Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved
Photo of Smardale Gill, a National Nature Reserve near Kirkby Stephen in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.

© Clive Nicholson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Smardale Gill

Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Smardale Gill is one of 26 National Nature Reserves in Cumbria. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nearby nature reserves include Ash Fell, Sunbiggin Tarn and Little Asby Scar and Scandal Beck and Stone Gill. The closest station is Kirkby Stephen, about 3.2 km to the east.

More places to visit near Smardale Gill

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

You’re inside itNational Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

0.7 km SW · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of the River Eden, a 90-mile river running from Mallerstang to Solway Firth, north west England.Highlight

River Eden

River

Cumbria's great river, running north from the Mallerstang fells through red sandstone country and Carlisle to the Solway.

4.8 km E · Cumbria

Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

National Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

5 km E

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

5.5 km S · spans 6 counties

Photo of Cautley Spout, a waterfall near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Cautley Spout

Waterfall near Sedbergh

England's highest cascade above ground, a ribbon of water spilling 180 metres down the Howgills above Sedbergh.

10.5 km SW