Whixley is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Whixley

There are great places to visit near Whixley 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.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Whixley area like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

There are a several good ruins in the Whixley 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, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Whixley if you like historic monuments.

There are a number of hiking areas near Whixley 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 Whixley if you like villages.

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

There are a several good towns in the Whixley area like 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 Whixley best caves to visit near Whixley.

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

Don't miss Ingleborough's mountains if visiting the area around Whixley.

There are a number of cities near Whixley including York, and Ripon.

The area around Whixley boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Marton House, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are great places to visit near Whixley if you like hills.

There are a number of geological features near Whixley including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

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

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

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

Whixley's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

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

Whixley History

There are some historic monuments around Whixley:

• Howe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Medieval cross base south west of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Cattal Bridge
• Deserted village
• Core part of Wetherby Castle, 240m north west of Wetherby Bridge
• Site of Roman fort and settlement 400m north of Brickyard Farm
• Green Howe bowl barrow, 280m south of Bank House
• Aldborough Roman town
• Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth
• Aldborough Cross
• Wetherby Bridge
• Site of medieval hall 130m south of Manor Farm