Loftus
Loftus is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
Loftus postcode: TS13 4
There are great places to visit near Loftus 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 Loftus features a number of interesting waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
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 are some of Loftus best ruins to visit near Loftus.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Loftus area like Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
The area around Loftus 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 Loftus including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Loftus.
Don't miss Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle's towns if visiting the area around Loftus.
The area around Loftus features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
There are a number of limestone pavements near Loftus including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are great places to visit near Loftus if you like geological features.
Places near Loftus feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.
The area around Loftus boasts some of the best cities including York, and Ripon.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Loftus area like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Hills to visit near Loftus include Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
The area around Loftus boasts some of the best castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
The area close to Loftus boasts some of the best country parks including Brimham Rocks.
Loftus's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to Loftus if you like gardens.
Loftus has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Loftus History
There are some historic monuments around Loftus:
Places to see near Loftus
History of Loftus
The Methodist preacher John Wesley is known to have preached in Loftus. More recent history is dominated by the ironstone mining industry and many inhabitants that live in Loftus can trace lineage back to ironstone miners. The only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial site in north-east England is near Loftus. Artefacts were discovered there from excavations which took place between 2005 and 2007. Finds include pieces associated with a rare bed burial in which a decorated female body is laid out on a decorated wooden bed accompanied by fine gold jewellery. The finds include a gold pendant, which would have belonged to a princess. as well as glass beads, pottery, iron knives, belt buckles and other objects. The finds, which date back nearly 1400 years were discovered by members of the Teesside Archeological Society, led by Dr Steve Sherlock, in a 109-grave site at Street House, Loftus. They are presently on show at the Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum.
