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Attraction · near Sleights · North Yorkshire

Falling Foss Waterfall

This is Falling Foss Waterfall, an attraction 3.6 km southeast of Sleights. Close by, Whitby Abbey is 7.8 km away, one of 17 within 15 km.

Where
3.6 km
southeast of Sleights
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–20°C
In brief

Attraction near Sleights

Just outside Sleights

Falling Foss Waterfall is 3.6 km southeast of Sleights. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warm weather in Sleights runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm
Feb8° / 2°50 mm
Mar10° / 3°44 mm
Apr12° / 5°47 mm
May15° / 7°41 mm
Jun18° / 10°62 mm
Jul20° / 12°52 mm
Aug20° / 12°61 mm
Sep17° / 10°58 mm
Oct14° / 7°64 mm
Nov10° / 4°80 mm
Dec7° / 2°72 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Sleights, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Sleights. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Sleights’ full climate →
About

Falling Foss Waterfall

Attraction.

Type
Attraction
Town
3.6 km southeast of Sleights
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Falling Foss Waterfall on the map

Find Falling Foss Waterfall in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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Towns near it

Towns a short way from Falling Foss Waterfall

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Sleights

1,928 people · 16 places to visit

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

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Other places close by

3 castles, 3 museums and an abbey or priory are among the 17 within 15 km.

1Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey7.8 km away2CastleOld Mulgrave Castle9.5 km away3MuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum7.7 km away4MuseumWhitby Museum7.4 km away5MuseumPannett Art Gallery7.4 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustBrickyard Quarry (disused)8.6 km away7CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre7.2 km away8CastleFoss Castle10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Falling Foss Waterfall

Where is Falling Foss Waterfall?

Falling Foss Waterfall is 3.6 km southeast of Sleights, North Yorkshire.

What is Falling Foss Waterfall?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Falling Foss Waterfall?

June to September are the warmest months in Sleights, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Falling Foss Waterfall?

Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (7.8 km), Old Mulgrave Castle (9.5 km), Captain Cook Memorial Museum (7.7 km) and Whitby Museum (7.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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