Retail in Balk
There are great places to visit near Balk 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.
Balk'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.
Balk's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.
Balk's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Balk's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around Balk features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
The area around Balk boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Towns to visit near Balk include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Caves to visit near Balk 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 Balk including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Ingleborough is a great place to visit close to Balk if you like mountains.
Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Balk.
There are a number of historic buildings near Balk including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
There are a several good hills in the Balk area like Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
The area around Balk boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a several good castles in the Balk area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Old Mines to visit near Balk include Grassington Lead Mines.
Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Balk if you like country parks.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Balk best parks to visit near Balk.
The area around Balk's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Balk area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Balk History
There are some historic monuments around Balk:
- Square barrow 200m NE of Clarke Scars
- Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm
- Promontory fort at Roulston Scar
- Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor Plantation
- Round barrow 450m north west of Garbutt Farm
- Round barrow 500m east of Silver Hill Farm
- Round barrow 40m west of Butcher's Wood
- Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt Farm
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as Hesketh Dike and Silver Hill round barrow
- Kirby Knowle medieval settlement 220m west and 150m south west of Manor House Farm
- Pit alignment, part of the Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary system and round barrow 450m south east of High Paradise
- Round barrow at Ridge End
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system 200m south east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
- Medieval Park Pale, Upsall Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
- Pit alignment forming part of the Cleave Dyke system 1000m north west of Dialstone Farm
- Round barrow 180m NNE of St Wilfred's Church
- Medieval moated site, fishponds and associated field system 125m south of Eldmire Cottage
- Section of Cleave Dyke, 1.4km long from Sneck Yate Plantation to east edge of Town's Pasture Wood including two pit alignments and round barrow
- Round barrow 300m NE of Hastings Wood
- Round barrow 400m south east of Hill Fort Windypit
- Round barrow 200m east of High Barn
- Round barrow in Cliff Plantation
- Two round barrows east of Wild Middle Gill
- A bowl barrow at Howe Hill 130m south-south-west of St Felix's Church
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton Bank
- A moated site 100m east of St Mary Magdalene's Church
- Ravensthorpe manor house (site of)
- Thirsk Castle: a motte and bailey castle
- Medieval moated grange 160m south east of The Grange
- Round barrow 800m south of Gallow Hill
- Two round barrows at Seta Pike
- Gallow Hill round barrow
- Round barrow 500m south east of Hill Fort Windypit
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor
- Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands
- Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding Club
- Round barrow 120m north of High Barn
- Upsall Castle: a quadrangular castle
- Round barrow on Little Arden Moor
- Round barrow south east of Limekiln House
- Hood Hill motte and bailey
- Group of round barrows and cross ridge dyke at Sunny Bank
- Round barrow 150m north east of Silver Hill Farm
- Round barrow 650m east of South Woods
- Round barrow 600m north west of Garbutt Farm
- Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank
- Round barrow 75m west of High Barn
- Long barrow 400m NW of Steeple Cross
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system, known as the Casten Dike, 300m ENE of Hambleton Inn
- Round barrow north of Thorodale Wood
- Round barrow 600m north east of South Woods
- Wayside cross 600m east of Gallow Hill, known as Friar's Cross
- Round barrow N of Clarke Scars
- Pudding Pie Hill: a bowl barrow 650m south-east of St Oswald's Church
- Three round barrows 600m NW of Steeple Cross
- Boltby Scar promontory fort and two round barrows
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stone
- Round barrow 50m south of Gallow Hill
- Round barrow 520m north of High Barn
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system known as the Kepwick Dyke on Arden Little Moor
- Round barrow 250m north of Thorodale Wood
- Section of the Cleave Dyke system near High Barn
- Two round barrows 400m NE of Hastings Wood
- Round barrow 250m north of Cowesby Wood
- Round barrow 350m south of Long Plain Farm
