Janet's Foss
- Food
- Malham village, then the wood
Crowd level: Mixed. Go early, or pick a weekday
Best season Late spring for the wood. Any dry weekday. The water is cold in every month. Do not treat it as a summer lido.
A small waterfall and a cold pool in the wood between Malham and Gordale Scar. People paddle. It is not a staffed beach, and it is not a secret. The walk is popular.
Worth knowing
Not a pool
There is no lifeguard. The Yorkshire Dales ask you to treat cold, fast water as a hazard. Park in Malham village. The National Trust car parks are for the tarn, which is not for swimming.
The short version
Janet's Foss is a National Trust waterfall on Gordale Beck near Malham. The pool was used as a sheep dip. The name is tied to a local fairy story. Malham Tarn itself is closed to swimming. The National Trust says so because it is a nature reserve.
Food nearby
Malham village, then the wood
Eat in the village before the walk. There is no kitchen at the falls. The Yorkshire Dales Centre is in the village, not at the pool.