North Lees is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

North Lees postcode: HG4 3HW

Retail in North Lees

There are great places to visit near North Lees including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

There are a number of waterfalls near North Lees including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

North Lees has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts.

North Lees has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a several good hiking areas in the North Lees area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

The area around North Lees boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

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

North Lees's best nearby towns can be found at Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around North Lees features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a number of limestone pavements near North Lees including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Mountains to visit near North Lees include Ingleborough.

North Lees has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.

The area around North Lees features a number of interesting historic buildings including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Don't miss Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill's hills if visiting the area around North Lees.

There are a number of geological features near North Lees including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

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

Grassington Lead Mines is one of North Lees's best, nearby old mines to visit in North Lees.

There are a number of country parks near to North Lees including Brimham Rocks.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are great places to visit near North Lees if you like parks.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to North Lees if you like gardens.

North Lees has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

North Lees History

There are some historic monuments around North Lees:

• Medieval settlement, lordly residence, post medieval gardens and walls immediately south of Howgrave Hall
• Medieval monastic grange and site of medieval settlement at Ninevah
• Medieval deer park pale surrounding Fountains Park
• Three round barrows at Three Hills 500m north east of Camp House
• Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens
• Round barrow at Moor House
• Earth circles, cursus, pit alignments and burial sites near Nosterfield and Thornborough, including Centre Hill round barrow
• Round barrow 300m WNW of Low Barn
• Earthwork in Magdalen Field
• Medieval monastic fishponds immediately east of Park House
• Round barrow 350m south of Low Barn
• Middleton Quernhow Hall
• Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard
• Wallerthwaite medieval village
• Tanfield Bridge
• Burtree Hill round barrow
• Ailey Hill
• Round barrow 250m north east of Comer Lodge
• Round barrow 120m south of Low Barn
• Henge monument 300m north west of Cana Barn
• Butterton Bridge
• East Tanfield deserted medieval village
• Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of Wallerthwaite
• Hutton Hall (site of)
• Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale
• Round barrow 425m north west of Rushwood Hall
• Henge monument 500m north west of Low Barn
• Cistercian grange and medieval settlement at High Cayton
• Ripon Minster Close
• Henge monument 300m north of Nunwick
• Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus
• Round barrow 350m south east of Blois Hall Farm
• Moated site at Upsland Farm
• Roman buildings and field system in Snape
• Marmion Tower (former gatehouse of Tanfield Castle fortified manor)
• Round barrow in Harland's Plantation
• Round barrow 150m east of Burtree Hill
• Snape Castle, the chapel and ruined portions
• Round barrow known as Binsoe Hill, south of Binsoe Hill Farm
• Money Hill motte and bailey castle
• Henge monument 850 m south-south-west of Sinderby
• St Anne's Chapel
• Castle Dikes defended Roman villa