Askrigg is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.
Askrigg is a small village in Wensleydale and has cobbled streets and a typically North Yorkshire rural charm. It lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Askrigg is most famous for its association with fictional vet James Herriot, in the television series All Creatures Great and Small. Askrigg village was the fictional village of Darrowby in the series. The vet’s surgery of Skeldale House is Cringley House in Askrigg and The Kings Arms pub became The Drovers Arms pub in the series.
Askrigg is also famous for being the first place in Wensleydale to have electric light. In 1908 an entrepreneur named William Burton used machinery at a nearby mill to generate electricity. This continued until 1948, when it was put onto the National Grid. The remnants of the mill can be seen today.
There are many walks from Askrigg. The most popular takes you to Mill Gill Force and Whitfield Gill. It is full of spectacular scenery and takes in three waterfalls, a disused quarry and the edge of Whitfield Scar.
Askrigg postcode: DL8 3
There are great places to visit near Askrigg 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.
Askrigg has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
There are a several good ruins in the Askrigg area like 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.
Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Askrigg if you like historic monuments.
Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are great places to visit near Askrigg if you like hiking areas.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Askrigg include Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Askrigg's best nearby towns can be found at Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
There are a number of caves near Askrigg including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
The area around Askrigg's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting cities including York, and Ripon.
Askrigg has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Don't miss Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill's hills if visiting the area around Askrigg.
Don't miss Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Askrigg.
Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Askrigg.
The area close to Askrigg boasts some of the best old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.
Brimham Rocks is one of Askrigg's best, nearby country parks to visit in Askrigg.
Parks to visit near Askrigg include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden's gardens if visiting the area around Askrigg.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Askrigg History
There are some historic monuments around Askrigg:
