Bolton Castle, Leyburn

Name: Bolton Castle
Address: Nr Leyburn, Leyburn, DL8 4ET, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1969 623981

#1 among attractions in Leyburn

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, and “slighted” afterwards, but much of it survived. It has never been sold and is still in the ownership of the descendants of the Scrope family. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1399 (625 years ago)Coordinates: 54°19'20"N, 1°56'60"W

Address

Nr LeyburnLeyburn DL8 4ET United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1969 623981

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Day trips

Bolton Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forbidden Corner, Aysgarth Falls, Ellerton Priory, Swaledale Museum.

4.9 miSE
Amusement park, Theme park
The Forbidden Corner, Yorkshire Dales National Park
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2.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Aysgarth Falls, Yorkshire Dales
60 min walk • Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth.
4.5 miNE
Monastery
Ellerton Priory, Yorkshire Dales
114 min walk • Ellerton Priory was a priory of Cistercian nuns in Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. Its ruins lie in the civil parish of Ellerton Abbey.
4.6 miN
Museum
Swaledale Museum, Yorkshire Dales National Park
118 min walk • Swaledale Museum is a local museum in the village of Reeth, near Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It covers rural history including life and work in the local area of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
4.2 miNE
Monastery
Marrick Priory, Yorkshire Dales National Park
108 min walk • Marrick Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, established between 1140 and 1160 by Roger de Aske. The parish Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Andrew and 400 acres of local land also belonged to the priory, which thrived until the 16th century, in spite of the depredations of marauding Scots.
3.9 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Leyburn
100 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
1.3 miSE
Church
St Mary
32 min walk • St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire.
2.5 miSW
Church
St Andrew's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
63 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. It is located on the south side of the River Ure.
3.9 miN
Forts and castles
Maiden Castle, Yorkshire Dales National Park
101 min walk • Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~210 ftSW
Church
St Oswald's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
2 min walk • St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Swaledale
134 min walk • Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.