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The John Atkinson Memorial Playing Fields

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.25037, -1.06359

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

John Atkinson Memorial Trust playing fields, Helmsley

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

John Atkinson Memorial Trust playing fields, Helmsley

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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 site1.6 km→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park3.6 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park700 m→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park500 m→

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