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.

Ainthorpe's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

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 are some of Ainthorpe best ruins to visit near Ainthorpe.

Ainthorpe's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Ainthorpe include 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, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a number of limestone pavements near Ainthorpe including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

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

Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Ainthorpe.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Ainthorpe area like York Minster, Marton House, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Ainthorpe's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

Ainthorpe's best nearby geological features can be found at Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

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

Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Ainthorpe if you like old mines.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Ainthorpe like Brimham Rocks.

The area around Ainthorpe features a number of interesting parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Ainthorpe like 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:

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