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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • The Old School cakery — 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, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF SAINT MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia silentis +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Hawes to Tan Hill)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Herriot WayWalking route79.3 km
Named routeRef HWLength 79.3 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Muker Meadowspublic footpath · 688 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 688 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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