Urra Moor, North York Moors

Name: Urra Moor
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#25 among attractions in North York Moors

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Urra Moor is the highest moor in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England. At 1,490 feet above sea level it is the highest point in Hambleton District and the North York Moors National Park, and the fourteenth most prominent hill in England. The name is a mix of Old English and Old Norse which means The Dirty Hill. The name of Urra Moor applies to the moor as a whole; the summit itself is known as Round Hill. ()

Elevation: 1490 ftProminence: 1342 ftCoordinates: 54°24'23"N, 1°5'9"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Urra Moor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lion Inn, Farndale, Easby Moor, Hasty Bank.

5.4 miE
Nightlife
Lion Inn, Kirkbymoorside
137 min walk • The Lion Inn is a public house at Blakey Ridge, near Kirkbymoorside, in North Yorkshire, England. The building was completed between 1553 and 1558, and has been used as an inn for four centuries, sitting adjacent to a road across the moors between Castleton and Hutton-le-Hole.
6.4 miSE
Valley
Farndale, North York Moors
163 min walk • Farndale is a valley and community in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England, which is known for the daffodils which flower each spring along a 7-mile stretch of the River Dove. The valley is in the North York Moors National Park, some 11 miles north of Kirkbymoorside, the nearest town.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Easby Moor, North York Moors
135 min walk • Easby Moor is a hill located in the civil parish of Little Ayton in the North York Moors national park within the Cleveland Hills, North Yorkshire, England.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hasty Bank, North York Moors
55 min walk • Hasty Bank is a hill in the Cleveland Hills range of the North York Moors, in north-east England. The Cleveland Way National Trail crosses Hasty Bank and is part of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carlton Bank, North York Moors
119 min walk • Carlton Bank is a hill in the Cleveland Hills, in north-east England. It is located on Carlton Moor in the North York Moors and overlooks the villages of Carlton-in-Cleveland and Faceby.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cringle Moor, North York Moors
93 min walk • Cringle Moor, at 432 m, is the third highest hill in the North York Moors, England, and the highest point west of Clay Bank.
5.6 miSE
Park
Farndale Local Nature Reserve, North York Moors
144 min walk • Farndale Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve in the valley of Farndale, North Yorkshire, England. It is located within the North York Moors National Park region and is looked after by the North York Moors National Park Authority.
5.1 miW
Neoclassical architecture
Busby Hall, North York Moors
131 min walk • Busby Hall is a Grade II* listed Country House in Little Busby, North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Carlton-in-Cleveland. The house and parkland sits within the North York Moors National Park.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cleveland Hills
119 min walk • The Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the north-west edge of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Cleveland and Teesside. They lie entirely within the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Bransdale, North York Moors
107 min walk • Bransdale is a valley running south through North Yorkshire, England, and part of the North York Moors National Park. Sandwiched between Bilsdale to the west and Farndale to the east, it is formed from the dales of Bransdale itself at the top of the valley, Sleightholmedale and Kirkdale.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Bilsdale, North York Moors
138 min walk • Bilsdale is a dale in the western part of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England. The head of the dale is at Hasty Bank, and the dale extends 10 miles south to meet Rye Dale near Hawnby.