This river probably has one of the coolest sounding sources of all: it rises at Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang on the high ground between High Seat and Hugh Seat. The river here forms the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire. It makes its way north out of the Yorkshire Dales before taking a hard left to travel west through Carlisle before heading to the Solway Coast via the River Esk Channel. This river takes an exciting route to explore, not just because of its time in the Dales but you can also go see things like Carlisle Castle, Wetheral Priory and Caves, Kirkoswald Castle, Lacy's Caves, National Trust Acorn Bank and so much more, all within a stones-throw of the riverbank.







