Castley is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Castley

There are great places to visit near Castley 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 Castley including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Ruins to visit near Castley include 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.

Castley has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a several good hiking areas in the Castley area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

The area around Castley boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Castley including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

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

Castley has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are great places to visit near Castley if you like limestone pavements.

Mountains to visit near Castley include Ingleborough.

York, and Ripon are some of Castley best cities to visit near Castley.

Castley's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

There are a number of hills near Castley including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

There are a several good geological features in the Castley area like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Castley if you like castles.

The area close to Castley boasts some of the best old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.

Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Castley if you like country parks.

The area around Castley boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden's gardens if visiting the area around Castley.

There are a number of ancient sites near Castley including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Castley History

There are some historic monuments around Castley:

• Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital
• Roman period native settlement in Poolscar Wood, 350m south of Stubbings Farm
• Harewood Castle
• Roman period native settlement in Danefield Wood, 490m south west of Stubbings Farm
• Cup and ring marked rock in Wharfemeadows Park, 280m west of Newall Hall
• Cup and ring marked rock on Little Alms Cliff
• Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house
• Medieval royal hunting lodge known as John of Gaunt's Castle, immediately north west of Haverah Park Top
• Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive
• Bank Slack (camp)
• Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive
• Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon
• Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm
• Moated site 50m north east of North Rigton School
• Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall
• Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge
• Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge
• Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House
• Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold
• Rougemont Castle ringwork and bailey and associated fishponds and outwork
• Adel Roman fort and settlement