The Yorkshire Dales

Towns & Villages

WEST BURTON

With one of the largest village greens in England, beautiful West Burton has a sense of bygone serenity and to modern eyes even its pretty stone cottages give the impression of cosy happiness.

West Burton Village Monument -
 Photo: Arnold Price CCL

Cauldron Force West Burton -
Photo: Gordon Hatton CCL

They hide the fact that they were originally built to house the men who led unhealthy and dangerous lives in local lead mines.















A short walk takes the visitor to the village’s main attraction, the majestic Burton Force waterfall.