High Force Hotel

Hotel

From Barnard Castle head up river to Middleton in Tees-dale a quaint old fashioned small town built with local sandstone. Continue past Middleton till you arrive at High Force park in the hotel car park and enjoy the walk through the woods til you reach this wonderful waterfall on the upper reaches of the river tees.

The scenery is spectacular. Well worth the small entrance fee. The pathways are well maintained. Be careful if it has been raining as the rocks are slippery. I'm not sure why people took dogs, none of them seemed happy to be there, the waterfall is very loud.

1.5 mile walk from the parking spot. It's a lovely place deep in the national park. Would not recommend it for those who struggle walking because while you can make it 90% of the way on paved roads followed by a few gravel and grass hills, the last 100m is a very steep grass / muddy path down a hill. If you can make that though it's well worth it. We met a group there who regularly go to jump into the little plunge pool at the bottom of the waterfall.

Can't swim here. Good area for photos. Steep climb back. Gravelly path so wear appropriate shoes. Quite scenic. Need to clamber o we rocks to actually reach the falls.

Stunning waterfall. Easy access until you’re 10 metres away, then you have some steep steps to use to get to the base. Dogs need to be kept on a leash around High Falls. Car Parking is £1 an hour, would recommend 3 hours and then do a circular walk to Low Falls. You need to pay £1.50 each for access to High Falls but Low Falls is free.

Very good place to visit. Start at Bowlees visitors centre. Low force then high force. Good shoes needed it can get a bit muddy.

Best to go in the winter months to get the full experience of The Falls car park and pub and gift shop at the beginning of the walk down to the Falls.

Amazing scenery, even in the wet. Although access was limited due to the terrain and bad weather. Definitely take waterproofs and something warm, and to eat if its raining. Someone with good mobility will probably take 20-40mins to get to waterfall.

We walked down to see the falls in the early evening. My wife and I were the only ones there. We got a good view of the falls. The path to the top was closed. But that was due to the wet weather according to the sign in the gate.

Walk way above the waterfall was closed due to it being slippery. A short walk down to the waterfall. Was a bit busy down there, however this was on Saturday around 12 so probably peak time (if there is such a thing for a waterfall! ) there are toilets and a pub next to the carpark for those wanting to make a day about it. However when would recommend visiting when passing by as I feels its not spectacular enough to make a day out of.