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Lodore Falls

Lodore Falls is a dramatic waterfall in Borrowdale, Lake District, where Watendlath Beck tumbles over the edge of the hanging valley of Watendlath and drops approximately 28 metres (90 feet) into the valley below.

The falls are located behind the Lodore Falls Hotel, with access via a gate from the nearby road; they can also be approached from Ashness Road above. The cataract is most impressive after heavy rain, though it rewards a visit in any conditions.

The Lakeland poet Robert Southey immortalised the falls in his 1820 poem "The Cataract of Lodore." Visitors arriving by boat on Derwentwater can disembark at the Lodore jetty and reach the falls on foot in around 15 minutes.


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