Ainthorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Ainthorpe postcode: YO21 2JU

Retail in Ainthorpe

There are great places to visit near Ainthorpe 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.

Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are some of Ainthorpe best waterfalls to visit near Ainthorpe.

There are a number of ruins near Ainthorpe including 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.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are some of Ainthorpe best historic monuments to visit near Ainthorpe.

There are a number of hiking areas near Ainthorpe including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

There are a number of villages near Ainthorpe including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

Ainthorpe's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a number of towns near Ainthorpe including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Caves to visit near Ainthorpe include Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

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

Ainthorpe has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of mountains near to Ainthorpe including Ingleborough.

Ainthorpe's best nearby cities can be found at York, and Ripon.

Ainthorpe's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are some of Ainthorpe best hills to visit near Ainthorpe.

There are a number of castles near Ainthorpe including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

Ainthorpe'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 Ainthorpe feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Don't miss Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Ainthorpe.

Ainthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Ainthorpe:

• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Castleton castle mound
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Wheeldale Howe
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• 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 barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Duck Bridge
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Hill End round cairn
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow