Helmsley Walled Garden
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.24445, -1.06629
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Number Twelve — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Number Twelve — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Warwick Placepublic footpath · 73 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Fountain at Helmsley Walled Garden
Photos
Fountain at Helmsley Walled Garden
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Castle Car Park · Paid · 173m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
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Moschatel
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Adoxa moschatellina
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