Best places: Historical landmarks in Sproxton, United Kingdom

11th-century abbey ruins in the North York Moors National Park with a cafe and visitor centre.

Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE.

14th-century ruins that were home to the Carthusians, a vegetarian and silent order of monks.

1350s timber-framed building where merchants congregated, with museum exhibits & a cafe.

Remote setting for medieval monastery ruins, now run by English Heritage, with museum of artefacts.

900 year-old castle turned Tudor mansion, with guided archaeological tours and a sculpture garden.

👍👍 Beautiful church. Mass was very beautiful and conducted with respect. Pamphlets are at the entrance to guide the congregation through the mass. Small giftshop at the entrance. Stained glass windows are pretty. Pews are wooden and old, a little rough on the knees. Confession is 30 minutes befor...

Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall & exposed timbers.

Peaceful, rural remains of a medieval priory, now run by English Heritage, plus an on-site shop.

13th-century castle featuring stone walls & towers, a chapel with art & activities & scenic views.

👍👍 Great place to visit if you are a gin lover or wanna try something a little bit new / different. Free tastings of the gins they sell. They also have gin tasting nights. Really cute little shop, he had the history of the business, a refill station for the locals to refill their gin, gin glasses and s...

The largest & most northerly of England's horse figures, built in November 1857.

👍👍 Short easy walk from car park to village, well kept dry paths and informative signage about the history. Can do a short out and back walk or extend it into a countryside loop. Very dark skies at night perfect for stargazers and photographers!

Cask ales and British food in half-timbered pub with Tudor oak beams, open fires and beer garden.

👍👍 Beautyful old construction. Great place for a walk. Beautyful view of York Minster

Only remaining column of 36 that once supported a grand Roman hall, with an informational plaque.

👍👍 Awesome! A Roman emperor sitting in front of the grand church , holding a sword, guarding the church!!

👍 Hidden away were you would not expect to find anything roman. It sits on one corner of what is a large Roman town with the church now at its center. There is a museum with finds from digs done of the site. A nice guide book to take home too. There are plenty of information boards on the way round an...

👍👍 If you come to York then you must must must walk around the city on these walls ! They are so beautiful and ancient with a brilliant view of the area. It takes you to so many brilliant places but it is not a complete circle and you have to go into the city a bit.

👍👍 Worth a look could see 2 monoliths in the field and one over the other side of the mail road . Information board with some history to read. Bit messy going across the field in winter but wanted to get up close