Westerdale is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Westerdale postcode: YO21 2DT

Retail in Westerdale

There are great places to visit near Westerdale 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 Westerdale features a number of interesting 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 Westerdale best ruins to visit near Westerdale.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Westerdale if you like historic monuments.

Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are some of Westerdale best hiking areas to visit near Westerdale.

The area around Westerdale features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a several good towns in the Westerdale area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

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

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

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

Cities to visit near Westerdale include York, and Ripon.

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

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

Westerdale has some unmissable castles nearby like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Don't miss Brimham Rocks's country parks if visiting the area around Westerdale.

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

The area close to Westerdale boasts some of the best gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Ancient Sites to visit near Westerdale include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Westerdale History

There are some historic monuments around Westerdale:

• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Wayside cross known as Baysdale Cross on Middle Head Intake 1000m south west of Baysdale Abbey
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• 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 barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 900m west of Colt House Farm
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Four round barrows 850m west of Cowl House
• Percy Cross bowl barrow
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Bransdale Ridge
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow 1000m west of Low Cornfield House
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Great Ayton Moor round cairns
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Wayside cross known as Jenny Bradley 1000m north west of Bloworth Crossing on Greenhow Moor
• Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg
• Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 400m south of Stump Cross
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrow at Tidy Brown Hill
• Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Hill End round cairn
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Pike Howe round cairn
• Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round cairn in High Plantation, 840m north east of Cockayne Lodge
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Burton Howe round barrow
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm
• Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Castleton castle mound
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Southern pair of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 765m north east of Toad Hole
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Duck Bridge
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• One of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 740m north east of Toad Hole