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