Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Boroughbridge including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
Waterfalls to visit near Boroughbridge include Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting ruins including 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.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are great places to visit near Boroughbridge if you like hiking areas.
Villages to visit near Boroughbridge include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Boroughbridge's best nearby towns can be found at Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Limestone Pavements to visit near Boroughbridge include Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Geological Features to visit near Boroughbridge include Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
Boroughbridge is near some unmissable mountains like Ingleborough,
Boroughbridge has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.
York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are some of Boroughbridge best historic buildings to visit near Boroughbridge.
Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Boroughbridge if you like hills.
There are a several good castles in the Boroughbridge area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Places near Boroughbridge feature a number of interesting country parks including Brimham Rocks.
Parks to visit near Boroughbridge include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a number of gardens near to Boroughbridge including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Boroughbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Boroughbridge:
Places to see near Boroughbridge
History of Boroughbridge
A line of three menhirs, or standing stones, known as the Devil’s Arrows, believed to have been erected in the Bronze Age, can be found on the outskirts of Boroughbridge, by the side of the A1. The tallest stone is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. The stones are of millstone grit, probably quarried from Plompton, the closest source of this material. The stones stand on an almost north south alignment, with the central stone slightly offset. The first reference to the stones is from the journal of a fisherman, Peter Frankck who visited Boroughbridge in 1694, and claims he saw seven stones. The antiquarian John Leyland saw four stones, which is the verifiable number. The absent fourth stone stood close to the central stone and was dug out and broken up, allegedly by treasure hunters. Most of it was used to build a bridge in Boroughbridge called Peg Bridge, which crosses the River Tutt as it enters the town. According to tradition the top of the fourth stone was to be found in the grounds of Aldborough Hall, which stands between Boroughbridge and Aldborough.
