Walk

Malham Cove

Malham, Yorkshire

A curved limestone cliff with a natural limestone pavement on top.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
2 hours

Malham Cove is an 80-metre limestone cliff curving like an amphitheatre. A steep stone staircase climbs to the pavement on top, where deep cracks hold ferns and wildflowers. Peregrines nest on the cliff in spring.

Good to know

  • Start at Malham village
  • Watch for peregrines in spring
  • Be careful on the pavement; gaps are deep
Best time
Morning
Open
All year
Getting there
Village car park, then 1-mile walk
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Toilets

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