English Heritage sites near Ganton Parish

Scarborough Castle

SCARBOROUGH CASTLE

8 miles from Ganton Parish

With its 3,000 year history, stunning location and panoramic views over the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in the North.

Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village

WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

11 miles from Ganton Parish

The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley.

Burton Agnes Manor House

BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE

11 miles from Ganton Parish

A medieval manor house interior, with a rare and well preserved Norman undercroft and a 15th-century roof, all encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Pickering Castle

PICKERING CASTLE

12 miles from Ganton Parish

This splendid 13th century castle was used as a royal hunting lodge, holiday home and stud farm by a succession of medieval kings.

Wheeldale Roman Road

WHEELDALE ROMAN ROAD

17 miles from Ganton Parish

A mile-long stretch of enigmatic ancient road - probably Roman but possibly later or earlier - amid wild and beautiful moorland, still with its hard core and drainage ditches.

Kirkham Priory

KIRKHAM PRIORY

17 miles from Ganton Parish

Beautifully placed between the city of York and the town of Malton, the riverside ruins of Kirkham Priory are set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds.


Churches in Ganton Parish

St Nicholas

Ganton Scarborough
01723 448351

The present church dates from the 14th Century. Grade 11 listed

Stained glass windows by William Wailes of Newcastle and Carpronnier of Belgium

The South Chapel is the Legard chapel containing the tomb of Sir John Legard first Baronet who died in 1679 and several other descendants


Pubs in Ganton Parish

Greyhound Inn

Main Street, Ganton, YO12 4NX
(01944) 710116
thegantongreyhound.co.uk

The Ganton Greyhound Country Inn and Restaurant is situated on the A64 some 15 minutes driving time from Scarborough and a great base for sightseeing in the North Yorkshire area - the championship golf course is next door. There is a main b...