Retail in Cropton
There are great places to visit near Cropton 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.
The area around Cropton features a number of interesting waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Ruins to visit near Cropton include 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.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Cropton'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 Cropton include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Cropton including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are great places to visit near Cropton if you like towns.
Cropton has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Limestone Pavements to visit near Cropton include Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Don't miss Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Cropton.
There are a several good mountains in the area around Cropton like Ingleborough.
Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Cropton.
Cropton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Cropton if you like hills.
Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Cropton.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Cropton like Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of parks near Cropton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to Cropton if you like gardens.
There are a number of ancient sites near Cropton including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Cropton History
There are some historic monuments around Cropton:
- Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
- Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate
- Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
- Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
- Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
- Rawcliffe Howe round barrow
- Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle
- Douthwaite pillow mounds
- Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
- Round barrow 600m SSW of Saintoft Grange
- Round barrow 780m north of Grove House
- Three medieval pillow mounds 900m north of Grove House
- High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
- Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post
- Cawthorne medieval settlement remains 150m north east of West Cawthorne
- Leaf Howe round barrow
- Black Howe round barrow
- Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
- Round cairn on Skivick Crag, 380m south west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Wheeldale Howe
- Two round barrows 400m south west of West Farm
- Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
- Round barrow 410m south of Keldy Banks
- Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns
- Round barrow 160m north of Manor Farm
- Middleton Heights round barrow
- Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
- Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
- Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm
- Two sections of Roman road on Flamborough Rigg
- Round cairn 510m south of Lower Farm
- Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
- Abraham's Hut round cairn
- Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm
- Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow 350m north west of Hen Flatts
- Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
- Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge
- Four round barrows 875m north west of High Blansby
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Round barrow 400m north east of Haugh Rigg
- Round barrow 140m west of Haugh Rigg
- St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm
- Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm
- Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
- Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
- Round barrow 280m south west of Haugh Rigg
- Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1150m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
- Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm
- High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
- Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor
- Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
- Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
- Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
- Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
- Two round barrows on Low Common
- Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
- Prehistoric field system, medieval rabbit warren and post-medieval mining test pits on Rhumbard Snout
- Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
- Round barrow 50m north east of Manor Farm
- The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
- Round barrow 570m south of Saintoft Grange
- Shunner Howe round barrow
- Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
- Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Pike Howe round cairn
