Kirkdale

#5759 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Kirkdale is a valley in North Yorkshire, England, which along with Sleightholmedale makes up the larger Bransdale and carries the Hodge Beck from its moorland source near Cockayne to the River Dove and onto the River Rye in the Vale of Pickering. Corallian Limestone which outcrops on the hills surrounding the Vale of Pickering runs across the region, and this appears as an aquifer in Kirkdale swallowing most of the water from Hodge Beck, which reappears further downstream. During summer months the river bed often runs dry as most of the water takes a subterranean passage. ()

Coordinates: 54°16'0"N, 0°58'0"W

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Kirkdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Farndale, Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool, Ampleforth Abbey, Church of All Saints.

5.5 miN
Valley
Farndale, North York Moors
141 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.
4.1 miW
54°15'4"N • 1°3'51"W
Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool, North York Moors
104 min walk • Watersports, Theme park, Amusement park
6.5 miSW
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites
Ampleforth Abbey
166 min walk • Ampleforth Abbey is a monastery of Benedictine Monks a mile to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England, part of the English Benedictine Congregation.
4.1 miW
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Church of All Saints, Helmsley
105 min walk • The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between the north-west corner of the market square, and Castlegate, on the B1257 road north of Helmsley Castle.
4.2 miS
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Nunnington Hall, Pickering
109 min walk • Nunnington Hall is a country house situated in the English county of North Yorkshire. The river Rye, which gives its name to the local area, Ryedale, runs past the house, flowing away from the village of Nunnington. A stone bridge over the river separates the grounds of the house from the village.
4.1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ebor Way, North York Moors
106 min walk • The Ebor Way is a 70-mile long-distance footpath from Helmsley, North Yorkshire to Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from Eboracum, the Roman name for York.
3.2 miNE
54°18'8"N • 0°54'55"W
Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole
82 min walk • History museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~1570 ftSE
Church
St Gregory's Minster
8 min walk • St Gregory's Minster is an Anglo-Saxon church with a rare sundial, in Kirkdale near Kirkbymoorside, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 miSW
Church
St Saviour's Church
75 min walk • St Saviour's Church, Harome is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Harome, North Yorkshire.
5.6 miSW
Church
Saint Oswald's
142 min walk • The Church of Saint Oswald, King and Martyr is an Anglican church serving the village and parish of Oswaldkirk, North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the main road passing through the village, 1.5 miles east of Ampleforth Abbey.
5.3 miS
Church
Stonegrave Minster
135 min walk • Stonegrave Minster, also known as the Holy Trinity parish church, is a church in Stonegrave, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England. It is known for the heraldry adorned upon some of the tombs and monuments.