Hambleton Hills, North York Moors

Name: Hambleton Hills
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#50 among attractions in North York Moors

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Hambleton Hills are a range of hills in North Yorkshire, England. They form the western edge of the North York Moors but are separated from the moors by the valley of the River Rye. They are the eastern boundary of the low-lying Vale of Mowbray which they abut with a precipitous escarpment. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°14'17"N, 1°12'54"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Hambleton Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rievaulx Abbey, St Michael's Church, Byland Abbey, Shandy Hall.

4.2 miE
Valley-bound Cistercian abbey ruins
Rievaulx Abbey, North York Moors
107 min walk • Nestled within the tranquil greenery of the North York Moors, Rievaulx Abbey stands as a testament to the once-flourishing monastic life in England. Founded in 1132 by Cistercian monks, this historical site is renowned for its majestic ruins, which continue...
3.7 miS
Historical place, Church
St Michael's Church, North York Moors
94 min walk • St Michael's Church is an Anglican parish church in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. The Parish of Coxwold is part of the Church of England's Diocese of York. The earliest church on the site dates to the Anglo-Saxon period.
3.3 miSE
Remains of an English landmark monastery
Byland Abbey, Thirsk
85 min walk • Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park.
3.6 miS
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Shandy Hall, Helmsley
92 min walk • Shandy Hall is a writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev. Laurence Sterne in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Sterne lived there from 1760 to 1768 as perpetual curate of Coxwold.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gormire Lake, North York Moors
17 min walk • Gormire Lake is a natural lowland lake that lies at the foot of Whitestone Cliff, a western escarpment of the Hambleton Hills in the North York Moors National Park.
~0 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sutton Bank, North York Moors
1 min walk • Sutton Bank is a hill in the Hambleton District of the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.
4.3 miE
Historical place
Rievaulx Terrace, Helmsley
110 min walk • Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Rievaulx Abbey and owned by the National Trust. The site is a grass-covered terrace following a serpentine course across the side of a wooded escarpment overlooking the ruins of the abbey.
5.2 miW
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
134 min walk • The Zillah Bell Art Gallery is an independent contemporary art gallery housed in a Grade II Listed Building in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England.
2.1 miSE
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Black Swan, Thirsk
54 min walk • The Black Swan is a restaurant with rooms at Oldstead, in North Yorkshire, England which provides food, drink and accommodation. Its restaurant, run by chef Tommy Banks, has been awarded a Michelin Star and Four AA Rosettes. It was rated the best restaurant in the world in 2017 by TripAdvisor.
5.2 miW
Nightlife, Cinema
Ritz Cinema, Thirsk
134 min walk • The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England is a small cinema run by volunteers. The building was originally the Mechanics' Institute for Thirsk and Sowerby, but was converted into a cinema in 1912. Today, it is probably one of Britain's oldest operating cinemas.
5.1 miW
Church
St Oswald's Church, Thirsk
131 min walk • St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Oswald of Northumbria.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hambleton Hills?

Nearby attractions include Sutton Bank, North York Moors (1 min walk), Gormire Lake, North York Moors (17 min walk), Kilburn White Horse, North York Moors (24 min walk).

Hambleton Hills, North York Moors

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Hambleton Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Hambleton Hills?