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, towns, caves, mountains, rivers and streams, cities, hills, limestone pavements, historic buildings, castles, country parks, geological features, parks, gardens, old mines and ancient sites.
The area around Askrigg boasts some of the best waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Gaping Gill, Clapdale Waterfalls, Aysgill Force, Great Douk Cave Waterfall, and Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.
Ruins to visit near Askrigg include Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Rievaulx Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), and Fountains Abbey (ruin).
Historic Monuments to visit near Askrigg include Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Askrigg's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Nidderdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Embsay Crag, and Brimham Rocks.
Askrigg's best nearby villages can be found at Askrigg, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, Levisham, Pool-in-Wharfedale, and Hardraw.
There are a number of towns near Askrigg including Hawes, Skipton, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, Settle, and Helmsley.
Askrigg's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, White Scar Cave, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Don't miss Ingleborough's mountains if visiting the area around Askrigg.
Don't miss River Wharfe, Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Walden Beck at West Burton, and Hardraw Beck's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Askrigg.
Askrigg has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.
The area around Askrigg boasts some of the best hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Warrendale Knotts, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, Attermire Scar, and Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross.
Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are great places to visit near Askrigg if you like limestone pavements.
The area around Askrigg boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Culloden Tower, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are some of Askrigg best castles to visit near Askrigg.
The area around Askrigg's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.
The area around Askrigg features a number of interesting geological features including Brimham Rocks, Malham Cove, and Grassington Lead Mines.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Askrigg best parks to visit near Askrigg.
There are a number of gardens near to Askrigg including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Askrigg if you like old mines.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Askrigg area like Jubilee Cave, Victoria Cave, and Schoolboys Tower.
Askrigg History
There are some historic monuments around Askrigg:
