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Jervaulx Abbey

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.26708, -1.73785

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Mallard
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Grey Heron +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Grey Heron +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Common Nettle +219 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Peacock, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +117 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nidderdale AONB WW1 Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Green Lanepublic footpath · 159 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mPath type: track
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Cycling

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14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Looking into the Chapter House of Jervaulx Abbey

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking into the Chapter House of Jervaulx Abbey

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Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 299m

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Parking

Overflow car parking · Paid · 346m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Jervaulx Cistercian Abbey, site of post-Dissolution grand house and gardens and World War II storage structuresHistoric site200 m→✦Middleham market crossHistoric site4.9 km→✦Middleham Castle: twelfth century tower, keep, castle and fourteenth century concentric castle.Historic site4.9 km→✦Middleham CastleHistoric site4.9 km→🌽CanaanAllotments4.7 km→✦William's Hill (ringwork and bailey)Historic site4.9 km→