Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Boroughbridge 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.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Boroughbridge'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.
Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Boroughbridge if you like historic monuments.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable villages nearby like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
The area around Boroughbridge boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Don't miss Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle's towns if visiting the area around Boroughbridge.
Caves to visit near Boroughbridge include Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Boroughbridge.
Don't miss Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Boroughbridge.
Boroughbridge is near some unmissable mountains like Ingleborough,
There are a number of cities near Boroughbridge including York, and Ripon.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
There are a number of hills near Boroughbridge including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
Boroughbridge's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
The area close to Boroughbridge boasts some of the best country parks including Brimham Rocks.
There are a several good parks in the Boroughbridge area like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is one of Boroughbridge's best, nearby gardens to visit in Boroughbridge.
Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are some of Boroughbridge best ancient sites to visit near Boroughbridge.
Boroughbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Boroughbridge:
Places to see near Boroughbridge
History of Boroughbridge
A line of three menhirs, or standing stones, known as the Devil’s Arrows, believed to have been erected in the Bronze Age, can be found on the outskirts of Boroughbridge, by the side of the A1. The tallest stone is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. The stones are of millstone grit, probably quarried from Plompton, the closest source of this material. The stones stand on an almost north south alignment, with the central stone slightly offset. The first reference to the stones is from the journal of a fisherman, Peter Frankck who visited Boroughbridge in 1694, and claims he saw seven stones. The antiquarian John Leyland saw four stones, which is the verifiable number. The absent fourth stone stood close to the central stone and was dug out and broken up, allegedly by treasure hunters. Most of it was used to build a bridge in Boroughbridge called Peg Bridge, which crosses the River Tutt as it enters the town. According to tradition the top of the fourth stone was to be found in the grounds of Aldborough Hall, which stands between Boroughbridge and Aldborough.
