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Château
Helmsley Castle
Medieval castle ruins in the market town of Helmsley; cared for by English Heritage.
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North York Moors
Heather moorland, abbeys, market towns and the steam railway
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Heather moorland, abbeys, market towns and the steam railway
The North York Moors became a national park in 1952 and covers 1,436 km² between Scarborough, Thirsk and Teesside. It contains the largest expanse of heather moorland in the United Kingdom, with green pasture and woodland in the dales between.
Helmsley and Pickering are the market towns on its southern edge. Around Helmsley are its castle and the Cistercian ruins of Rievaulx and Byland; from Pickering the North Yorkshire Moors Railway climbs through Newtondale to Goathland and Grosmont. Hutton-le-Hole, the Hole of Horcum and Sutton Bank are the other classic stops.
Points forts
Par où commencer
Si vous n'avez que quelques heures, voici de bons endroits pour commencer.
Abbaye en ruine
Rievaulx Abbey
Ruins of a Cistercian abbey, one of the great English monasteries until 1538; cared for by English Heritage.
Jardin
Rievaulx Terrace
Grass terrace above Rievaulx Abbey with two mid-18th-century temples at either end; National Trust land.
Demeure historique
Duncombe Park
Seat of the Duncombe family in 300 acres of parkland, a mile south-west of Helmsley above the River Rye.
Demeure historique
Nunnington Hall
National Trust country house beside the River Rye in Ryedale.
Abbaye en ruine
Byland Abbey
Ruins of a medieval abbey beside the hamlet of the same name, in the national park; cared for by English Heritage.
S'orienter
Sur la carte
The map shows North York Moors and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Bons plans d'initiés
Avant de partir
1
Check the railway's reach
Bridge 42 at Grosmont needs repair; the NYMR's travel updates say how far trains currently run.
2
Abbeys by car
Rievaulx and Byland are a short drive from Helmsley; both are run by English Heritage, so check opening days first.
3
Sutton Bank views
Sutton Bank, on the Hambleton Hills, looks over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.
4
Mallyan Spout
The tallest waterfall in the national park is a short walk from Goathland.
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- North York Moors (area photo): JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rievaulx Abbey: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rievaulx Terrace: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Duncombe Park: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pickering Castle: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pickering station: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beck Isle Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grosmont station: Dashwortley at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Ryedale Folk Museum: Helge Klaus Rieder, CC0, source
- Sutton Bank: Afterbrunel, Public domain, source
- Kilburn White Horse: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Roseberry Topping: The original uploader was ChrisO at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yorkshire Dales: F. C. Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Whitby & Robin Hood's Bay: ianpudsey, CC BY 3.0, source
- Scarborough: derek dye, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harrogate & Knaresborough: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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