Motte and Bailey castle and site of a bishops' palace
4 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
54.33985, -1.43982
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Brompton - NorthallertonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broomfield - Stone CrossCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Springwell Lanebridleway · 419 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 419 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Photos
Former chapel, Northallerton cemetery
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,917 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral CatFelis catus
Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cantharis livida · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee +12
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Aspen · Snapdragon
- AspenPopulus tremula
- SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,917 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Feral CatFelis catus
Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cantharis livida · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee +12
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Aspen · Snapdragon
- AspenPopulus tremula
- SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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