Spaunton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Spaunton

There are great places to visit near Spaunton 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.

Spaunton's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Spaunton has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.

There are a number of historic monuments near Spaunton including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Spaunton has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like 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 Spaunton.

Spaunton has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

The area around Spaunton boasts some of the best towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a number of caves near Spaunton including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

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

The area around Spaunton features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Don't miss Ingleborough's mountains if visiting the area around Spaunton.

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

York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are some of Spaunton best historic buildings to visit near Spaunton.

The area around Spaunton features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

The area around Spaunton features a number of interesting castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Spaunton if you like country parks.

The area around Spaunton boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of gardens near to Spaunton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of ancient sites near Spaunton including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Spaunton History

There are some historic monuments around Spaunton:

• St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm
• Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
• Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge
• Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
• High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
• Leaf Howe round barrow
• Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate
• Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
• Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
• Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm
• Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
• Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
• Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
• Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
• Wheeldale Howe
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round cairn cemetery on Harland Moor north west of Harland Beck House
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Two round barrows on Low Common
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck
• Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
• The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
• Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House
• Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
• Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm
• Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
• Round barrow and cairnfield 480m north east of Hagg End
• Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
• Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Abraham's Hut round cairn
• Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm
• Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
• Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
• Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
• Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
• Round barrow 410m south of Keldy Banks
• Pike Howe round cairn
• Cawthorne medieval settlement remains 150m north east of West Cawthorne
• Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Round barrow 350m north west of Hen Flatts
• Middleton Heights round barrow
• Douthwaite pillow mounds