Bishop Monkton

Bishop Monkton is an area of Harrogate in the county of North Yorkshire.

There are great places to visit near Bishop Monkton 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 Bishop Monkton 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.

The area around Bishop Monkton boasts some of the best ruins 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 Bishop Monkton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a several good hiking areas in the Bishop Monkton area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

The area around Bishop Monkton features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Bishop Monkton including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a several good towns in the Bishop Monkton area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around Bishop Monkton boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are great places to visit near Bishop Monkton if you like limestone pavements.

The area around Bishop Monkton's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.

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

Don't miss York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge's historic buildings if visiting the area around Bishop Monkton.

The area around Bishop Monkton features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

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

Castles to visit near Bishop Monkton include Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

There are a number of old mines near to Bishop Monkton including Grassington Lead Mines.

There are a number of country parks near to Bishop Monkton including Brimham Rocks.

The area around Bishop Monkton boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around Bishop Monkton's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are some of Bishop Monkton best ancient sites to visit near Bishop Monkton.

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