Lumby is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Lumby postcode: LS25 5JA

Retail in Lumby

There are great places to visit near Lumby 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.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Lumby area like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

The area around Lumby 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.

Lumby's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Hiking Areas to visit near Lumby include 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 some of Lumby best villages to visit near Lumby.

Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Lumby.

Don't miss Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle's towns if visiting the area around Lumby.

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 Lumby.

The area around Lumby boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Geological Features to visit near Lumby include Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Ingleborough is a great place to visit close to Lumby if you like mountains.

There are a several good cities in the Lumby area like York, and Ripon.

York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Lumby if you like historic buildings.

Lumby has some unmissable hills nearby like Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

There are a number of castles near Lumby including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Lumby like Brimham Rocks.

Lumby's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Places near Lumby feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are great places to visit near Lumby if you like ancient sites.

Lumby History

There are some historic monuments around Lumby:

• Ferrybridge Henge, a prehistoric enclosure, and two round barrows
• Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Tithe barn
• Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church
• Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints
• Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
• Ferrybridge near Knottingley
• World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton
• Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Steeton Hall medieval magnate's residence and manorial centre
• Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton
• Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall
• Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane
• Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system
• 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
• Roman villa
• Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
• Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement south of Hungerhills Plantation, Parlington
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass
• Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat
• 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
• Roman road near Hazelwood Castle
• Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
• Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle
• St John's Priory