Retail in Great Ayton
There are great places to visit near Great Ayton 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 Great Ayton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Great Ayton'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.
Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Great Ayton.
The area around Great Ayton boasts some of the best hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
There are a number of villages near Great Ayton including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Great Ayton area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
The area around Great Ayton features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Great Ayton's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
There are a number of limestone pavements near Great Ayton including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
The area around Great Ayton's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.
York, and Ripon are great places to visit near Great Ayton if you like cities.
The area around Great Ayton features a number of interesting historic buildings including 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 Great Ayton if you like hills.
Great Ayton has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of castles near Great Ayton including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Great Ayton is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,
The area close to Great Ayton boasts some of the best country parks including Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of parks near Great Ayton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Great Ayton is near some unmissable gardens like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden,
Great Ayton's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Great Ayton History
There are some historic monuments around Great Ayton:
- Percy Cross bowl barrow
- Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel
- Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m north-west of High Court Green
- Three bowl barrows on Wilton Moor, 850m north-north-west of High Barnaby Farm
- Round barrow at Drake Howe
- Bowl barrow 1km north-west of Court Green Farm
- Three round barrows on Cold Moor known as Three Howes
- Two round cairns on Hutton Moor, 820m south east of Hanging Stone
- Round barrow and round cairn on Ryston Bank, 470m south west of Hanging Stone
- Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
- Pinchinthorpe Hall moated site and post medieval gardens
- Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
- Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
- Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm
- Bowl barrow 1.1km north-west of High Court Green
- Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
- Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
- Burton Howe round barrow
- Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
- Great Ayton Moor cairn cemetery and earthworks
- Kirby Bank Trod, a section of paved trackway extending 400m southwards from just east of The Warren
- Two round barrows 250m south west of Green Bank
- Round barrow at northern edge of Snotterdale Plantation
- Wayside cross known as Baysdale Cross on Middle Head Intake 1000m south west of Baysdale Abbey
- Round barrow 400m south east of Faceby Plantation
- Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross
- Kildale Moor round cairns
- Round barrow at Round Hill, 400m SSW of Botton Head
- Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
- Eston Nab hill fort, palisaded settlement and beacon
- Ayton Banks alum works
- Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.2km north-west of High Barnaby Farm
- Great Ayton Moor round cairns
- Round barrow 200m south west of Copperty Keld
- Two round barrows 300m SSW of Gold Hill
- Round barrows E of Ayton Bank Farm
- Round barrow 50m north of Snotterdale Plantation
- Round barrow 300m south east of Faceby Plantation
- Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm
- Round barrow 920m NNW of Beak Hills
- Two round cairns on Newton Moor, 850m north east of Summer Hill Farm
- Tunstall medieval settlement
- Round barrow at Tidy Brown Hill
- Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
- Wayside cross known as Jenny Bradley 1000m north west of Bloworth Crossing on Greenhow Moor
- Bowl barrow 600m north-west of Court Green Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of High Court Green
- Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
- Round barrow on Ryston Bank 310m south west of Hanging Stone
- Bowl barrow 800m north of High Barnaby Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m north-west of Court Green Farm
- Easby castle motte
- Round barrow at Cold Moor End, 310m north east of High West Cote
- Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe
- Round barrow 300m west of Round Hill
- Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
- Round barrow 200m north west of Drake Howe
- Round barrow 200m south of Green Bank
- Round barrow 100m south east of Copperty Keld
- Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.4km north-west of High Barnaby Farm
- Round barrow on Ryston Bank, 630m south west of Hanging Stone
- Ring cairn, on Eston Moor 1.3 km north of Mill Farm
- Round cairn on Newton Moor, 900m north east of Summer Hill Farm
- Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
- Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.2km north-west of High Barnaby Farm
- Round barrow 600m west of Staindale
- Two round barrows 810m NNW of Beak Hills
- Bowl barrow on Eston Moor, 1.45km west of High Barnaby Farm
- Round barrow on Cold Moor south of Three Howes, 500m east of Cold Moor Cote
- Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
- Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall
- Bowl barrow 1km north-west of High Court Green
- Round barrow at Crook Staff Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north-west of High Court Green
- Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
- Round cairn on Pinchinthorpe Moor, 530m south of Hanging Stone
- Two bowl barrows 700m north-west of High Court Green
- Bowl barrow 1.1km north-west of High Barnaby Farm
- Round barrow 350m west of Green Bank
- Medieval settlement remains, post mill and field system 240m north of Pinchinthorpe Hall
- Round barrow 70m north of Snotterdale Plantation
- Standing stone on Bilsdale West Moor
- Round barrow 120m north of Snotterdale Plantation
- Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone
- Round barrow on Upsall Moor known as Mount Pleasant
- Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
