Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.22924, -1.20184
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose - Moors Variant
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
vWalking
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route326 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 326 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 656Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
vMountain biking
Fort TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km▾
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route
🐴Horse riding
v8 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
High Town Bank Roadbyway open to all traffic · 620 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 620 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hambleton Roadbyway open to all traffic · 477 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 477 mSurface gravelPath type: track
High Town Bank Roadbyway open to all traffic · 51 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 51 mSurface gravelPath type: track
High Town Bank Roadbyway open to all traffic · 456 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 456 mSurface gravelPath type: track
High Town Bank Roadbyway open to all traffic · 189 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 189 mSurface compactedPath type: track
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
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Parking
YGC Visitor Car Park · Free · 410m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Battle of BylandHistoric site1.3 km→✦Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton BankHistoric site1.4 km→✦Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton BankHistoric site1.3 km→✦Round barrow in Cliff PlantationHistoric site1.6 km→✦Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor PlantationHistoric site1 km→✦Section of Cleave Dyke prehistoric boundary on Hambleton Down and World War II bombing decoy shelters north east and north of Garbutt FarmHistoric site2.6 km→