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Skelton Park Golf Course

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.99616, -1.13811

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Common Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Brecks Lanepublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route429 m
Named routeRef 65Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cycleway outside Skelton Park Golf Course

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cycleway outside Skelton Park Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rawcliffe Bar Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Leeman ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️RAWCLIFFECountry park1.9 km→🌱Homestead ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Clarence GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Rawcliffe Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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