New Skelton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

New Skelton postcode: TS12 2YE

Retail in New Skelton

There are great places to visit near New Skelton 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.

Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around New Skelton.

The area around New Skelton boasts some of the best ruins including 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.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are some of New Skelton best historic monuments to visit near New Skelton.

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

New Skelton has some unmissable villages nearby like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

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

New Skelton's best nearby towns can be found at Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Don't miss Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave's caves if visiting the area around New Skelton.

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

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are some of New Skelton best geological features to visit near New Skelton.

Mountains to visit near New Skelton include Ingleborough.

New Skelton has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.

There are a number of historic buildings near New Skelton including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

There are a several good hills in the New Skelton area like Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

New Skelton's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are great places to visit near New Skelton if you like parks.

There are a number of gardens near to New Skelton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around New Skelton boasts some of the best ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

New Skelton History

There are some historic monuments around New Skelton:

• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Castleton castle mound
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate