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Helmsley Walled Garden

3 ha

📷 Paul Harrop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.24445, -1.06629

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Number Twelve — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Warwick Placepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fountain at Helmsley Walled Garden

📷 Paul Harrop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fountain at Helmsley Walled Garden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site3.7 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site900 m→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park3.6 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site3.4 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park800 m→✦Helmsley CastleHistoric site200 m→