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Historic site

Franciscan friary

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

Getting here

54.40482, -1.73805

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Yorkshire)

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

36

6 named nearby · 30 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

1

1 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Castle Walk · Hiking0
Round Howe and Billy Bank Woods Trail, Hudswell · Hiking2.2 km
Hudswell Woods Trail · Hiking2.4 km
Low and Billy Bank Woods trail, Hudswell · Hiking1.6 km
Park Wynd · public footpath
Riverside Road · public footpath
Lombards Wynd · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colourful Friary Gardens, Richmond, Nth. Yorkshire

Colourful Friary Gardens, Richmond, Nth. Yorkshire

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

The Bread Bowl · 96m

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Car park

Victoria Road Short Stay · Paid · 23m

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Playground

239m away

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Toilets

4 · 253m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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