Draughton, North Yorkshire
Draughton is a village and civil parish east of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England.

Draughton is a village and civil parish east of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, the population of the parish was 270. The boundaries of the parish extend beyond the village proper: eastwards they go to the River Wharfe, including ancient woodland. The village dates back to the time of the Domesday book and has several listed buildings. The civil parish lies next to both Yorkshire Dales National Park and to the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The ground the parish sits on includes mudstone and limestone.
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Worth seeing in and around Draughton, North Yorkshire
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bolton Abbey Hall
Bolton Abbey Hall is a historic building in Bolton Abbey, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was originally the gatehouse of Bolton Priory.
3.8 km · house in Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Manor House
Embsay Manor House is a historic building in Embsay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was constructed in 1636, for Thomas Alcock.
3.6 km · historic building in Embsay with Eastby, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a historic building in Bolton Abbey, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The building was originally constructed in the 15th century, as the infirmary of Bolton Priory.
3.9 km · building in Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04The Great Tythe Barn
The Tithe Barn is a historic building in the village of Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire in England. The building was probably constructed in the 16th century, as the tithe barn of Bolton Priory.
3.6 km · architectural structure in Bolton Abbey, Craven, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England. Embsay Priory was founded in 1120.
3.2 km · church building in Embsay with Eastby, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Chelker Reservoir
Chelker Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the parish of Draughton, immediately north of the A65 road, between Skipton and the village of Addingham.
2 km · reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line.
3.3 km · heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Draughton, North Yorkshire
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 22 km · Manchester (MAN), 72 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 92 km
- Stations
- Bolton Abbey railway station, 2.4 km · Embsay railway station, 3.3 km · Holywell Halt, 1.5 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Draughton, North Yorkshire57 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · £7–9
- Liverpool → Draughton, North Yorkshire92 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £10–14
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Draughton, North Yorkshire114 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £14–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Draughton, North Yorkshire
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Draughton, North Yorkshire. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOn Sunday May-Sep it connects with a minibus to Buckden and Hawes.
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Next door to Draughton, North Yorkshire
Draughton, North Yorkshire is 23 km from Bradford, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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