Moor drives

My recommended drives on Google maps You can copy the maps to your phone on the left panel, use 'copy link' not 'to Iphone' which will send it to mine!
Brandsdale, Farndale & Rosedale This map inacurate due to closed road till July	Brandsdale was gifted to the NT in 1969 (death duty) and beautifully preserved from that era. Lovely tiny church and walk from Cockaine. Also, if you can find it down a short footpath, the NT-restored Brandsdale Mill. Farndale is also set is the past, Church Houses pub at the far end. Rosedale Abbey next then up the 1:3 Rosedale Chimney bank to a great pub and church at Lastingham with a lovely walk around the edge of the moors (3m).
Osmotherley via Snilesworth Moor	Surprisingly charming twisty drive, repeatedly into valleys and out onto the moors. Osmotherley interesting village to walk around, two good pubs, 6 mile walk passing Lady's Chapel and Mount Grace Priory. Drive on to Carleton Bank and Chop Gate (Chop-yat to us!) then down Bilsdale, such a gorgeous valley back home to Helmsley and here.
.... or deviate to Northallerton from Osmotherley	Sylish and spaceous market place with great individual shops, Bettys, Barkers, Lewis & Cooper (better than their websites!)
Interesting road to Thirsk	Slow Roads! Byland Abbey, Mouse Man of Kilburn, up the White Horse bank(walk), Sutton Bank centre(walk), down Sutton Bank to Thirsk for Herriot centre and fish & chips in the market place. Feed the ducks at Newburgh Priory on the way home.
Whitby	Lovely quiet route through the wild moors to Whitby (car Park) and a quicker way back via Pickering. Perhaps deviate via the old tv favouite, Goathland. You will pass park & ride at the first roundabout.
Alternative route to Scarborough/Filey	Through open Wolds countryside and quiet pretty sleepy villages, skirting the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds (missing the A64 traffic!).
A day excursion to the Yorkshire Dales	A circular drive along Wensleydale (Aysgarth falls**) to Hawes (cheese creamery), then over the fell to Thwaite and back along Swaledale to the lovely historic town of Richmond, a great day out.
Recommended Walks
Walk from here and views from Snaregate hill	Take care start/end with the main road, then all else is quiet single road. Superb views of the Vale of York, Brandsby church and Old Rectory. Best to go clockwise. About 3 miles.
Walks around Brandsby	Peel Wood walk. You can do a shorter walk by using the main road down to Peel Park to begin. Peel Wood has masses and masses of bluebells in season.
Drive to Nunnington Hall car park Walk Along Caulkleys Ridge	Walk from the village uphill to Caulkleys Ridge. Views 300 degrees, from the moors to the Wolds to Hovingham. Return along the River Rye to the hall. For a shorter easier walk with the views, park at the top of Caulkleys Bank and go as far as you like towards Ness and return then it's almost level.
Rievaulx from the Abbey car park	Several shortish walks around this enchanting place.
Castle Howard	5 mile walk from the car park
The White Horseof Kilburn	Great views from this walk from Sutton Bank visitor centre around the White Horse, a shorter version starts at the car park below the White Horse.
Sutton Bank Northward	Shortish walk (3.5 miles) from Sutton Bank centre going north with spectacular views over the Vale of Mowbay, Thirsk to Northallerton and the Dales in the distance.
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Herriot Country	Video
North York Moors	Video
NYM railway trip	Video
Yorkshire coast	Video

My recommended drives on Google maps

You can copy the maps to your phone on the left panel, use 'copy link' not 'to Iphone' which will send it to mine!

This map inacurate due to closed road till July

.... or deviate to Northallerton from Osmotherley

Sylish and spaceous market place with great individual shops, Bettys, Barkers, Lewis & Cooper (better than their websites!)

Slow Roads! Byland Abbey, Mouse Man of Kilburn, up the White Horse bank(walk), Sutton Bank centre(walk), down Sutton Bank to Thirsk for Herriot centre and fish & chips in the market place. Feed the ducks at Newburgh Priory on the way home.

Lovely quiet route through the wild moors to Whitby (car Park) and a quicker way back via Pickering. Perhaps deviate via the old tv favouite, Goathland. You will pass park & ride at the first roundabout.

Through open Wolds countryside and quiet pretty sleepy villages, skirting the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds (missing the A64 traffic!).

A circular drive along Wensleydale (Aysgarth falls**) to Hawes (cheese creamery), then over the fell to Thwaite and back along Swaledale to the lovely historic town of Richmond, a great day out.

Recommended Walks

Take care start/end with the main road, then all else is quiet single road. Superb views of the Vale of York, Brandsby church and Old Rectory. Best to go clockwise. About 3 miles.

Peel Wood walk. You can do a shorter walk by using the main road down to Peel Park to begin. Peel Wood has masses and masses of bluebells in season.

Walk from the village uphill to Caulkleys Ridge. Views 300 degrees, from the moors to the Wolds to Hovingham. Return along the River Rye to the hall.

For a shorter easier walk with the views, park at the top of Caulkleys Bank and go as far as you like towards Ness and return then it's almost level.

Several shortish walks around this enchanting place.

5 mile walk from the car park

Great views from this walk from Sutton Bank visitor centre around the White Horse, a shorter version starts at the car park below the White Horse.

Shortish walk (3.5 miles) from Sutton Bank centre going north with spectacular views over the Vale of Mowbay, Thirsk to Northallerton and the Dales in the distance.

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