Askrigg is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.
Askrigg is a small village in Wensleydale and has cobbled streets and a typically North Yorkshire rural charm. It lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Askrigg is most famous for its association with fictional vet James Herriot, in the television series All Creatures Great and Small. Askrigg village was the fictional village of Darrowby in the series. The vet’s surgery of Skeldale House is Cringley House in Askrigg and The Kings Arms pub became The Drovers Arms pub in the series.
Askrigg is also famous for being the first place in Wensleydale to have electric light. In 1908 an entrepreneur named William Burton used machinery at a nearby mill to generate electricity. This continued until 1948, when it was put onto the National Grid. The remnants of the mill can be seen today.
There are many walks from Askrigg. The most popular takes you to Mill Gill Force and Whitfield Gill. It is full of spectacular scenery and takes in three waterfalls, a disused quarry and the edge of Whitfield Scar.
Askrigg postcode: DL8 3
There are great places to visit near Askrigg 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.
There are a number of waterfalls near Askrigg including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Askrigg's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.
Askrigg's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are great places to visit near Askrigg if you like hiking areas.
Villages to visit near Askrigg include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Askrigg area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Askrigg has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
The area around Askrigg boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Askrigg's best nearby limestone pavements can be found at Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Ingleborough is one of Askrigg's best, nearby mountains to visit in Askrigg.
There are a several good cities in the Askrigg area like York, and Ripon.
There are a number of historic buildings near Askrigg including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Don't miss Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill's hills if visiting the area around Askrigg.
There are a several good geological features in the Askrigg area like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Askrigg if you like old mines.
Don't miss Brimham Rocks's country parks if visiting the area around Askrigg.
Askrigg has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
The area around Askrigg's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Askrigg area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Askrigg History
There are some historic monuments around Askrigg:
