North Yorkshire, England

North York Moors

NatureCountrysideHeritageForest

4.3 / 5· Hidengo

The notebook of North York Moors

Let nature change the pace.

Heather Landes, abbeys in ruins, villages, wooded valleys and access to the coast of Whitby.

At your own pace

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Identity summary

Ideal duration

2 to 5 days

Best time

Spring · Summer · Autumn

Car

Recommended car

Type of stay

Nature · Countryside · Heritage · Forest

Accessibility

Variable accessibility

Rhythm

Modular rhythm

General presentation

North York Moors

Heather Landes, abbeys in ruins, villages, wooded valleys and access to the coast of Whitby.

The discovery of North York Moors revolves around Rievaulx Abbey, Goathland and Hole of Horcum. The stay thus alternates between natural areas, countryside, heritage and forests, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.

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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: landscape exposed to the wind and distances longer than they seem. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.

Strengths and constraints

Strengths

Rievaulx Abbey
Goathland
Hole of Horcum

Before you choose

Very useful car
Landscape exposed to the wind
Longer distances than they look

Places worth visiting

A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.

Abbey in ruins

Rievaulx Abbey

4.7 / 5· Hidengo1h to 2h

Rievaulx Abbey reveals its strength in volumes in ruins, lateral light and depth of matter. The visit asks to observe every arc and every silence, which highlights the construction as an active memory of the site.

Village and station

Goathland

4.3 / 5· Hidengo45 min at 2 h

Goathland reads as a village of transition between countryside and railway memory: clean streets, hinged buildings and station atmosphere. The beauty lies in the details of the facades and the way in which the rural calm remains very present.

Natural depression

Hole of Horcum

4.6 / 5· Hidengo30 minutes to 3 hours

The Hole of Horcum forms a vast natural bowl that suddenly opens from the edge of the plateau. The trail reveals grassy slopes, heather folds and long views of the North York Moors; it is better to come there in clear weather, when the reliefs really cut out.

Landes

North York Moors

4.5 / 5· Hidengo1 hour to 1 day

North York Moors has a landscape of moors, forests and ridges where light modifies the hues. The course is appreciated by taking long distances between points of view to feel the movement of the terrain.