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✦ Historic site
Whorlton Castle: a motte and bailey and tower house with associated garden, earthworks, ponds, park pale, field system, deserted village and church
15 ha
Getting here
54.41489, -1.25743
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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3 named nearby · 19 public paths
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Cycling
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20 named nearby
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Mountain biking
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1 named nearby
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Named routes and paths nearby
Lyke Wake Walk · Hiking0
Cleveland Way · Hiking0
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay) · Hiking0
The White Rose Cycle Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
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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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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