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Towthorpe medieval settlement

12 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

54.05461, -0.62968

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Dingy Skipper +102 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Dingy Skipper +102 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Ash, Ribwort Plantain +201 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Ash, Ribwort Plantain +201 more · last seen 2018

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Redstart, Tawny Owl +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route332 m
Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 166Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Field at Towthorpe

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field at Towthorpe

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✦SLEDMERE HOUSEHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site4.2 km→✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.2 km→✦Croom medieval settlement and cultivation terracesHistoric site4.6 km→✦Round barrows on Wharram Percy WoldHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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