Buckstones Jump is a striking waterfall and natural swimming hole on Rydal Beck, located roughly a mile and a half north of Rydal village in the Lake District, near Ambleside.

The feature is formed where the beck channels through a near-rift in the rock, creating a shoot-like cascade that drops into a deep, emerald-green pool — a popular wild swimming destination in the summer months.

It sits at the upper end of a scenic stretch of Rydal Beck that passes through woodland, offering a series of cascades, pools, and smaller falls — including High Fall — before culminating at Buckstones Jump itself.

The site is typically reached on foot from Ambleside or Rydal, following the eastern bank of the beck through wooded trails of easy-to-moderate difficulty.