Aysgarth Falls Photography Workshop

Posted by: Mark Sunderland

Aysgarth Falls and West Burton are areas of outstanding natural beauty found in Wensleydale, which is part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Set among forests and farmland, Aysgarth Falls are a one-mile stretch of cascading waterfalls carved out by the River Ure and are quite spectacular in any weather. Here we find an abundance of photographic opportunities and our circular walk takes us through many contrasting scenes with varied subjects.

After an initial briefing and refreshments, our tour begins at West Burton village in the Walden Valley, which is home to the beautiful Cauldron Falls that was once immortalized by the artist Turner during his tour of the North of England. We will attempt to do the same using the medium of photography, before continuing through farmland to Aysgarth.

Once we arrive at Asygarth you soon see why it has been used in television programmes and movies such as Robin Hood Prince of Thieves! Carved out over several thousand years, the long stretch of falls give us plenty with which to practice our exposure skills and find out how small changes to camera settings can make a dramatic difference to the final image.

We make our way back to West Burton via a different route, coming across some old barns which offer the epitome of a rural Yorkshire scene.

The workshop fee is GBP 115 (fee shown to right may vary with the exchange rate as quoted in USD). There is an optional post-processing session the day after the workshop in Harrogate for an additional GBP 30.