English Heritage sites near Appleton Wiske Parish
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, HOUSE AND GARDENS
6 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
Set amid woodland in North Yorkshire, this unusual monastery is the best preserved Carthusian priory in Britain. Mount Grace Priory is the perfect tourist attraction for a relaxing and peaceful day out. Discover how the monks lived 600 years in the reconstructed monk’s cell and herb plot.
PIERCEBRIDGE ROMAN BRIDGE
13 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
Stonework foundations, now marooned in a field, of a bridge which once led to Piercebridge Roman Fort.
EASBY ABBEY
13 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
STANWICK IRON AGE FORTIFICATIONS
14 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
An excavated section, part cut into rock, of the ramparts of the huge Iron Age trading and power-centre of the Brigantes, the most important tribe in pre- Roman northern Britain.
RICHMOND CASTLE
14 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
With its breathtaking views of the Yorkshire dales, Richmond Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in North Yorkshire.
GISBOROUGH PRIORY
15 miles from Appleton Wiske Parish
The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.
No churches found in Appleton Wiske Parish
Pubs in Appleton Wiske Parish
Lord Nelson
High Street, Appleton Wiske, DL6 2AD
(01609) 881351
lordnelsoninn.org.uk