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Handale Abbey

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.53114, -0.88101

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Chestnut +148 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Chestnut +148 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spreading-bracted Dandelion, Common Blue-sow-thistle, Heath Star Moss +16 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Spreading-bracted Dandelion, Common Blue-sow-thistle, Heath Star Moss +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route12 m
Named routeRef 1Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route208 m
Named routeRef 1Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cross base at Handale Abbey

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cross base at Handale Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.7 km→🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve3 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→🌱Angling GreenUrban park4.1 km→

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