Scar.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Gordale Scar
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Haworth
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Bolton Abbey
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
The Strid, Bolton Abbey
A narrow chasm where the whole River Wharfe squeezes into a few feet of rock - beautiful and genuinely lethal.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Barnoldswick
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 26 kmTrough of BowlandRemote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
- 27 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
- 37 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
- 43 kmA684 Wensleydale (Sedbergh to Leyburn)A flowing dales road along the Ure past Hawes, linking to Buttertubs and the Ribblehead country.
- 48 kmHolme MossA 524 m Pennine pass on the A6024 topped by a landmark transmitter mast, a celebrated cycling climb used in the 2014 Tour de France.
- 49 kmButtertubs PassA high, narrow Dales road over the moors, named for deep limestone potholes and ranked among Britain's best drives.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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