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