Danby is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Danby postcode: YO21 2LY

Retail in Danby

There are great places to visit near Danby 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.

Danby's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

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 are great places to visit near Danby if you like ruins.

Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Danby.

Danby's best nearby hiking areas can be found at 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 great places to visit near Danby if you like villages.

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

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

Don't miss Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave's caves if visiting the area around Danby.

There are a several good limestone pavements in the Danby area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Danby's best nearby geological features can be found at Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

The area around Danby's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.

Danby has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.

York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are some of Danby best historic buildings to visit near Danby.

Danby's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Danby.

Places near Danby feature a number of interesting country parks including Brimham Rocks.

There are a several good parks in the Danby 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 Danby's best, nearby gardens to visit in Danby.

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

Danby History

There are some historic monuments around Danby:

• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pike Hill round cairns
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 360m south east of Stang Howe
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 580m south east of Stang Howe
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Duck Bridge
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Wheeldale Howe
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Castleton castle mound
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 570m south west of Birchdale House
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 620m east of Stang Howe
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Shunner Howe round barrow