7 miles from Thornton-le-Moor 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.

10 miles from Thornton-le-Moor Parish

The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window. The monuments of the manor's Marmion family owners grace the adjacent church.

12 miles from Thornton-le-Moor Parish

Rievaulx Abbey is the perfect choice for a peaceful day out, with its extensive ruins and fascinating museum in a secluded North York Moors valley.

12 miles from Thornton-le-Moor Parish

Once one of the greatest monasteries in England, Byland Abbey inspired the design of church buildings throughout North.

14 miles from Thornton-le-Moor Parish

In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.

14 miles from Thornton-le-Moor Parish

This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.