Fairburn is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Fairburn

There are great places to visit near Fairburn 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.

The area around Fairburn features a number of interesting waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

There are a several good ruins in the Fairburn area like 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.

The area around Fairburn features a number of interesting historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, 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 Fairburn if you like hiking areas.

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

The area around Fairburn features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

The area around Fairburn boasts some of the best towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a several good caves in the Fairburn area like 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 Fairburn area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a number of mountains near to Fairburn including Ingleborough.

York, and Ripon are great places to visit near Fairburn if you like cities.

The area around Fairburn features a number of interesting historic buildings including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are some of Fairburn best hills to visit near Fairburn.

Fairburn has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Fairburn if you like castles.

The area around Fairburn's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.

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

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden's parks if visiting the area around Fairburn.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is one of Fairburn's best, nearby gardens to visit in Fairburn.

The area around Fairburn boasts some of the best ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Fairburn History

There are some historic monuments around Fairburn:

• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints
• Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
• Ferrybridge near Knottingley
• Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle
• Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton
• Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane
• Length of linear earthwork known as The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, 560m east of Potterton Bridge
• Womersley medieval settlement remains and Victorian ice house in Icehouse Park
• Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church
• St John's Priory
• Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Roman Bath House, Castleford
• Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
• Ferrybridge Henge, a prehistoric enclosure, and two round barrows
• Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat
• Steeton Hall medieval magnate's residence and manorial centre
• Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass
• Manor Garth Hill ringwork
• Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement south of Hungerhills Plantation, Parlington
• World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton
• Length of linear earthworks known as Becca Banks and The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, between Aberford and a quarry 590m north of Ass Bridge
• Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge