Bishopthorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Bishopthorpe

There are great places to visit near Bishopthorpe 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.

Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are some of Bishopthorpe best waterfalls to visit near Bishopthorpe.

There are a number of ruins near Bishopthorpe including 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 number of historic monuments near Bishopthorpe including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

The area around Bishopthorpe features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Bishopthorpe area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Towns to visit near Bishopthorpe include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a several good caves in the Bishopthorpe area like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around Bishopthorpe boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a number of geological features near Bishopthorpe including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of mountains near to Bishopthorpe including Ingleborough.

Bishopthorpe's best nearby cities can be found at York, and Ripon.

Don't miss York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge's historic buildings if visiting the area around Bishopthorpe.

Don't miss Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar's hills if visiting the area around Bishopthorpe.

There are a several good castles in the Bishopthorpe area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Bishopthorpe like Brimham Rocks.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Bishopthorpe best parks to visit near Bishopthorpe.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Bishopthorpe like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Bishopthorpe has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Bishopthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bishopthorpe:

• Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington Hill
• City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm
• Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit
• St George's medieval chapel 120m south of York Castle
• Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall
• Standing tower and below ground remains of St Lawrence's Church and associated burial ground
• Moated site 50m north west of Red House
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church
• St Mary's Abbey precinct walls
• York prebendary manor moated site, 300m north west of Hawthorn Farm
• Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson Farm
• Roman camp on Bootham Stray, 450m north east of Moor Farm
• York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar
• Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm
• St Mary's Abbey
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond
• Nether Poppleton medieval moated site, fishponds and earthworks around and associated with St Everilda's Church
• St Andrew's College and moat, 440m north east of College Farm
• Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church
• Lamel Hill (Anglo-Saxon tumulus)
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm
• World War II bombing decoy 500m east of Bland's Plantation
• Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
• Tithe barn
• York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemetery
• Medieval stone town house known as The Norman House to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate
• Steeton medieval village, moated site and fishponds
• Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church
• Roman camp on Huntington South Moor, 300m east of Huntington Grange
• Brocket Hall moated site
• Fulford cross, 200m south west of the barracks
• Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill
• St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal
• South angle tower of Roman fortress
• Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system
• Merchant's Hall, Fossgate