New Skelton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

New Skelton postcode: TS12 2YE

Retail in New Skelton

There are great places to visit near New Skelton 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 great places to visit near New Skelton if you like waterfalls.

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 New Skelton if you like ruins.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are some of New Skelton best historic monuments to visit near New Skelton.

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

There are a number of villages near New Skelton including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

New Skelton's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a several good towns in the New Skelton area like 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 New Skelton.

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

New Skelton has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

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

The area around New Skelton boasts some of the best cities including York, and Ripon.

Don't miss York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge's historic buildings if visiting the area around New Skelton.

There are a several good hills in the New Skelton area like Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

There are a several good castles in the New Skelton area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Country Parks to visit near New Skelton include Brimham Rocks.

New Skelton has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

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

New Skelton History

There are some historic monuments around New Skelton:

• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Castleton castle mound
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation