Tales of the Dales: Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force the country’s tallest waterfall
Hardraw Force
‘The sound of thunder rolled around the rocky crater surrounding the cascading falls, which themselves swollen by rainwater created a deafening roar. Above the cacophony, furious raised disembodied voices could be heard from the dizzying heights of the rocky cliffs…’
Hardraw Force is England’s highest single drop waterfall above ground, and is set in beautiful woodland. Far too beautiful to be the setting for an alleged murder right? (That’s deserving of a collective ‘ooooooh’ right?!)
The story goes that during a thunderstorm, the raised, angry voices of a group of men can be heard, repeating their crime endlessly at the top of the rocky cliffs which overlook the falls. Reportedly the group of men threw the body of their victim over the edge during a storm, hundreds of years ago leaving behind (somewhat mysteriously) a fused and melted dagger… when the body was recovered, it was presumed a suicide and was treated as such.
It was only when further investigations were made, that the true details became apparent. The sounds of that fateful night, continue to echo round Hardraw Falls during stormy nights.
It’s spooky isn’t it?!
And if you fancy a pint to go with your ghost story, the falls are located in the grounds of the Green Dragon, and the pub itself is in fact haunted by the ghost of a playful little boy who enjoys rolling balls along the bar floor!
So get yourselves to Hardraw Force!
Spooky Walks
Since originally writing this blog back in 2021, I have a collected a whole LOAD of ghost stories, folk tales, witch stories and horrible history about the Yorkshire Dales and they now all have their own dedicated pages!
To find links to them and the spooky Halloween walks, then tap the button below!