Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
4.5
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
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A 4½ mile trail, via a series of spectacular waterfalls, through ancient woodland and beautiful Yorkshire Dales scenery.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • The DINKs
    North Wales, United Kingdom254 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely, scenic walk. Would have been 5/5 if not for entrance fee at £10 per person
    We have visited twice within the last couple of years. We thoroughly enjoyed the walk, very scenic, nice soundscape of various birds and waterfalls. Both times we had ice cream at the top of the hill from the ice cream van (hot drinks available). On this occasion (March 2024) we had a nice chat with the local man in the ticket booth as it wasn't busy, nice to have some recommendations from someone local of where to go during our stay, made us feel very welcome. The walk requires good sturdy walking shoes or boots and has many steps and a hill walk. I'd give the experience 5/5 however, £10 per person is a bit steep. It was okay for us as a couple on holiday for a treat however I can see how this would make the walk inaccessible for families, regular visitors or those with limited spends. I wonder if they could do a discount for locals / discount out of the holiday season / half their prices, I'm sure all the reviews would be 5/5 if pricing was sorted.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 8 March 2024
  • Mumof5
    London, United Kingdom31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A lovely challenging walk
    Great walk. Challenging in places. Wear suitable footwear and take a waterproof. Quite exposed at one point. Toilets , two snack shops and an ice cream van were also on the route.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 23 March 2024
  • Steeny1982
    Easington, United Kingdom20 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Stunning walk and views with 5 waterfalls
    We visited here with the family and the dog. Lots of parking and suitable toilets. Both in the carpark and around the walk. It's a 4.5 mile walk and took us around 3 hours with ice cream stop half way round. The walking is very uneven and not suitable if your not good on feet but what you woukd expect. The walk is stunning and well maintained. The waterfalls was in full flow with all the rain recently. Great walk and cost £40 for 3 adults and 2 children. The labrador is free !! Well recommend this stunning walk
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 27 March 2024
  • Colin B
    Chelmsford, United Kingdom31 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely walk around 3 hours at a gentle pace
    A very enjoyable close to 3 hours walk around the waterfalls. A friendly welcome and good sized free car park. The walk itself is largely up to begin and then of course largely down at the end. With slightly dodgy knees the route back was more challenging than the climb. Some fantastic views and an ice cream van serving drinks halfway round. Only shame for us was a large group of kids were there before us and we decided to press onto the farm and get a coffee there. Unfortunately whilst the toilets were open the coffee place wasn’t. There is a long stretch of open path between the up and down and after finishing the walk you have to make your way through the town back to the car park. That said the village was lovely and had a fish and chip shop, pub and ice cream parlour so plenty to use if you are not in a hurry 4/5 as whilst the walk was lovely there could have been a bit more info on the site as you went around and also maker posts letting you know how far you had gone would have been useful. Others have moaned about the £10 fee but for us 3 hours lovely walking (challenging in parts) and no car park costs it was great value and we were delighted we did it
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 4 April 2024
  • Beth
    United Kingdom53 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun walk with great scenery
    Really great walk, even in rainy March weather. Took us just over 2 hours. It can be strenuous at times with the amount of steps but the views are most definitely worth it! Toilets at the start and halfway round too. As for the entrance fee, it is what it is to enjoy a nice day out with friends/family. Highly recommended the Wheatsheaf pub in the village at the end of the trail!
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 6 April 2024
  • mauritiusbride
    Barton-upon-Humber, United Kingdom1,020 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely walk, great waterfalls, enjoyable
    Was staying in Ingleton so walked to the falls. Weather a bit gloomy but waterfalls in full flow and it wasn’t too busy so we were able to go at a nice pace. Quite a challenging walk/hike, lots of steps and uneven areas. Personally I think that £10 each was a bit steep. Would have been happier paying £5/6 each….we stayed in the area for a week and other walks (Malham) cost us nothing!
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 9 April 2024
  • FieldFace
    Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain659 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic walk with water and ice cream
    Had a few hours to waste in ingleton and decided to do this walk. It's not too hard near the end can be tad confusing the views are amazing along with with all the water. Half way through the walk was an ice-cream van with a Brazilian bloke working in it. Seeing an ice cream van in the middle of the dales with nobody in sight felt like a monty python sketch
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 19 April 2024
  • gatesheadgirlie
    866 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely Day Out
    We walked to the start of the falls as we were staying in a B&B not far away. It's a shame you don't get a bit of a discount for arriving and not needing to park a car. However we were warmly greeted and paid our ten pounds each. You can't get lost as its a circular trail that brings you out at Ingleton village. This suited us as we didn't have to walk right back to the start as we didn't have a car to collect. Amazing views, slightly challenging at times for a 61 and 71 yr old however it's certainly do-able. General info states that the trail takes around 2 - 4 hours. However it took us five as we stopped for ice cream , loads of photos and to sit and just watch the water flow. We went to the stepping stones which thankfully we 'd been told how to find by the B&B hosts. They are easy to miss as area not visible at Beezley farm. Great day and well worth a trip. Money well spent as there is a lot of land to upkeep.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 25 April 2024
  • son of snoring
    Greater London, United Kingdom31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful walk
    Stunning experience. Each of the waterfalls would have been worth the walk alone. The overall experience is wonderful. We loved seeing so many families enjoy the experience. The walk is a good long walk and we didn't rush.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 12 May 2024
  • Tickleish
    Wellington, New Zealand373 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Just like being in back in NZ… Stunninng
    When we found out we had to pay £10 per person to see natures own work we was like yeahhh, naaa. But the yeaaah won and thank you for that. What a mind blowing, beautiful, stunning walk with some fantastic waterfalls. It recommended 2-4hrs to complete and we took 3.5hrs. This was a few ben h stops to absorb the scenery and an ice cream at the top of the hill (on to a winner here) and lunch on our descent. There are a few slippery areas and a great challenges, lots of steps, but if you take your time, you’ll be fine. What a top spot to visit!! A must do
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 16 May 2024
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flashsam7267
Knaresborough, UK3,587 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Couples
Been wanting to do this walk for a long time and finally managed to do it!
Yes, £10 per person entry (note - credit card only) is a lot of money when there are many other scenic walks in the UK which cost nothing. However if you only ever do this once then you only pay once! And it's worth doing at least once just to see the stunning scenery.

There is a big car park (with toilets) at the start and then once you pay you simply follow the one way path in a circle back to the start.

I'm reasonably fit but the 4.5 mile walk was still quite hard work at times.
There is a lot of steps as well as paths (some flat, some not so flat) and also some narrow bridges.
Luckily it was really quiet the day we went and we didn't see that many people, and never had to wait to cross a bridge.

There is a lot of different scenery along the walk, sometimes you're walking through forest, and sometimes in the open with hills as far as the eye can see.
Some of the waterfalls are very impressive too, but I think that some of the scenery was as impressive as the waterfalls which made for a lovely walk.

Just over half way round you get to Beezly farm, where there are toilets and a little hatch where they server hot/cold drinks, ice cream and snacks. There are tables here too (which we used to rest for a bit before we continued the walk)

Highly recommend that you do this walk, but it is not recommended for anyone who isn't fit or cannot walk too far.
Written 10 July 2024
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Richard D
Sydney, Australia86 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Friends
I never paid for a walk before in the UK or anywhere else as far as I can remember and I hope that charging people to walk in the countryside isn’t the way things are headed. We had no knowledge of the fee until we arrived at a turnstile where a grumpy old man demanded 30 quid from us despite the fact that we had no car . I get that in private land you would charge for parking with a pay and display but having a free car park with a manned ticket office charging only for walkers is quite revolting. The owners obviously didn’t trust the guy they employed to sit in the booth all day either as there was a big sign saying ‘credit cards only’ .

Having said that, we were determined to do the walk and even on a full drizzly day it didn’t disappoint. The walk itself takes about 2 hours and is not suitable for families with small children as there are many unfenced areas where smaller kids could easily stray from the path with potentially fatal conséquences as there are slippery, uneven rock steps, cliffs, fast moving water and disturbingly deep dark pools pretty much everywhere.

The car park is huge and close to Ingleton village where there is very limited parking, so my suggestion to the owners would be to expand business by charging the 10 pounds for daily parking with a pay and display and a threat of clamping etc. But make the walk FOC. That way the owners could get the same or more revenue and potentially dispense with having to pay someone to sit in his cabin all day.
Written 13 July 2024
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Suzanne P
44 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 • Friends
Came up here first when I was 13, I’m nearly 60 now and it’s still wonderful. Very quiet in November, it can be very busy in Summer. We were lucky with the weather, it was a beautiful day!
Make sure you wear decent walking boots. Some paths are steep and slippy, this is not for those with mobility issues, or really young children.
The views across the countryside are beautiful and the waterfalls worth seeing. I used to climb behind Thornton Force as a kid but I don’t think I’m up to it now! The money tree has spread onto other fallen logs, the original looks like a sculpture now.
The ice cream van is perfectly placed and very welcome, they sell Yorkshire tea too.
I think £10 is reasonable, it takes some upkeep to keep it safe, there was plenty of evidence of new fencing and paths. A lovely day out.
Written 15 November 2024
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Mark M
Glasgow, UK7 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Family
Drove an hour to get there with kid's only to be to get charged £31 for a walk outdoors for a Scotsman who can walk the west highland way almost 100 miles for free as it is anywhere in Scotland this is a ludicrous fee. But to add insult to injury they would not accept cash only card payments! I was carrying legal tender and they refused my rights to use it.
I went in with my wife and four children only because I promised to see waterfalls and nice scenery.
Which it truly was it is an good hike with beautiful scenery.
But I can't stomach businesses denying my right to use legal tender and charging for viewing nature is getting a bit dystopian.
Written 17 June 2024
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iwonab83
Gosport, UK7 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Until recently, this was free. It's now £8 per person. IMHO, absolutely not worth it.

While the 2nd half of our walk was lovely after quite a few people turned back, the first half can only be described as standing in place and waiting in a narrow, walled in queue that you can't escape from, with children shouting all around you.

It was a rammed Summer Saturday. There were multiple children's trips and families, and most were quite respectful and accommodating to others, but one school trip in particular, with 15 kids and 3 adults, held everybody up by not allowing anyone to pass while also shouting and making a massive ruckus. It was anything but peaceful nature. We were trapped in this traffic for over half an hour, with a massive queue behind and ahead of us. It was awful.

For the new £8 fee, you get partially paved parking instead of the former free gravel parking. You get one women's toilet, which remains blockaded by large groups at all times. I realized the men's toilet only has urinals when I tried to use that instead. There are also a few concrete steps on the trail and lots of handrails, which make it more of a Disneyland for children than an actual nature walk in actual nature. There was even a 1-way gate to lock you out from turning back after the half way point. Lovely. I completely failed to see what, exactly, we paid £8 for. The waterfalls are all brown with a bit of white chemical foam, probably due to runoff from the farms, so while they were kind of nice, they weren't £8 nice.

The 2nd half of the hike was nicer after it became less busy, but there were still a lot of people and even though you get a bit of that natural, muddy rock hiking experience, it felt more like a poorly run theme park than being in nature.

There is a lovely cafe near the parking lot with £13 burgers, but at least their esspresso coffees were reasonably priced and delicious, and staff was very polite. We ended up having to use their toilets. There were also 2 additional privately run coffee stops on the 2nd half of the trail, both of which served real esspresso drinks and snacks. However, the first one, meant to be the 'standard facility' rest stop was closed, because, of course, they already have your £8.

Overall, not impressed. I wouldn't even be sure if I'd go back for free, but for £8 that's a hard no. There are much prettier river trails and more peaceful hikes, all free, nearby, so this is really just a waste of time unless you're taking a school group for some gated exercise.
Written 4 July 2022
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centralscrutiniser
Solihull, UK45 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
The £10 entrance fee for adults (5 for kids) wasn't enough to put us off - it might be quite dear for what you got but considering it includes car parking and a well maintained, one way trail it seemed just within the realms of 'reasonable' to us.
We went on a sunny May Saturday in the bank holiday weekend so expected it to be busy and it was. At times we were queueing to get up certain sets of stairs or see a particular viewpoint but the crowd significantly thinned out as we went along.
It's not an easy walk. If you have mobility issues it will be a challenge and anything with wheels is definately out.
It took us around 3 hours at a gentle pace and we were tired at the end. As others have said it does seem large portions of the trail are on public walkways and not land owned by the attraction, but not sure that matters particularly as you can't do the full walk without going onto that land.
Get there early to beat the crowd going up and to ensure a parking spot.
People there were friendly and it seemed well organised with parking marshalls organising things.
The waterfalls themselves are lovely, and some excellent views from the top road as you traverse the valley to come back down.
Well worth a visit, but probably not a repeat experience.
Written 28 May 2024
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Anita Bush
5 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Solo
£10 per person is really a lot for a walk particularly one where there are herds of people just following each other. They are likely to say that the money goes to maintain the paths but they are clearly not maintained very well. The staff at the entrance tell you the distance but not how strenuous it is or have a visible sign up befire the entrance highlighting this. I was fine but I saw lots of families with older relatives with them and older couples who were really struggling. It might be appropriate for the staff taking the money to highlight how strenuous it is before they take the money. It isn't just the amount of steps but the paths in between the steps are limestone slabs in places which a lot of older people were struggling with. It's just a few waterfalls and the best part of the walk was getting back to the car at the end. Definitely not one I would want to do again
Written 10 August 2024
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Andy
Kendal, UK6 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
Nice walk, not too strenuous and lovely views. However, it’s way overpriced and even though we went out of holiday times it was overcrowded. £10/person to see some waterfalls? Narrow paths, bottlenecks on footbridges where everyone wants to stop for a selfie, and hoards of screaming kids. Save your money and go elsewhere where you can see waterfalls for free without the crowds.
Written 25 June 2024
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scarlett65Preston
Preston, UK150 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022 • Couples
A lovely walk which we started from Falls Park where we were staying. We did the first section down to Ingleton before the trail was open so we were on our own for most of it. This half was really impressive with several waterfalls and very atmospheric as it was enclosed by steep sides and woods. Had lunch in Ingleton then did the other half which was less steep and more open with great views and more waterfalls. Again only a few couples around. Recommend going at this time of year to get away from the hoards of people other visitors have claimed about. We also really enjoyed our icecream at the top.
Written 28 September 2022
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Chris T
56 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
The walk is lovely. The £10 per person entry fee is absolutely ridiculous. I don't understand why you should be charged to go for a walk in the first place, but if it was £3 or £4 per person I would still feel robbed, but I would not be smarting as much as I am.
Written 4 February 2024
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