Retail in Balk
There are great places to visit near Balk 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.
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 the area around Balk.
There are a number of ruins near Balk including 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.
The area around Balk boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Balk's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
Villages to visit near Balk include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
The area around Balk features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are some of Balk best towns to visit near Balk.
Balk's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
There are a several good limestone pavements in the Balk area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Places near Balk feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.
York, and Ripon are some of Balk best cities to visit near Balk.
York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Balk if you like historic buildings.
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 Balk.
Balk has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
Castles to visit near Balk include Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Old Mines to visit near Balk include Grassington Lead Mines.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Balk like Brimham Rocks.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Balk best parks to visit near Balk.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Balk like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a number of ancient sites near Balk including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Balk History
There are some historic monuments around Balk:
- Square barrow 200m NE of Clarke Scars
- Round barrow 300m NE of Hastings Wood
- Round barrow 180m NNE of St Wilfred's Church
- Round barrow on Little Arden Moor
- Upsall Castle: a quadrangular castle
- Round barrow south east of Limekiln House
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system near High Barn
- Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm
- A bowl barrow at Howe Hill 130m south-south-west of St Felix's Church
- Round barrow 250m north of Thorodale Wood
- Round barrow 500m east of Silver Hill Farm
- Wayside cross 600m east of Gallow Hill, known as Friar's Cross
- Long barrow 400m NW of Steeple Cross
- Round barrow 600m north east of South Woods
- Round barrow 500m south east of Hill Fort Windypit
- Round barrow 520m north of High Barn
- Round barrow 450m north west of Garbutt Farm
- Round barrow 400m south east of Hill Fort Windypit
- Round barrow 800m south of Gallow Hill
- Round barrow 50m south of Gallow Hill
- Round barrow 120m north of High Barn
- Round barrow 200m east of High Barn
- Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system, known as the Casten Dike, 300m ENE of Hambleton Inn
- Round barrow 600m north west of Garbutt Farm
- A moated site 100m east of St Mary Magdalene's Church
- Two round barrows at Seta Pike
- Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood
- Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
- Ravensthorpe manor house (site of)
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor
- Round barrow north of Thorodale Wood
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone
- Two round barrows 400m NE of Hastings Wood
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor
- Hood Hill motte and bailey
- Medieval moated site, fishponds and associated field system 125m south of Eldmire Cottage
- Medieval moated grange 160m south east of The Grange
- Pit alignment forming part of the Cleave Dyke system 1000m north west of Dialstone Farm
- Two round barrows east of Wild Middle Gill
- Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows
- Round barrow 40m west of Butcher's Wood
- Three round barrows 600m NW of Steeple Cross
- Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm
- Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
- Round barrow at Ridge End
- Round barrow in Cliff Plantation
- Round barrow 650m east of South Woods
- Gallow Hill round barrow
- Pit alignment, part of the Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary system and round barrow 450m south east of High Paradise
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as Hesketh Dike and Silver Hill round barrow
- Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
- Pudding Pie Hill: a bowl barrow 650m south-east of St Oswald's Church
- Promontory fort at Roulston Scar
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton Bank
- Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands
- Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor Plantation
- Section of Cleave Dyke, 1.4km long from Sneck Yate Plantation to east edge of Town's Pasture Wood including two pit alignments and round barrow
- Round barrow 150m north east of Silver Hill Farm
- Kirby Knowle medieval settlement 220m west and 150m south west of Manor House Farm
- Round barrow 350m south of Long Plain Farm
- Round barrow N of Clarke Scars
- Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank
- Round barrow 75m west of High Barn
