Holwick is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Holwick

There are great places to visit near Holwick including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

The area close to Holwick boasts some of the best waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Holwick's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is one of Holwick's best, nearby country parks to visit in Holwick.

The area around Holwick's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Holwick History

There are some historic monuments around Holwick:

• Hut circle and enclosure 350m north west of Tarn Dub
• Burnt mound 570m east of Widdy Bank Farm
• Prehistoric settlement and burnt mound at Bleabeck Washfold
• Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Ring cairn on Goldsborough, Cotherstone Moor, 840m south of Pitcher House
• Pike Law lead hushes and mines
• Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's
• Medieval farmstead 390m south of Lodge Sike Farm
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup marked rock 100m north of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale
• A group of six shielings and tracks on Holwick Scars, 280m west of Hungry Hall
• Cup marked rock on the summit of the hill, 420m west of Howgill Grange
• Burnt mound on the south bank of Scar Beck, 510m south west of Mizzes House
• Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Romano-British and medieval settlement and field systems,leadmines and charcoal pit on Crossthwaite Common, south of Park End Quarry
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 870m south south east of Pitcher House
• Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House
• Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cambokeels medieval site
• Two burnt mounds south of Blackmea Crag Sike, 590m south west of Castle House
• Two Romano-British hut circles and three shielings on Holwick Scars 250m south of Hungry Hall
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock on Kearton Rigg, 430m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale
• Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End
• Iron Age cemetery, early medieval enclosure and medieval farmstead with a long boundary, Middle Hurth Edge
• Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck
• Crosshill Stone at Grains o' th' Beck
• Cup ring and groove marked rock outcrop at Toby Wall, 260m north east of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Burnt mound, cairnfield and bloomery at Eel Beck, 480m south of Blackmea Crag, Holwick Fell
• Prehistoric settlement, two burnt mounds and a burial cairn on the north bank of Blackmea Crag Sike, 570m south west of Middle Farm
• A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Medieval farmstead 330m north west of Water Knott
• A palisaded hilltop enclosure, a carved rock and a small enclosure, 480m north west of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Stone circle 650m south west of Lune Head Farm
• Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes
• Medieval farmstead, bloomery, charcoal pits and late prehistoric settlement at Pasture Foot, 300m west of Bleabeck Force
• Three prehistoric carved rocks on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m SSE Pitcher House
• Roman period native settlement and a bloomery 160m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Roman period native farmstead at Hind Gate, 140m south of Green House
• Roman period native settlement and field system 260m west of Wynch Bridge
• Medieval farmstead and two prehistoric carved rocks at West Loup's
• Medieval farmstead at High Knott, 380m west of West Force Garth
• Medieval farmstead at Pasture Foot, 510m north west of Bleabeck Force
• Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rigg
• A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale
• Burial cairns, burnt mound, Roman native settlement, medieval settlement with field system and iron industry remains, and five shielings on Holwick Fell
• Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore works
• Cup and ring marked rock 80m south of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor
• Roman period native settlements and field system, hut circle, bloomeries, lead smelting site and charcoal pits immediately south east of East Force Garth
• Roman period native settlement at Calf Holm, immediately west of Dine Holm Scar
• Cup and groove marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 920m south east of Pitcher House
• Romano-British hut circle and enclosing bank and ditch immediately east of High Force Quarry
• Roman period native settlement, medieval bloomery, building and track, and a charcoal pit at Keld Smithy Green, Holwick Fell
• Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale