Falling Foss
A roughly 20-metre waterfall in an ancient broadleaf woodland. The old forester's cottage beside it has become a fairy-tale tea garden.
Falling Foss lies in a small wooded valley about 15 km south of Whitby. The stream drops about 20 metres over a rock face, surrounded by ancient broadleaf woodland. Beside the falls, the old Middlehead house is now the Falling Foss Tea Garden, where you can enjoy tea and scones outdoors among the trees. It's about a five-minute walk from the car park. You can also follow the valley trail to the Hermitage, a rock cave nearby. The loop takes around 1 to 2 hours.
Opening hours
Open all day (tea garden seasonal)
Nearby sights
- Whitby Harbour & Swing Bridge
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum
- Whalebone Arch & West Cliff
- Whitby 199 Steps & St Mary's Church
- Whitby Abbey
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Goathland)
- Sandsend
- Robin Hood's Bay