Westerdale is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Westerdale postcode: YO21 2DT

Retail in Westerdale

There are great places to visit near Westerdale 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 some of Westerdale best waterfalls to visit near Westerdale.

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 are great places to visit near Westerdale if you like ruins.

Westerdale has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

The area around Westerdale features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham are great places to visit near Westerdale if you like villages.

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

Westerdale has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around Westerdale features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

The area around Westerdale's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best cities including York, and Ripon.

Don't miss York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge's historic buildings if visiting the area around Westerdale.

Don't miss Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill's hills if visiting the area around Westerdale.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Westerdale if you like castles.

Westerdale is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,

There are a number of country parks near to Westerdale including Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of parks near Westerdale including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around Westerdale's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Westerdale area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Westerdale History

There are some historic monuments around Westerdale:

• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Bransdale Ridge
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Castleton castle mound
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Pike Howe round cairn
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Cross dyke 850m WSW of Baysdale Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Wayside cross and boundary marker known as Young Ralph on Westerdale Moor
• Burton Howe round barrow
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Flat Howe round barrow and wayside cross base
• Round barrow 1000m west of Low Cornfield House
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow at Tidy Brown Hill
• Wayside Cross called Botton Cross on Danby High Moor
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Round barrow 400m south of Stump Cross
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Cammon Stone standing stone on Rudland Rigg 1030m NNE of Cockan Cross
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• One of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 740m north east of Toad Hole
• Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 750m north east of Toad Hole
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Kettle Howe round cairn
• Hill End round cairn
• Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm
• Wayside cross known as Old Ralph on Ledging Hill, Westerdale Moor
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• South Flat Howe round barrow
• Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Little Blakey Howe round barrow
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 900m west of Colt House Farm
• Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside cross known as Jenny Bradley 1000m north west of Bloworth Crossing on Greenhow Moor
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Peat Hill round cairn 575m north west of Pannierman Bridgestone, on Glaisdale High Moor
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Western Howes round barrows, 250m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Three round barrows 60m north of Burton Howe
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
• Upper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridge
• Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round cairn in High Plantation, 840m north east of Cockayne Lodge
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• The Margery Bradley standing stone
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Southern pair of four round barrows known as Three Howes, 765m north east of Toad Hole
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Blakey Howe round barrow
• White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby Moor
• Percy Cross bowl barrow
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Four round barrows 850m west of Cowl House
• Cockan Cross wayside cross 600m west of Fox Hole Crag
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Great Ayton Moor round cairns
• Loose Howe round barrow
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Horn Ridge cross dyke, cairnfield, round cairn and prehistoric hut circles
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Duck Bridge
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Golden Heights round cairn and wayside cross on Rudland Rigg
• Wayside cross known as Baysdale Cross on Middle Head Intake 1000m south west of Baysdale Abbey
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation