Loftus
Loftus is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
Loftus postcode: TS13 4
There are great places to visit near Loftus 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 number of waterfalls near Loftus 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 great places to visit near Loftus if you like ruins.
Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Loftus if you like historic monuments.
There are a number of hiking areas near Loftus including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
There are a number of villages near Loftus including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are great places to visit near Loftus if you like rivers and streams.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are great places to visit near Loftus if you like towns.
The area around Loftus 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.
Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Loftus.
Loftus has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of mountains near to Loftus including Ingleborough.
Loftus has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.
Loftus has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Loftus's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are some of Loftus best castles to visit near Loftus.
The area around Loftus's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.
Loftus'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 Loftus feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Loftus's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Loftus History
There are some historic monuments around Loftus:
Places to see near Loftus
History of Loftus
The Methodist preacher John Wesley is known to have preached in Loftus. More recent history is dominated by the ironstone mining industry and many inhabitants that live in Loftus can trace lineage back to ironstone miners. The only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial site in north-east England is near Loftus. Artefacts were discovered there from excavations which took place between 2005 and 2007. Finds include pieces associated with a rare bed burial in which a decorated female body is laid out on a decorated wooden bed accompanied by fine gold jewellery. The finds include a gold pendant, which would have belonged to a princess. as well as glass beads, pottery, iron knives, belt buckles and other objects. The finds, which date back nearly 1400 years were discovered by members of the Teesside Archeological Society, led by Dr Steve Sherlock, in a 109-grave site at Street House, Loftus. They are presently on show at the Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum.
