Exploring the River Ure

Rising high above Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the River Ure flows through the spectacular landscape of Wensleydale. Meandering through the flat-U-shaped glacial valley floor, it tumbles over the Aysgarth Falls, then on to the brewing and market town of Masham. Below Masham, the valley opens out into broad swathes of rich agricultural land. The river loops through West Tanfield on its way to Ripon. Turning east to pass Boroughbridge, it is joined by the River Swale in the huge floodplain at Myton-on-Swale. Continuing as the Ure, it becomes known as the River Ouse just downstream of Little Ouseburn where the tiny Ouse Gill Beck joins the much larger Ure.