Helmsley

Helmsley is an area of York in the county of North Yorkshire.

There are great places to visit near Helmsley 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 Helmsley best waterfalls to visit near Helmsley.

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 Helmsley if you like ruins.

Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are some of Helmsley best historic monuments to visit near Helmsley.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Helmsley area 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 Helmsley.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Helmsley include Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

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

Helmsley's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around Helmsley 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 Helmsley.

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

York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are some of Helmsley best historic buildings to visit near Helmsley.

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

Helmsley has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

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

There are a number of old mines near to Helmsley including Grassington Lead Mines.

Country Parks to visit near Helmsley include Brimham Rocks.

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden's parks if visiting the area around Helmsley.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is one of Helmsley's best, nearby gardens to visit in Helmsley.

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

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