West Tanfield is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in West Tanfield

There are great places to visit near West Tanfield 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.

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 West Tanfield if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good ruins in the West Tanfield area 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.

Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near West Tanfield if you like historic monuments.

There are a number of hiking areas near West Tanfield including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

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

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

The area around West Tanfield 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 West Tanfield including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are great places to visit near West Tanfield if you like geological features.

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

West Tanfield has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.

West Tanfield's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Hills to visit near West Tanfield include Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

There are a number of castles near West Tanfield including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Places near West Tanfield feature a number of interesting country parks including Brimham Rocks.

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

Gardens to visit near West Tanfield include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

West Tanfield History

There are some historic monuments around West Tanfield:

• Aiskew Roman villa, 550m west of Aiskew Grange
• Tanfield Bridge
• Market cross in Masham
• Earth circles, cursus, pit alignments and burial sites near Nosterfield and Thornborough, including Centre Hill round barrow
• Roman buildings and field system in Snape
• Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus
• Roman camp 250m west of Hill Top Farm
• Ripon Minster Close
• Middleton Quernhow Hall
• Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard
• Round barrow 250m north east of Comer Lodge
• Earthwork in Magdalen Field
• Three round barrows at Three Hills 500m north east of Camp House
• Medieval market cross 130m south east of Bedale Hall
• Round barrow known as Gospel Hill, 80m south west of Pasture House
• Snape Castle, the chapel and ruined portions
• Marmion Tower (former gatehouse of Tanfield Castle fortified manor)
• Castle Dikes defended Roman villa
• Medieval settlement, lordly residence, post medieval gardens and walls immediately south of Howgrave Hall
• Round barrow 425m north west of Rushwood Hall
• Ailey Hill
• East Tanfield deserted medieval village
• Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale
• Round barrow known as Binsoe Hill, south of Binsoe Hill Farm
• Camp and tumulus on Roomer Common
• Round barrow 1/3 mile (540m) SW of Black Horse Inn
• Henge monument 300m north of Nunwick
• Moated site at Upsland Farm
• Cross shaft in St Mary's churchyard
• Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens
• St Anne's Chapel
• Hutton Hall (site of)