Guisborough
Guisborough is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
Guisborough postcode: TS14 7
There are great places to visit near Guisborough 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.
Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Guisborough.
There are a number of ruins near Guisborough including 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 Guisborough boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Guisborough has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around Guisborough features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
The area around Guisborough 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 Guisborough features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Guisborough has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Guisborough has some unmissable limestone pavements nearby like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Places near Guisborough feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.
Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Guisborough.
Guisborough's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
The area around Guisborough boasts some of the best hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks are some of Guisborough best geological features to visit near Guisborough.
There are a number of castles near Guisborough including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
The area around Guisborough's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.
The area close to Guisborough boasts some of the best country parks including Brimham Rocks.
The area around Guisborough boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Guisborough is near some unmissable gardens like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden,
The area around Guisborough features a number of interesting ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Guisborough History
There are some historic monuments around Guisborough:
Places to see near Guisborough
History of Guisborough
Guisborough, once in the North Riding of Yorkshire, was part of the County of Cleveland from 1974 to 1996, and is now in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland. Guisborough Priory
Some archaeologists date the town to the Roman occupation, when it may have been a military fortification. Discovery of a few Roman artefacts support this, such as the elaborate ceremonial Guisborough Helmet (see below), but proof is still lacking. Gighesbore is recorded in the Domesday Book. The ruined Gisborough Priory dates from the 12th century.
Guisborough market, held every Thursday and Saturday with a few stalls on Tuesday, has long been a focal point for the surrounding area. Originally selling cattle and other livestock, the market developed into a general market for fruit and vegetables, clothing and flowers. It is open from early morning to late afternoon on the recently-restored cobbles of Westgate, the principal shopping street.
Guisborough Museum, behind Westgate’s Sunnyfield House, exhibits photos of Guisborough’s history and inhabitants. There is a working watermill at Tocketts Mill.
Extensive residential development occurred in the 1960s and 1970s with the expansion of the chemical industry at Wilton and the steel industry at Redcar.
