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, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, 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.

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 some of Ainthorpe best ruins to visit near Ainthorpe.

Historic Monuments to visit near Ainthorpe include 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 the area around Ainthorpe.

Ainthorpe's best nearby villages can be found at Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Ainthorpe.

Towns to visit near Ainthorpe include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are great places to visit near Ainthorpe if you like caves.

Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Ainthorpe.

Places near Ainthorpe feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.

Ainthorpe has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Ainthorpe area like York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

The area around Ainthorpe boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Ainthorpe if you like castles.

Grassington Lead Mines is one of Ainthorpe's best, nearby old mines to visit in Ainthorpe.

There are a number of country parks near to Ainthorpe including Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of parks near Ainthorpe including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Gardens to visit near Ainthorpe include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Ancient Sites to visit near Ainthorpe include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Ainthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Ainthorpe:

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