Must-see waterfall · Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester
Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a waterfall in Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Kinder Scout: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Kinder Scout
Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Kinder Scout — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 53.38482, -1.87390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Kinder Scout
- Kinderlow Cavern · cave · Greater Manchester · ~2 km · Must-see
- Brown Knoll · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~3 km · Must-see
- Grindslow Knoll · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~3 km · Must-see
- Kinder Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mill Hill · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~5 km · Must-see
- South Head · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Famine · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~5 km · Must-see
- Moss Castle · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~5 km · Must-see
- St. Matthews · church · Greater Manchester · ~6 km · Must-see
- Snake Pass · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~7 km · Must-see
- Lantern Pike · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~7 km · Must-see
- Chinley Churn (South) · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~8 km · Must-see
- Winnats Pass · cave · Greater Manchester · ~9 km · Must-see
- St James · church · Greater Manchester · ~10 km · Must-see
- Eccles Pike · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~10 km · Must-see
- Castleton Town Defences · fort · Greater Manchester · ~10 km · Must-see
- Peveril Castle · fort · Greater Manchester · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cave Dale · cave · Greater Manchester · ~10 km · Must-see
Other waterfalls near Kinder Scout
- Clumber Cascade · waterfall · Nottingham · ~69 km · Must-see
- Derby Waterfall · waterfall · City of Leicester · ~122 km · Must-see
- Horseshoe Falls · waterfall · Cheshire West and Chester · ~124 km · Must-see
- Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall · waterfall · Powys · ~146 km · Must-see
- Zen waterfall · waterfall · Greater Manchester · ~2 km
- Kinder Downfall · waterfall · Greater Manchester · ~2 km
- Black Clough waterfall · waterfall · South Yorkshire · ~15 km
- Waterfall Hole · waterfall · Derby · ~17 km
- Waterfall Swallet · waterfall · Derby · ~20 km
- Ingersley Vale, Bollington · waterfall · Greater Manchester · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
Is Kinder Scout flowing now?
No visitor has reported the water flow status for Kinder Scout yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Kinder Scout?
July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Kinder Scout?
Nearby: Kinderlow Cavern (cave, 2 km), Brown Knoll (viewpoint, 3 km), Grindslow Knoll (viewpoint, 3 km), Kinder Reservoir (lake, 3 km), Mill Hill (viewpoint, 5 km), South Head (viewpoint, 5 km).
Is Kinder Scout worth visiting?
Kinder Scout is listed as a must-see waterfall in Greater Manchester on Spotwander.