Helmsley is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Helmsley 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.
Helmsley 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.
The area around Helmsley features a number of interesting ruins including 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 some of Helmsley best historic monuments to visit near Helmsley.
The area around Helmsley features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
Villages to visit near Helmsley include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of Helmsley best rivers and streams to visit near Helmsley.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are great places to visit near Helmsley if you like towns.
The area around Helmsley features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
There are a number of limestone pavements near Helmsley including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are great places to visit near Helmsley if you like geological features.
Ingleborough is one of Helmsley's best, nearby mountains to visit in Helmsley.
York, and Ripon are great places to visit near Helmsley if you like cities.
York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Helmsley if you like historic buildings.
Helmsley has some unmissable hills nearby like Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
Helmsley's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Helmsley if you like country parks.
The area around Helmsley 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 Helmsley.
Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are great places to visit near Helmsley if you like ancient sites.
Helmsley History
There are some historic monuments around Helmsley:
Places to see near Helmsley
History of Helmsley
The charter created the burgage plots â long, narrow plots which can still be seen in the property boundaries on the west side of Castlegate and east side of Bridge Street. Large-scale sheep farming, wool production and weaving were the mainstay of Helmsleyâs economy for several centuries. Despite setbacks, including marauding Scots and the Black Death, Helmsley grew steadily throughout the Middle Ages. When wool production declined after the dissolution of Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsleyâs weavers turned to flax, much of which was imported. The weavers were located on Bond and Bridge Streets. By the beginning of the 17th century the form of Helmsley was largely complete, and many buildings in use today date from this period. The oldest surviving house is Canon’s Garth, the vicarage. The town remained with the holders of the barony of De Ros through the Earls of Rutland and the Dukes of Buckingham until it was sold to the city financier, Sir Charles Duncombe in about 1689.
