Carplay Green - Burnet Force & Water Ling Falls

Burnet Force and Water Ling Falls

Burnet Force

As you drive from Aysgarth towards Bainbridge, at the top of the hill just before you drop down in to Bainbridge, take the left turn towards Semer Water. Approx 700m along this road, take the road branching to the left, "Carplay Green Road". 

Follow this until you reach the Farm at the end. 

To reach Burnet force, first get permission from the occupants of the farm house! - It is not public land. 

Walk back 60m until you reach the barn on it's own. Opposite is a gate. Pass through this gate and follow the wall on the left, down hill. Make a detour at the outcrop as it is very boggy (knee deep!) in this section. As you reach the end of the wall there is another gate under which the land drains off. Climb this gate and the force is on your left. Return to the Farmhouse for the next fall - 

Water Ling Falls

This time pass through the gate at the side of the farmhouse and follow the track uphill for approx 500m. As you pass through the gate at the top of the track, the falls are on your right. Take care going down to the base, the hillside is boggy and slippy.

Walk back to the 1st Barn and go through the gate (on the left by the telegraph post)

Burnet Force

Looking back to the Farm

Water Ling Falls

Stalling Busk - High Park Scar, Park Scar, Black Arc & Keld Scar

Stalling Busk- 

 High Park Scar, Park Scar & Black Arc 

Stalling Bush, south of Bainbridge, not far from Semer Water, is the location of this trio of falls. These should be done as a group, but the walk is not for the faint hearted. 

The Land is not Public Access but Permissive Access and only accessible between May and October. 

Although the start is easy, there are some steep slopes, and boggy patches to negotiate followed by a steep walk up a rough track at the end. It took me an hour to do the full circle and that was not taking into account taking photographs!

You can obtain a free route description (Walk 2) from Raydale Preserves, in the Hamlet. 

Keld Scar

This is a very small waterfall in volume but approx 20ft drop. It can be reached in a couple of minutes thorugh the hamlet, but is over grown and dark due to overgrowth and its north-west facing location.

Keld Scar

High Park Scar

Park Scar

Black Arc

Abbey Force

Abbey Force

Take the road form Askrigg to Bainbridge, Just before you take the left hand turn, you will pass over a small bridge. Park in the layby, on the left, just before the bridge. Cross the road and enter the field by means of a 5 bar gate by the junction with Skellgill Lane. Walk forward 50 yds and cross the bridge turning right at the other side.

The main falls falls on Grange Beck are an absolute delight, a picture postcard scene which then continues lower downstream in a series of small steps which continue down under the road. 
The land is private so you may have to ask permission at the nearby Colby Hall, but I didn't see anyone around to ask. 

Bainbridge

Bainbridge Falls

Bainbridge is small village in Wensleydale, between Aysgarth and Hawes on the A684.

The falls are very easy to reach.
Park by the Village Green and walk back towards the bridge. 
For the first view, walk back across the bridge -

 TAKE CARE CROSSING as there is no footpath!

Turn left down the track to look back towards the bridge, Alternatively, as indicated on the map, follow the path past the old school room and on between the cottages. 

Old School Room

View from downstream of the bridge

Looking back towards the Mill

View from above the falls