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About Keld

Keld is a wonderfully scenic area at the head of Swalesdale. It is a lonely landscape with a small hamlet of stone cottages and outlying farms. It lies at the crossing point for both the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Walk, thus it of great appeal to walkers, hikers and ramblers.

On the River Swale which flows at the edge of Keld, visitors can see a series of four waterfalls thundering through a spectacular limestone gorge. There are also some lovely wooded areas.

The hamlet has no shop, nor does it have a pub, but it is a grand area for walking or relaxing. There is a choice of accommodation in the region which includes scattered bed and breakfast houses and holiday cottages.

Keld lies between High Seat (710 ft.) and Rogan's Seat (672 ft.). A short distance away if the famous Buttertubs Pass, a scenic route, ending with the dramatic waterfall known as Hardrow Force.

The nearest large town is the lovely old market town of Hawes where you will find a museum and the closeby National Park Centre.

Recommended towns & villages near Keld

Muker in Swaledale

Muker (38 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction S of Keld)

Apart from having a place in the history of the Yorkshire Dales, Muker is a walkers paradise and a wonderful relaxing place to stay whilst discovering the beauty of the area...

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Gunnerside (7 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction SE of Keld)

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Bainbridge Stocks

Bainbridge (11 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S of Keld)

Bainbridge is the epitome of a typical Dales village, it comprises of picturesque old stone cottages, with a lively, well quarried stream running through it...

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Hawes (108 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S of Keld)

This is a thriving, friendly market town at the heart of Wensleydale, it shows beautiful old stone properties, quaint shops, galleries, craft workshops and cafe's arranged around winding cobbled streets...

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Gayle (17 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S of Keld)

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Bolton Castle in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire. Mary Queen of Scots was once held prisoner here.

Bolton Castle (62 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

On a misty morning the ruined crenulated towers of Bolton Castle take on an eyrie aura and it is easy to imagine what this once.....

Aysgarth Lower Falls, Easter weekend 2007. Yorkshire Dales

Aysgarth Falls (49 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

These magnificent falls, although not the highest in the land are certainly one of the most picturesque sights in Yorkshire. The.....

Littondale

Yorkshire Dales National Park (266 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

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Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey (13 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)

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Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NE)

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Middleham Castle (17 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

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