Kirkbymoorside is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Kirkbymoorside

There are great places to visit near Kirkbymoorside including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

The area around Kirkbymoorside 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.

Kirkbymoorside has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.

Kirkbymoorside has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

The area around Kirkbymoorside boasts some of the best hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

There are a several good villages in the Kirkbymoorside area like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

Kirkbymoorside's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Kirkbymoorside has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

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

Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Kirkbymoorside.

The area around Kirkbymoorside features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Mountains to visit near Kirkbymoorside include Ingleborough.

Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Kirkbymoorside.

The area around Kirkbymoorside features a number of interesting historic buildings including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Kirkbymoorside's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

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

Brimham Rocks is one of Kirkbymoorside's best, nearby country parks to visit in Kirkbymoorside.

Kirkbymoorside has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

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

Kirkbymoorside History

There are some historic monuments around Kirkbymoorside:

• Round barrow 420m north of Rye House Farm
• Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
• Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
• Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
• Pockley Gates round barrow 600m west of Beadlam Grange
• Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
• Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm
• Round barrow 60m north east of Riccal Bridge
• High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
• Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
• Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
• Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
• Douthwaite pillow mounds
• Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles
• Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
• Aldergate Bank round barrow, 875m north west of Wether Cote
• Round cairn 615m SSW of Rudland House
• Round barrow 250m west of Calf Close Wood
• Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round cairn cemetery on Harland Moor north west of Harland Beck House
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
• Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
• Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
• The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
• Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
• Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Round barrow and cairnfield 480m north east of Hagg End
• Beadlam minor Romano-British villa
• Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
• Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
• Two round barrows on Low Common
• Abraham's Hut round cairn
• Pike Howe round cairn
• Potato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme
• Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
• Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House
• Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House
• Skiplam Grange monastic grange
• Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
• Stone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam Rigg
• Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg
• Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
• Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck
• Round barrow 300m north of Rye House Farm
• Earthworks by Stonegrave church
• Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House
• Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge
• High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge