After several weeks spent walking in Peak District we decided to explore the neighbourhood region Yorkshire.

I have seen so many pictures from Malham Cove and Janet’s Foss and on a beautiful sunny day we have decided to go to Yorkshire and discovered new picturesque areas.

The Malham National Park Centre car park is £5 all day and there are several car park spaces. There are 2 or 3 car parks around but they all get full on a sunny day so you might want to start your journey in the morning.

The walk starts from the car park turning left and crossing the Malham Beck towards Janet’s Foss. It is so beautiful to walk in morning along the River Gordale Beck, with the sun rising and warming up our cheeks and listening to birds singing.

After just few minutes we entered the woodland and I was so surprised to see the biggest land of wild garlic I have ever seen. I have picked up a leaf and the smell of garlic was so intense and was wondering if that was used in the past for cooking.

While we were approaching the Janet’s Foss the sound of water was increasing and seeing the waterfall through the sunny spells was an amazing feeling.

Janet’s Foss is a small but wonderful waterfall and pool near Gordale Scar in Malhamdale, nestled in a magical wood along the footpath from Malham Village toward Gordale Scar and home of Jennet the queen of the fairies. Foss is an old Scandinavian word for waterfall or force. Legend tell us that Janet or Jennet, queen of the local fairies lived in a cave behind the waterfall.

The walk to Janet’s Foss is very accessible but it can be a little bit muddy when it’s wet.

From the waterfall we continued our walk to Gordale Scar and right after we got to the road, near a very old stoned bridge there is a table and bench where we decided to stop for a cuppa and a snack.

After we had our refreshments we carry on upstream the valley between two big hill in front of us. I was wondering is we had to climb the hills or if there is a tunnel as the walk shown on the map was indicating straight line.

We were keep looking up watching the birds and enjoying the sun when around the corner we have seen the most amazing, impressive thing, Gordale Scar.

Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile northeast of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high.

When I’ve seen the big cliff my jaw dropped, I was amazed and surprised to see this beautiful place around the corner.

When you get to a place like this you realise how small we are compare with nature and how vulnerable considering a tinny rock falling from the top could be fatal.

There were few people climbing up the waterfall and according to our map we were supposed to do the same but the rocks were slippery and we decided to go back and take another parallel route.

The next leg of the hike from Gordale Scar to Malham Tarn was almost flat road but the wind blowing in our faces was making the walk more difficult.

There is a shorter walk which excludes Malham Tarn but we wanted to explore more the area.

We saw from few miles away the intense beautiful blue colour of the lake but it was even more fascinating when we reached to Malham Tarn.

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe. At an altitude of 377 metres above sea level it is the highest marl lake in the United Kingdom.

There is a car park near the lake and you can go for a short circular walk around the tarn.

This hiking route is full of amazing tourist places and our next stop was one of the most popular tourist places, Malham Cove.

Malham Cove, located near Malham village, Skipton is a huge curving amphitheatre shaped cliff formation of limestone rock, about 260 feet high. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago.

The rocks are spectacular with a strange shape, large and deep distance between them give the impression that you’re walking on lava.

The entire walk was very exciting, full of surprises and amazing scenery. We have made some memories too beautiful to forget.

We have finished the 10.6 miles route with chicken pie, bacon butty and chips bought from a local pub The Buck Inn. What an amazing day spent in Yorkshire! Thank you for having us and see you next time.

You can watch a summary of our walk in the video below.