Spaunton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Spaunton

There are great places to visit near Spaunton 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 Spaunton if you like waterfalls.

Spaunton has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.

There are a number of historic monuments near Spaunton including Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

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

Don't miss Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham's villages if visiting the area around Spaunton.

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of Spaunton best rivers and streams to visit near Spaunton.

The area around Spaunton boasts some of the best towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are some of Spaunton best caves to visit near Spaunton.

There are a several good limestone pavements in the Spaunton area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a several good mountains in the area around Spaunton like Ingleborough.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Spaunton including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Spaunton has some unmissable hills nearby like 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 some of Spaunton best geological features to visit near Spaunton.

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

The area close to Spaunton boasts some of the best old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.

Country Parks to visit near Spaunton include Brimham Rocks.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Spaunton best parks to visit near Spaunton.

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

Ancient Sites to visit near Spaunton include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Spaunton History

There are some historic monuments around Spaunton:

• St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm
• Flat Howe round barrow 790m south east of Pannierman Bridgestone, on the eastern sidee of Glaisdale High Moor
• Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
• Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
• Abraham's Hut round cairn
• Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Round barrow 410m south of Keldy Banks
• Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
• Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate
• Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
• The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
• Cawthorne medieval settlement remains 150m north east of West Cawthorne
• Two round cairns, one known as Obtrusch, 800m south west of Kneysbeck
• High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
• Two round barrows on Low Common
• Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
• Round barrow 350m north west of Hen Flatts
• Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge
• Wheeldale Howe
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round cairn cemetery on Harland Moor north west of Harland Beck House
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
• Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
• Pike Howe round cairn
• Douthwaite pillow mounds
• Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
• Shunner Howe round barrow
• Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
• Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm
• Round barrow and cairnfield 480m north east of Hagg End
• Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
• Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
• Middleton Heights round barrow
• Starfits round barrow, 450m north east of Starfits House
• Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Wayside cross called Stony Cross on the A170 920m south east of Highfield House
• Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog House
• Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
• Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
• Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
• Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
• Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
• Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Loose Howe round barrow
• Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park Farm
• High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
• Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
• Leaf Howe round barrow