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.

There are a number of waterfalls near Ainthorpe including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Ainthorpe.

There are a number of historic monuments near Ainthorpe including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

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 several good villages in the Ainthorpe area like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

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

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting towns 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.

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are some of Ainthorpe best geological features to visit near Ainthorpe.

The area around Ainthorpe's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.

York, and Ripon are great places to visit near Ainthorpe if you like cities.

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

There are a number of hills near Ainthorpe including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

Ainthorpe has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

There are a number of ancient sites near Ainthorpe including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Ainthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Ainthorpe:

• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Duck Bridge
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale 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
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Hill End round cairn
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Castleton castle mound
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Wheeldale Howe
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• 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
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• 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 on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it