Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls, located on the River Swale in Swaledale, northern England. The falls are situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the county of North Yorkshire, approximately 500 metres downstream from the small village of Keld. Kisdon Force is one of several waterfalls on the Swale in and around the Keld area, the others being East Gill Force, Catrake Force and Wain Wath Force. All occur where the river swathes a gorge through the carboniferous limestone between the hills of Kisdon and Rogan's Seat. The falls in this area are called forces after the Norse word Fors or Foss, which means waterfall.
The falls plummet ten metres over two cascades and are surrounded by mixed broad-leaved woodland with the trees of ash, wych elm and rowan dominating. In the spring primula vulgaris grows profusely in the area. The falls can be easily visited by a riverside path from Keld; however, but care should be taken as the stones around the falls are fequently wet and slippery. Tourist numbers to the falls are swelled by Pennine Way walkers, as the long-distance footpath passes by the falls on its way north.
