Houlsyke is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Houlsyke postcode: YO21 2LH

Retail in Houlsyke

There are great places to visit near Houlsyke 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.

Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are great places to visit near Houlsyke if you like waterfalls.

The area around Houlsyke features a number of interesting 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.

Houlsyke's best nearby historic monuments can be found at 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 some of Houlsyke best hiking areas to visit near Houlsyke.

The area around Houlsyke boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

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

Towns to visit near Houlsyke include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Houlsyke has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around Houlsyke boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Places near Houlsyke feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.

There are a number of cities near Houlsyke including York, and Ripon.

York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Houlsyke if you like historic buildings.

Houlsyke's best nearby hills can be found at 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 great places to visit near Houlsyke if you like geological features.

Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Houlsyke.

Houlsyke is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,

There are a several good country parks in the area around Houlsyke 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 Houlsyke.

Gardens to visit near Houlsyke include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Houlsyke has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Houlsyke History

There are some historic monuments around Houlsyke:

• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow and 20th century Royal Observer Corps post on Beacon Hill, known as the site of Hinderwell Beacon
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
• Pit alignment and two round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 700m south west of High Park Farm
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Wheeldale Howe
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 360m south east of Stang Howe
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Three Howes round cairns
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow 330m south west of Newton Brow
• Cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 520m and 250m west of Highdale Farm
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Castleton castle mound
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Pike Hill round cairns
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 450m south west of Newton Brow
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Pit alignment and three round barrows on Ugthorpe Moor, 500m north east of Wood Hill House
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Newton Mulgrave medieval settlement
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 620m east of Stang Howe
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and field system on Borrowby Moor, 360m south of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Medieval cross reused as a signpost at the top of Caper Hill on the north east side of Glaisdale High Moor
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• St Hilda's holy well
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 470m south west of Birchdale House
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 180m west of Newton Brow
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 550m south of Newton Brow
• Duck Bridge
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1150m west of Wheeldale Lodge
• Round barrow in Newton Mulgrave Woods, 740m south of Newton Brow
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrows and entrenchments on Egton High Moor
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor, 200m south west of High Park Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 570m south west of Birchdale House
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 770m south west of Newton Brow
• Long barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 250m east of Birchdale House
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor known as Loose Howe, 130m south west of Day Well House
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 510m south west of Newton Brow
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 580m south east of Stang Howe
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Beggar's Bridge
• Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor, 450m south west of High Park Farm
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• Blakey Howe round barrow