DALBY FOREST DRIVE AND VISITOR CENTRE

 

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Take A170 to Thornton Dale, brown signs direct from there

 

 +44(1751)460295
 Dalby Forest Drive and Visitor Centre , Low Dalby, North Yorkshire, YO18 7LT
  katie.thorn@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

 

Yorkshire Tourist Board

 Haygate

Haygate is a small park and picnic area on the brow of Pexton Hill overlooking Dalby Beck. The fine views make this a good bird watching area whilst summer sun and diverse plant life make it an ...

 St Hilda's Church

Off the beaten track and fortunately missed by the destructions of 1069, Ellerburn church is truly an undiscovered gem.

 Adderstone Field

Adderstone Field was formerly part of one the hill farms located on the upland plateau. Adjacent to the Forest Drive, it has open pine and beech woods on two sides. A popular site on a sunny day in ...

 Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping

Moorland nature reserve

 All Saints Church

With superb views of the village, the present church dates mainly from the early 14th century when an earlier church was extended, possibly under the patronage of Lady Beatrice Hastings whose effigy lies in the sanctuary.

 Hazelhead Lake

Beautiful fishing for brown trout amongst a background of hills, heather and forest.

 Levisham Station

Levisham Station is owned by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The forest can be entered from here or a train taken to Newtondale Halt. Alternatively use Newtondale Forest Drive for vehicle access.

 St John's Church

Part of the Pickering Parish until 1866 when the old chapel of ease was condemned and the present church was built.

 The Church of St Mary the Virgin

Now some half a mile west of the village of Ebberston, next to Ebberston Hall, St Mary's is a peaceful church set back from the road in a mature churchyard.

 Crosscliff

Crosscliff is an area surrounded by by pine trees amongst which are the remains of Dargate Dikes an ancient earthwork created before the Dark Ages. A short walk through the trees brings you to the ...

 Ebberston Hall

Ebberston Hall is a Palladian villa built 1718.

 Pickering Castle

Pickering Castle is set in an attractive moors-edge market town. It is a classic and well-preserved example of an early earthwork castle refortified in stone during the 13th and 14th centuries.

 Moorland Trout Farms

Walk round the trout farm and feed the fish.

 Bickley Gate

A small car park and picnic place giving access to the northern edge of the plateau and dales. Fine views and scenery are accessed by walks from this point. The viewpoint is reached by following the ...

 Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul

 The Church of St Peter and St Paul

Visible for miles around, the beautiful soaring spire of St Peter and St Paul's leads the way to this magnificent church which is otherwise hidden by the cluster of cottages and shops that nestle around it.

 North Yorkshire Moors Railway

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the country's most popular heritage railway.

 Puffers of Pickering

Puffers Model Shop is situated oppsite the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway at Pickering Station.

 PICKERING

 St Joseph's RC Church

Built in 1911 by Leonard Stokes, this bold church with its squat square tower stands on a bank, which in spring is covered by a carpet of daffodils.