Bishopthorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Bishopthorpe

There are great places to visit near Bishopthorpe 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 several good waterfalls in the Bishopthorpe area like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Ruins to visit near Bishopthorpe include 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.

The area around Bishopthorpe boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

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

Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham are great places to visit near Bishopthorpe if you like villages.

Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Bishopthorpe.

There are a number of towns near Bishopthorpe including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a number of caves near Bishopthorpe including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a several good limestone pavements in the Bishopthorpe area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Don't miss Ingleborough's mountains if visiting the area around Bishopthorpe.

York, and Ripon are some of Bishopthorpe best cities to visit near Bishopthorpe.

The area around Bishopthorpe boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

There are a number of hills near Bishopthorpe including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

Don't miss Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Bishopthorpe.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are some of Bishopthorpe best castles to visit near Bishopthorpe.

The area close to Bishopthorpe boasts some of the best old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.

Brimham Rocks is one of Bishopthorpe's best, nearby country parks to visit in Bishopthorpe.

There are a number of parks near Bishopthorpe including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area close to Bishopthorpe boasts some of the best gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of ancient sites near Bishopthorpe including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Bishopthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bishopthorpe:

• Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm
• St Mary's Abbey precinct walls
• Nether Poppleton medieval moated site, fishponds and earthworks around and associated with St Everilda's Church
• St Andrew's College and moat, 440m north east of College Farm
• St George's medieval chapel 120m south of York Castle
• City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark
• Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
• Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit
• York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk Bar
• York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemetery
• Tithe barn
• Roman camp on Huntington South Moor, 300m east of Huntington Grange
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm
• St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal
• Steeton medieval village, moated site and fishponds
• Lamel Hill (Anglo-Saxon tumulus)
• Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church
• Fulford cross, 200m south west of the barracks
• World War II bombing decoy 500m east of Bland's Plantation
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm
• Roman camp on Bootham Stray, 450m north east of Moor Farm
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond
• Moated site 50m north west of Red House
• South angle tower of Roman fortress
• Brocket Hall moated site
• Standing tower and below ground remains of St Lawrence's Church and associated burial ground
• Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson Farm
• Medieval stone town house known as The Norman House to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate
• Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church
• Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church
• Merchant's Hall, Fossgate
• Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall
• Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington Hill
• York prebendary manor moated site, 300m north west of Hawthorn Farm
• St Mary's Abbey
• Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system