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Low Force Waterfall

Bowlees
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Near Middleton-in Teesdale
Barnard Castle
County Durham
DL12 0XF

About

Part of the River Tees in beautiful Upper Teesdale. Low Force tumbles over the Whin Sill, a layer of hard dolerite rock (known locally as whinstone). The Whin Sill formed 295 million years ago from molten rock, which cooled and solidified underground.

Today, after millions of years of erosion it is exposed as rocky landscape features at Low Force, High Force and other places in Upper Teesdale.

The Pennine Way footpath route runs alongside the River at Low Force. Low Force is also easily accessible from Bowlees Visitor Centre.

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Picnic Site - At Bowlees.

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Access Information

Opening Times

2023 (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023)

* The walkway is open all year round and the gates are currently open from 9:00 until 17:00

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Road Directions

If travelling by car, you can park at Bowlees Picnic Site on the B6277, 4 miles from Middleton in Teesdale. It is then just a short walk across the road and through the field to the waterfall.

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