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.

Ruins to visit near Westerdale include 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.

Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Westerdale.

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best 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 some of Westerdale best villages to visit near Westerdale.

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

There are a number of towns near Westerdale including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

There are a several good caves in the Westerdale area like 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.

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

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.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are some of Westerdale best hills to visit near Westerdale.

There are a several good geological features in the Westerdale area like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Westerdale.

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

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

The area around Westerdale boasts some of the best parks including 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 Westerdale if you like gardens.

Don't miss Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Westerdale.

Westerdale History

There are some historic monuments around Westerdale:

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