The County of North Yorkshire
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Howardian Hills AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in North Pennines AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Nidderdale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
North Yorkshire's Surrounding Counties
Other counties neighbouring North Yorkshire include: Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Cumbria, County Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire and South Yorkshire .
North Yorkshire is a county with a great selection of places to visit including waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting North Yorkshire.
Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts are great places to visit in North Yorkshire if you like ruins.
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
Villages to visit in North Yorkshire county include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
There are a several good rivers and streams in North Yorkshire county like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
The county of North Yorkshire boasts some of the best towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
There are a several good caves in North Yorkshire county like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
North Yorkshire is home to some unmissable limestone pavements like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Mountains to visit in North Yorkshire county include Ingleborough.
North Yorkshire's best cities can be found at York, and Ripon.
York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit in North Yorkshire if you like historic buildings.
There are a number of hills in the county of North Yorkshire including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
There are a several good geological features in North Yorkshire county like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of castles in the county of North Yorkshire including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.
Brimham Rocks is one of North Yorkshire's best country parks to visit in North Yorkshire.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are great places to visit in North Yorkshire if you like parks.
North Yorkshire's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Walks in North Yorkshire
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
Probably the best waterfall walk on a managed trail - payment required but it’s worth it for the well-kept viewing platforms and stairs up the rocky cliffs.
Length: 7Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Moderate
