Comprising a single drop of 100 feet (30 m) from a rocky overhang, Hardraw Force is claimed to be England's highest unbroken waterfall[note 1][2] – at least discounting underground falls.

The underground waterfall inside nearby Gaping Gill on the western flank of Ingleborough has an unbroken fall of more than 300 feet (91 m).

[5] The contest attracts bands from all over the North of England and is a popular event amongst players and audiences alike.

[6] In 1899 a great flood came racing over the waterfall and into Hardraw itself, ruining buildings and uprooting coffins from the graveyard.

[7] Both J. M. W. Turner and William Wordsworth visited the waterfall[8] and both men stayed at the Green Dragon Inn.