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Discover Malham

Malham is a small North Yorkshire village, in the Pennines, at the southern base of the Yorkshire Dales. It’s a pretty place, surrounded by limestone dry-stone walls, & with a stream running right through the middle of the village. Many school trips take in the unique geographical features nearby.

Malham Cove

Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago.

Malham Tarn

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake. It is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe. At an altitude of 377 metres above sea level it is the highest marl lake in the United Kingdom. The site is managed by the National Trust.

Harry Potter in Malham

Malham Cove is an amazing amphitheatre of limestone rock reaching 260 feet high. The top of the cove is a large area of limestone pavement.

In the Warner Brothers film, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter & Hermione Grainger set up camp in a tent on the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove. The scenes include views across Malhamdale including Cawden, Malham Village and Kirkby Malham.