Lower Barden Reservoir

Lower Barden Reservoir is a reservoir in Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, England. Lower Barden Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Barden Beck Foot, as well as near Long Band Flat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barden Tower and Upper Barden Reservoir.

Barden Tower

Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barden Tower is a ruined building in the Parish of Barden, in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. The tower was used as a hunting lodge in the 15th and 16th centuries, and despite a renovation in the 1650s, it fell into disrepair in the 18th century.

Upper Barden Reservoir

Reservoir

Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.

The Strid

Waterfall

The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skipton and Embsay.

Skipton

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Skipton is a market town in North Yorkshire, with a population of 15,000 in 2021. It has a sturdy castle and scenic canal; it's within a short travel time of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and is on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it's a popular day-trip destination.

Embsay

Village

Photo: John Winterbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby.