Brayton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Brayton postcode: YO8 9HD

Retail in Brayton

There are great places to visit near Brayton 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 Brayton include Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Brayton's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Brayton area like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Brayton's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Villages to visit near Brayton include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

Brayton's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are great places to visit near Brayton if you like towns.

The area around Brayton 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.

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

There are a several good geological features in the Brayton area like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Brayton is near some unmissable mountains like Ingleborough,

There are a number of cities near Brayton including York, and Ripon.

Brayton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Brayton if you like hills.

There are a number of castles near Brayton including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Brayton like Brimham Rocks.

Brayton's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Places near Brayton feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Brayton's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Brayton History

There are some historic monuments around Brayton:

• Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church
• Whitley Thorpe moated Templar grange site, 600m north west of Fulham House
• Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson Farm
• World War II bombing decoy control building 270m south of Scalm Park Cottages
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm
• Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church
• The Abbot's Staithes
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm
• Thorpe Hall moated monastic grange
• Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 690m north west of Horseshoe Pond
• Medieval settlement and early post-medieval garden earthworks around Barlow Hall
• Kings Manor moated site, 450m south of Little London
• Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
• Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church
• Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall
• Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall
• Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit
• York prebendary manor moated site, 300m north west of Hawthorn Farm