Cauldron Falls is a short walk from West Burton's pretty village green and is situated in a shady spot with another small waterfall and the remains of the town's lead smelting mill which used to serve the large number of small mines whose remains are scattered over the nearby moors. It is known as Cauldron Falls because of the beautiful plunge
pool, and was one of the spots painted by Turner on his travels in the Dales. It stands on Walden Beck which runs for 9 miles (14.3 km) from the watershed on Buckden Pike before joining Bishopdale Beck before flowing under the main road in the valley to join the River Ure.
The amount of water flowing over the waterfall obviously depends on the amount of water higher up on the fells and the day I visited was after a few days of heavy rain so it was quite impressive.
Cotter Force is further up Wensleydale and is the largest of the falls in Cotterdale Beck. It comprises of a series of six steps, each its own small
waterfall with the largest single drop being about 5 feet (1.5 m). The force is not visible from the road but is well sign-posted and has handy parking places.
It takes only a short flat walk
to reach the falls and when in spate, they can be soon seen and heard. There seems to be a shortage of footpaths in this area so its a case of paying them quick a visit and then retracing the path back to the road. Maybe that is why it is usually pretty quiet. It is a shame really because after rain they are very impressive and when lacking in rain they are so photogenic.
I did think about paying Hardraw Force a visit as well as it was only a couple of miles down the road but everywhere was so busy. The reason for me going would have been to photograph them so it would all have been pretty pointless because the narrow gorge and path would have been heaving with people.
All in all it had been a good day, just a shame that Hadraw had bee so busy. I returned home on the Ingleton road, turning off at Ribblehead for Settle and the A65.
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