Malham Tarn House

Malham Tarn House is a building in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England. Malham Tarn House is situated near Rock Garden, as well as near the heath Tarn Close.

Type: Building
Also known as: “Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre”
Address: Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Malham Tarn and Gordale Scar.

Malham Tarn

Lake

Photo: Dbenbenn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.

Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high. Gordale Scar is situated 2½ miles southeast of Malham Tarn House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malham Cove and Malham.

Malham Cove

Locality

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Malham Cove is situated 2 miles south of Malham Tarn House.

Malham

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Malham is a village in North Yorkshire set in karstic scenery: its best-known feature is the cliff of Malham Cove. In 2021 its population was just over 200, which includes the neighbouring smaller village of Kirkby Malham.

Bordley

Hamlet

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Bordley is a village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and 12 miles north of Skipton. Bordley is situated 3½ miles southeast of Malham Tarn House.

Malham Tarn House

Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10095° or 54° 6′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.16382° or 2° 9′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C6V4R2P+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 56241698

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rock Garden and Tarn Close.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Malham Tarn Field Centre and The Orchid House.

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