Raydale (also known as ''Raydaleside'') is a dale on the south side of

Wensleydale Wensleydale is a valley in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Dales, which are part of the Pennines. The Dale (landform), dale is named after the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, Wensley, formerly the valley's market tow ...

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, England. The northern part of the dale is the valley of the

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, which flows out of

Semerwater Semerwater () is the second largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, England, after Malham Tarn. It is half a mile (800 m) long, covers and lies in Raydale, opposite the River Bain, North Yorkshire, River Bain. A private pay and display parking ...

, one of very few lakes in the

Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or Dale (landform), dales, in the Pennines, an Highland, upland range in England. They are mostly located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, but extend into C ...

. Above the lake the dale is drained by smaller

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s, and is joined by two smaller dales, Cragdale on the east and Bardale on the west. There are three hamlets in the dale, Countersett, Marsett and

Stalling Busk Stalling Busk is one of three settlements around Semer Water in the county of North Yorkshire in the small dale of Raydale just off from Wensleydale, England. The village lies to the immediate south of the lake, at above sea level. The name of ...

. The village of Bainbridge lies at the mouth of the dale. The dale is a broad, flat-bottomed

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, with a significant woodland cover around Semerwater and the other water courses.Yorkshire Dales National Park: Landscape character: Raydale
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