The County of North Yorkshire
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Forest Of Bowland AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Howardian Hills AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in North Pennines AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of North Yorkshire is in Nidderdale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
North Yorkshire's Surrounding Counties
Other counties neighbouring North Yorkshire include: Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Cumbria, County Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire and South Yorkshire .
North Yorkshire is a county with a great selection of places to visit including 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.
North Yorkshire 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, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts are great places to visit in North Yorkshire if you like ruins.
There are a several good historic monuments in North Yorkshire county like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Don't miss Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray's hiking areas if visiting North Yorkshire.
Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham are some of North Yorkshire's' best villages to visit North Yorkshire.
Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of North Yorkshire's' best rivers and streams to visit North Yorkshire.
Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are some of North Yorkshire's' best towns to visit North Yorkshire.
Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are great places to visit in North Yorkshire if you like caves.
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
North Yorkshire's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.
There are a number of cities in the county of North Yorkshire including York, and Ripon.
The county of North Yorkshire boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
The county of North Yorkshire boasts some of the best hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
The county of North Yorkshire boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire features a number of interesting old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.
North Yorkshire's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.
North Yorkshire's best parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
North Yorkshire's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are some of North Yorkshire's' best ancient sites to visit North Yorkshire.
Walks in North Yorkshire
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
Probably the best waterfall walk on a managed trail - payment required but it’s worth it for the well-kept viewing platforms and stairs up the rocky cliffs.
Length: 7Km (approx.)
Difficulty: Moderate
