Ainthorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Ainthorpe postcode: YO21 2JU

Retail in Ainthorpe

There are great places to visit near Ainthorpe including some great 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.

The area around Ainthorpe boasts some of the best waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Ainthorpe has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.

Ainthorpe has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a number of hiking areas near Ainthorpe including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham are some of Ainthorpe best villages to visit near Ainthorpe.

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Ainthorpe has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are some of Ainthorpe best caves to visit near Ainthorpe.

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are some of Ainthorpe best limestone pavements to visit near Ainthorpe.

Places near Ainthorpe feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.

Ainthorpe's best nearby 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 some of Ainthorpe best historic buildings to visit near Ainthorpe.

Hills to visit near Ainthorpe include Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

The area around Ainthorpe boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Ainthorpe if you like castles.

Ainthorpe is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,

Brimham Rocks is one of Ainthorpe's best, nearby country parks to visit in Ainthorpe.

Ainthorpe's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to Ainthorpe if you like gardens.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Ainthorpe area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Ainthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Ainthorpe:

• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Castleton castle mound
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Wheeldale Howe
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Duck Bridge
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Thorn Hill round cairn