Lumby is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Lumby postcode: LS25 5JA

Retail in Lumby

There are great places to visit near Lumby 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.

Waterfalls to visit near Lumby include Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Ruins to visit near Lumby include 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.

The area around Lumby features a number of interesting historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Lumby has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

There are a number of villages near Lumby 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 Lumby.

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

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

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are some of Lumby best limestone pavements to visit near Lumby.

Lumby's best nearby geological features can be found at Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of mountains near to Lumby including Ingleborough.

York, and Ripon are some of Lumby best cities to visit near Lumby.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Lumby area like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Lumby if you like hills.

Lumby has some unmissable castles nearby like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

Parks to visit near Lumby include 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 Lumby if you like gardens.

Lumby's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Lumby History

There are some historic monuments around Lumby:

• Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat
• Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass
• Roman road near Hazelwood Castle
• Ferrybridge Henge, a prehistoric enclosure, and two round barrows
• Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond
• Length of linear earthworks known as Becca Banks and The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, between Aberford and a quarry 590m north of Ass Bridge
• Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle
• Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement south of Hungerhills Plantation, Parlington
• Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage
• World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton
• Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
• Roman villa
• Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints
• Lord Dacre's Cross or Towton Cross on the west side of the B1217, 1km south west of Towton
• Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane
• Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall
• Site of 'King Athelstan's Palace', immediately north of the church
• Tithe barn
• Steeton Hall medieval magnate's residence and manorial centre
• Ferrybridge near Knottingley
• Roman Bath House, Castleford
• Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
• St John's Priory