Fairburn is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Fairburn

There are great places to visit near Fairburn 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 Fairburn best waterfalls to visit near Fairburn.

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 some of Fairburn best ruins to visit near Fairburn.

Historic Monuments to visit near Fairburn include Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Fairburn has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like 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 Fairburn if you like villages.

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are great places to visit near Fairburn if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good towns in the Fairburn area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Fairburn's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Fairburn has some unmissable limestone pavements nearby like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a several good geological features in the Fairburn area like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Ingleborough is one of Fairburn's best, nearby mountains to visit in Fairburn.

There are a number of cities near Fairburn including York, and Ripon.

There are a number of historic buildings near Fairburn including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Fairburn features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

The area around Fairburn boasts some of the best castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

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

The area around Fairburn's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Ancient Sites to visit near Fairburn include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Fairburn History

There are some historic monuments around Fairburn:

• Length of linear earthwork known as The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, 560m east of Potterton Bridge
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass
• St John's Priory
• Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton
• Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane
• Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle
• Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church
• Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
• Manor Garth Hill ringwork
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Roman Bath House, Castleford
• Length of linear earthworks known as Becca Banks and The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, between Aberford and a quarry 590m north of Ass Bridge
• Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints
• Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
• Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat
• World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton
• Steeton Hall medieval magnate's residence and manorial centre
• Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Ferrybridge Henge, a prehistoric enclosure, and two round barrows
• Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge
• Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement south of Hungerhills Plantation, Parlington
• Ferrybridge near Knottingley
• Womersley medieval settlement remains and Victorian ice house in Icehouse Park