Points of interest · North Yorkshire · Updated on 5 November 2026

Attractions and sights in North Yorkshire county

North Yorkshire county has 354 points of interest on the Outdoor Pitstop map. Most are archaeological sites (91), memorials (88) and attractions (60). 6 have a page of their own with a photo and a story. At 2, the app tells the story as an audio tour of about two minutes.

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2 audio tours in North Yorkshire

At these places the app tells the story on the spot, in about two minutes. Listen in English or Dutch.

AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Castle Howard

RuinsAudio story · 2 min

Fountains Abbey

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Hear the story of Castle Howard on the spot with the app

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The 48 best-known attractions in North Yorkshire county

After the places above, best known first.

3Scarborough CastleCastle · North Yorkshire · Story
4Bolton CastleAttraction · North Yorkshire · Story
5Rievaulx AbbeyAttraction · North Yorkshire · Story
6Middleham CastleAttraction · North Yorkshire · Story
7Yockenthwaite Stone CircleArchaeological site · North Yorkshire
8199 StepsAttraction · North Yorkshire
9Almscliffe CragAttraction · North Yorkshire
10Banqueting HouseAttraction · North Yorkshire
11Bedale Leech HouseAttraction · North Yorkshire
12Beningbrough Hall & GardensAttraction · North Yorkshire
13Bolton PrioryAttraction · North Yorkshire
14Boroughbridge War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
15Burton Salmon War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
16Byland AbbeyAttraction · North Yorkshire
17Captain Cook Memorial MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire
18Captain Cook StatueMemorial · North Yorkshire
19Carlton TowersAttraction · North Yorkshire
20Craven MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire
21Crayke CastleCastle · North Yorkshire
22Dales Countryside MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire
23Danby CastleCastle · North Yorkshire
24Doric TempleAttraction · North Yorkshire
25Druid's TempleAttraction · North Yorkshire
26Eden Camp MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire
27Eskdale ChapelArchaeological site · North Yorkshire
28Falling Foss WaterfallAttraction · North Yorkshire
29Gayle MillAttraction · North Yorkshire
30Goathland War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
31Great Shunner FellViewpoint · North Yorkshire
32Green Howards MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire
33Green Howards Regimental War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
34Green HoweViewpoint · North Yorkshire
35Grinton Smelting MillArchaeological site · North Yorkshire
36Hardraw ForceAttraction · North Yorkshire
37Helmsley CastleCastle · North Yorkshire
38Hovingham War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
39Ionic TempleAttraction · North Yorkshire
40Janet's FossAttraction · North Yorkshire
41Jervaulx AbbeyAttraction · North Yorkshire
42Kiplin HallAttraction · North Yorkshire
43Knaresborough CastleAttraction · North Yorkshire
44KumaliAttraction · North Yorkshire
45Leyburn War MemorialMemorial · North Yorkshire
46Lund's TowerViewpoint · North Yorkshire
47Mallyan SpoutAttraction · North Yorkshire
48Malton MuseumMuseum · North Yorkshire

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1 town has points of interest. North Yorkshire has an overview of their own; for the others they are on the page of the town or on the map.

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2 audio tours · 91 archaeological sites, 88 memorials

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A name with a link has a page of its own with a photo and a story.

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Aldborough Roman Site MuseumMuseum
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Arkengarthdale CenotaphMemorial
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Aysgarth FollyMonument
Aysgarth Rocket (Folly)Monument
Ayton CastleCastle
Bainbridge Hillfort (Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age)Archaeological site
Banqueting HouseAttraction
Barden TowerAttraction
BartindaleArchaeological site
Battle CrossMonument
Beadlam Roman villaArchaeological site
Beck Isle MuseumMuseum
Bedale Leech HouseAttraction
Beningbrough Hall & GardensAttraction
Bolton CastleAttraction
Bolton PrioryAttraction
Boroughbridge War MemorialMemorial
Brecken HoweArchaeological site
Brocket Hall Moated SiteArchaeological site
Brotherton War MemorialMemorial
Buckden PikeViewpoint
Buckden Pike Memorial CrossMemorial
Burton Castle (site of)Castle
Burton Salmon War MemorialMemorial
Byland AbbeyAttraction
Cammon StoneAttraction
Camp HillArchaeological site
Canadian War MemorialMemorial
Canadians at WombletonMemorial
Captain Cook MemorialMemorial
Captain Cook Memorial MuseumMuseum
Captain Cook Schoolroom MuseumMuseum
Captain Cook StatueMemorial
Captain Cook's MonumentMonument
Carlton TowersAttraction
Carr NazeViewpoint
Carrmire GateMonument
Castle DykesArchaeological site
Castle HowardAttraction
CataractoniumArchaeological site
Cavendish Memorial FountainMonument
Cawood CastleCastle
Cawthorn Roman CampArchaeological site
Chapel of St Anne's HospitalRuins
Cholmley HouseMuseum
Church of St MartinRuins
Cistercian grange and medieval settlement at High CaytonArchaeological site
Coverham AbbeyRuins
Coxwold War MemorialMemorial
Craven MuseumMuseum
Crayke CastleCastle
Dales Countryside MuseumMuseum
Danby CastleCastle
Dargate DikesArchaeological site
DerventioArchaeological site
Doric TempleAttraction
Druid's AltarArchaeological site
Druid's TempleAttraction
Duggleby HoweArchaeological site
Earthwork in Magdalen FieldArchaeological site
East Toft DikeArchaeological site
Eden Camp MuseumMuseum
Elf HoweArchaeological site
Eskdale ChapelArchaeological site
Falling Foss WaterfallAttraction
Fancarl Top Stone CircleArchaeological site
Feversham MonumentMemorial
Filey MuseumMuseum
Fisher's HallRuins
Folk MuseumMuseum
Fors AbbeyArchaeological site
Fort GregoryArchaeological site
Fountains AbbeyRuins
Gaping GillAttraction
Gayle MillAttraction
Giant's GraveArchaeological site
Givendale Manor HouseArchaeological site
Goathland War MemorialMemorial
Gordale ScarAttraction
Great Shunner FellViewpoint
Green Howards MuseumMuseum
Green Howards Regimental War MemorialMemorial
Green HoweViewpoint
Grinton Smelting MillArchaeological site
Hardraw ForceAttraction
Healaugh PrioryArchaeological site
Hedon HoweArchaeological site
Helmsley CastleCastle
Henry Jenkins MemorialMemorial
High BridestonesArchaeological site
Hovingham HallCastle
Hovingham War MemorialMemorial
How Stean GorgeAttraction
How Tallon BarrowArchaeological site
Hunmanby War MemorialMemorial
Hunter HoweArchaeological site
Hutton Conyers CastleArchaeological site
Hutton’s MonumentMonument
Ingleborough CaveAttraction
Ionic TempleAttraction
Janet's FossAttraction
Jervaulx AbbeyAttraction
John of Gaunts CastleRuins
Jubilee CaveAttraction
Jubillee TowerMonument
Keld heads lead smelt millRuins
Kettle HoweArchaeological site
Kildwick War MemorialMemorial
Kilgram Monastic GrangeArchaeological site
Killinghall War MemorialMemorial
Kinsey CaveArchaeological site
Kiplin HallAttraction
Kirby Knowle CastleCastle
Kirk Sink roman villaArchaeological site
Knaresborough CastleAttraction
KumaliAttraction
Lealholm War MemorialMemorial
Leeds PalsMemorial
Levisham Church RuinsRuins
Leyburn War MemorialMemorial
Long Preston War MemorialMemorial
Low Woof HoweArchaeological site
Lund's TowerViewpoint
Mackershaw LodgeRuins
Maiden Bower (Motte and Bailey)Archaeological site
Maiden CastleArchaeological site
Malham CoveAttraction
Mallyan SpoutAttraction
Malton MuseumMuseum
Margery BradleyMonument
Maritime HeritageMuseum
Market ClockMonument
Market CrossMemorial
Market CrossMonument
MausoleumMonument
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Middleham CastleAttraction
MonumentMonument
MonumentMonument
MonumentMonument
Monument to 7th Earl of CarlisleMonument
Mount Grace HouseMuseum
Mount Grace PrioryAttraction
Mowbray CastleViewpoint
Mulgrave CastleCastle
Mumbo JumboAttraction
MuseumMuseum
Museum of North Craven LifeMuseum
Museum of Victorian ScienceMuseum
Neville CastleCastle
Newburgh PrioryAttraction
Newby HallCastle
Nichol's StoneMemorial
Nidd Ferry Disaster MemorialMemorial
Nidderdale MuseumMuseum
Norton TowerArchaeological site
Nunnington HallAttraction
Old Mill HouseAttraction
Old Mother Shipton's Cave ParkAttraction
Old Mulgrave CastleCastle
Pannett Art GalleryMuseum
Parcevall Hall GardensAttraction
Penhill PreceptoryArchaeological site
Percy CrossMonument
Pickering CastleCastle
Piercebridge Roman BridgeArchaeological site
Pind HoweArchaeological site
Pind HoweArchaeological site
Plumpton RocksAttraction
Postgate CrossMonument
Quebec MonumentMonument
Queen DikeArchaeological site
Queen Victoria Memorial StatueMemorial
Ravensworth CastleRuins
Rawcliff HoweArchaeological site
RHS Garden Harlow CarrAttraction
Richmond CastleAttraction
Richmond Castle MuseumMuseum
Richmond War MemorialMemorial
Richmondshire MuseumMuseum
Rievaulx AbbeyAttraction
Rievaulx TerraceAttraction
Ripley CastleAttraction
Ripon Heritage CentreAttraction
Ripon Prison and Police MuseumMuseum
Ripon War MemorialMemorial
RNLI Whitby Lifeboat MuseumMuseum
Roman fort at WensleyArchaeological site
Roman Signal StationRuins
Romanby CenotaphMemorial
Rotunda MuseumMuseum
Rougemont CastleArchaeological site
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Ryedale Folk MuseumMuseum
Scaleber ForceAttraction
Scamridge DikesArchaeological site
Scarborough CastleCastle
Settle Station Signal BoxMuseum
Settle War MemorialMemorial
Shandy HallMuseum
Sheriff Hutton CastleCastle
Sigston CastleRuins
SikAttraction
Site of King Athelstan's PalaceArchaeological site
Skell DikesArchaeological site
Skelton's TowerRuins
Slingsby CastleAttraction
Snape CastleCastle
Snowden MemorialMemorial
South Cliff Clock towerMonument
South Cowton CastleCastle
Sowerby War MemorialMemorial
Spofforth CastleCastle
Spout HouseArchaeological site
St Mary's ChurchRuins
St Robert's CaveAttraction
St. Martin's PrioryRuins
Staithes Heritage Centre and the Captain Cook MuseumMuseum
Stanwick Iron Age FortificationsArchaeological site
Star CarrArchaeological site
Stone RucklesArchaeological site
Studford RingArchaeological site
Stump CrossAttraction
Stump CrossAttraction
Stump Cross CavernsAttraction
Sutton CenotaphMonument
Swaledale MuseumMuseum
Temple of the Four WindsMonument
The CenotaphMemorial
The Courthouse MuseumMuseum
The CrossMemorial
The Harrogate Museum at the Royal Pump RoomMuseum
The ObeliskMonument
The ObeliskMonument
The Obelisk - Castle HowardMonument
The PyramidMonument
The StridAttraction
The Three DykesArchaeological site
The World of James HerriotMuseum
Thirsk CastleArchaeological site
Thirsk MuseumMuseum
Thornborough HengesArchaeological site
Thorp Perrow AboretumAttraction
Three TremblersArchaeological site
Tree of LifeArchaeological site
Tudor Courthouse MuseumMuseum
Upsall CastleCastle
Victoria CaveAttraction
Village CrossMonument
Virosidium Roman FortArchaeological site
Wainman's PinnacleMonument
War MemorialMonument
Weaverthorpe War MemorialMemorial
Wheeldale Roman RoadArchaeological site
Whitby AbbeyAttraction
Whitby Abbey CrossMemorial
Whitby Jet Heritage CentreMuseum
Whitby MuseumMuseum
White Horse of KilburnAttraction
White Scar CaveAttraction
Whorlton CastleCastle
Willance’s LeapMemorial
William's Hill (ringwork and bailey)Archaeological site
Workhouse MuseumMuseum
Yockenthwaite Stone CircleArchaeological site
Yorke's FollyRuins

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Frequently asked questions

How many attractions are there in North Yorkshire?

The Outdoor Pitstop map shows 354 points of interest in North Yorkshire, 6 of them with a page of their own with a photo and a story.

What are the best known attractions in North Yorkshire?

Among others Castle Howard, Fountains Abbey, Scarborough Castle, Bolton Castle and Rievaulx Abbey.

Which attractions in North Yorkshire have an audio tour?

2: Castle Howard and Fountains Abbey.

How does an audio tour work?

When you are at the place, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells its story in about two minutes, in English or Dutch. With Pro you check in and hear the whole story.

Which archaeological sites are there in North Yorkshire?

91, including Yockenthwaite Stone Circle, Eskdale Chapel, Grinton Smelting Mill, Rougemont Castle and Spout House.

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