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Hardraw Force

Hardraw Force is a plunge waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine near the hamlet of Hardraw, 0. 9 miles north of Hawes in Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales.

With a single unbroken drop of 100 feet (30 m) from a rocky overhang, it is widely regarded as England's highest above-ground single-drop waterfall. The Pennine Way long-distance footpath passes close by.

The waterfall sits within the grounds of the historic Green Dragon Inn and is accessed via a short, mostly flat walk through woodland. It gained wider recognition as a filming location in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Visitors can view the falls from both sides of the beck by crossing a footbridge along the path.


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