Things to see and do:

The area around Buckden offers the visitor a huge variety of places of interest, 
and things to see and do. This list - which is far from exhaustive - provides 
ideas for days out during your stay in Buckden. All distances shown are from
the village green in Buckden and clearly are dependent on the route chosen!

Ideas for additions to this list should be sent to contrib@buckden.org 

Contents:

Castles
Railways
Beauty spots
Cathedrals and monasteries
Stately homes
Museums
Other attractions

Castles

·         Bolton Castle (14 miles)
    Spectacular medieval fortress - Mary Queen of Scots prison www.boltoncastle.co.uk

·         Skipton Castle   (18 miles)
    Complete & well preserved medieval castle - www.skiptoncastle.co.uk

·         Middleham Castle (18 miles)
    Ruined medieval castle - childhood home of Richard III - www.english-heritage.org.uk

·         Richmond Castle (28 miles)
    Dramatic Norman castle overlooking the River Swale - www.english-heritage.org.uk  

Railways

·         Ribblehead Viaduct (25 miles)
    Massive 24 arch viaduct on Settle to Carlisle Railway - www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ribblehead_viaduct

·         Settle Carlisle Railway  (19 miles – to Settle)
    Spectacular 72 mile route through wonderful scenery - www.settle-carlisle.co.uk

·         Embsay Steam Railway (19 miles)
    Small steam railway - steam every Sunday - www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk

·         Keighley & Worth Valley Steam Railway  (28 miles) 
    Steam railway through Bronte country - www.kwvr.co.uk

Beauty Spots

·         Kilnsey Crag (7 miles)
    Impressive crag leaning out above the road -  www.skiptonweb.co.uk

·         Aysgarth Falls (10 miles)
    The river Ure tumbles over a series of broad steps - www.yorkshire-dales.com

·         Hardraw Force (16 miles)        
    England's highest single drop waterfall - www.hardrawforce.com 

·         The Strid (near Bolton Abbey - 17 miles)
    The River Wharfe thunders though a notorious narrow channel - www.yorkshire-dales.com

·         Malham Cove (18 miles)
    Dramatic curved limestone crag 80 metres high - www.malhamdale.co.uk

·         Bolton Abbey (19 miles) 
    Riverside, woodland and moorland paths, medieval buildings, picnic areas, tearooms - www.boltonabbey.com

·         Stump Cross Caverns (19 miles)  
    One of Britain's premier show caves - www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk

·         Brimham Rocks, Summerbridge (27 miles)  
    Spectacular rock formations and views - www.brimhamrocks.co.uk

·         White Scar Caves, Ingleton (28 miles)  
    Britain's longest show cave - www.whitescarcave.co.uk

·         How Stean Gorge (28 miles)  
    Spectacular limestone gorge, lying hidden amid Nidderdale's lush green pastures - www.nidderdale.co.uk

·         Ingleton Waterfalls (31 miles)
    Spectacular waterfall and woodland scenery - www.ingletonwaterfallswalk.co.uk

Cathedrals & Monasteries

·         Bolton Priory (19 miles)  
    12th Century abbey on the Bolton Abbey estate - www.boltonabbey.com

·         Fountains Abbey (30 miles)  
    A world heritage site - 12th Century Cistercian monastery - www.fountainsabbey.org.uk