Retail in Cropton
There are great places to visit near Cropton 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.
Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are some of Cropton best waterfalls to visit near Cropton.
Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Cropton.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Cropton area like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
The area around Cropton features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around Cropton features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Cropton's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Cropton's best nearby towns can be found at Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Geological Features to visit near Cropton include Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of mountains near to Cropton including Ingleborough.
Cropton has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Hills to visit near Cropton include Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
Castles to visit near Cropton include Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
The area around Cropton's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.
Cropton has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to Cropton if you like gardens.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Cropton History
There are some historic monuments around Cropton:
- Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
- High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
- Round barrow 160m north of Manor Farm
- Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
- Round barrow 600m SSW of Saintoft Grange
- Round barrow 140m west of Haugh Rigg
- Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge
- Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post
- Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow 280m south west of Haugh Rigg
- Round cairn on Skivick Crag, 380m south west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
- Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
- Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor
- Round barrow 400m north east of Haugh Rigg
- Wheeldale Howe
- Black Howe round barrow
- Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
- Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
- Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
- Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
- Round barrow 780m north of Grove House
- Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
- Round barrow 350m north west of Hen Flatts
- Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
- Round barrow 570m south of Saintoft Grange
- Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
- Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
- Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1150m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm
- Middleton Heights round barrow
- Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate
- Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
- Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns
- Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
- Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
- Leaf Howe round barrow
- Douthwaite pillow mounds
- Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
- Prehistoric field system, medieval rabbit warren and post-medieval mining test pits on Rhumbard Snout
- St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm
- Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle
- High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
- Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm
- Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm
- Shunner Howe round barrow
- Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
- Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
- Two sections of Roman road on Flamborough Rigg
- The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
- Two round barrows on Low Common
- Pike Howe round cairn
- Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
- Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
- Four round barrows 875m north west of High Blansby
- Round barrow 410m south of Keldy Banks
- Abraham's Hut round cairn
- Two round barrows 400m south west of West Farm
- Cawthorne medieval settlement remains 150m north east of West Cawthorne
- Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm
- Round barrow 50m north east of Manor Farm
- Round cairn 510m south of Lower Farm
- Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
- Three medieval pillow mounds 900m north of Grove House
- Rawcliffe Howe round barrow
