Whorlton Castle, North York Moors

Name: Whorlton Castle
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in North York Moors

Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Whorlton Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated near the abandoned village of Whorlton in North Yorkshire, England. It was established in the early 12th century as a Norman motte-and-bailey associated with the nearby settlement. The castle is an unusual example of a motte-and-bailey that remained in use throughout the Middle Ages and into the early modern period. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryCoordinates: 54°24'55"N, 1°15'36"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Whorlton Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lyke Wake Walk, Cod Beck Reservoir, Hasty Bank, Carlton Bank.

1.9 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lyke Wake Walk, North York Moors
49 min walk • The Lyke Wake Walk is a 40-mile challenge walk across the highest and widest part of the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, England.
2.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Cod Beck Reservoir, North York Moors
65 min walk • Cod Beck Reservoir is a man-made lake situated within the North York Moors National Park and near the village of Osmotherley in the English county of North Yorkshire. The reservoir is named after Cod Beck, which is the small river that fills it.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hasty Bank, North York Moors
137 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.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carlton Bank, North York Moors
61 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.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cringle Moor, North York Moors
90 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.
3.1 miSW
Church
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace, North York Moors
81 min walk • The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace is a place of Marian devotion and pilgrimage sited in the North Yorkshire village of Osmotherley.
3.6 miSW
Church
Osmotherley Friends Meeting House, North York Moors
93 min walk • Osmotherley Friends Meeting House is a Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends, situated in the village of Osmotherley in North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
7.1 miNE
54°29'19"N • 1°8'4"W
Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum, Great Ayton
182 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.3 miNE
Neoclassical architecture
Busby Hall, North York Moors
60 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.
3.2 miSW
Monastery
Mount Grace Priory, North York Moors
82 min walk • Mount Grace Priory, in the parish of East Harlsey, North Yorkshire, England, Set in woodlands within the North York Moors National Park, is represented today by the best preserved and most accessible ruins among the nine houses of the Carthusian Order which existed in England in the Middle Ages and which were known as charterhouses.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cleveland Hills
61 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.