Houlsyke is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Houlsyke postcode: YO21 2LH

Retail in Houlsyke

There are great places to visit near Houlsyke 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 Houlsyke boasts some of the best waterfalls including 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 some of Houlsyke best ruins to visit near Houlsyke.

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

The area around Houlsyke boasts some of the best hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Don't miss Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth's villages if visiting the area around Houlsyke.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Houlsyke include Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

The area around Houlsyke features a number of interesting towns including 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 Houlsyke.

The area around Houlsyke features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are great places to visit near Houlsyke if you like geological features.

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

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

Houlsyke's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

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

Castles to visit near Houlsyke include Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area around Houlsyke's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden's parks if visiting the area around Houlsyke.

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

Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are some of Houlsyke best ancient sites to visit near Houlsyke.

Houlsyke History

There are some historic monuments around Houlsyke:

• Wheeldale Howe
• Pike Hill round cairns
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor, 200m south west of High Park Farm
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Castleton castle mound
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrows and entrenchments on Egton High Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 450m south west of Newton Brow
• Round barrow 330m south west of Newton Brow
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Long barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 250m east of Birchdale House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Newton Mulgrave medieval settlement
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 510m south west of Newton Brow
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 550m south of Newton Brow
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Beggar's Bridge
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 580m south east of Stang Howe
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 770m south west of Newton Brow
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Round barrow 180m west of Newton Brow
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• St Hilda's holy well
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Pit alignment and three round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 500m north east of Wood Hill House
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor, 450m south west of High Park Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 360m south east of Stang Howe
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Duck Bridge
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 570m south west of Birchdale House
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1150m west of Wheeldale Lodge
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Round barrow in Newton Mulgrave Woods, 740m south of Newton Brow
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 470m south west of Birchdale House
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor known as Loose Howe, 130m south west of Day Well House
• Three Howes round cairns
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow and 20th century Royal Observer Corps post on Beacon Hill, known as the site of Hinderwell Beacon
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 620m east of Stang Howe