Lyke Wake Walk, North York Moors

Name: Lyke Wake Walk
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in North York Moors

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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. The route remembers the many corpses carried over the moors on old coffin routes and the ancient burial mounds encountered on the way; the name derives from a lyke, the corpse and the wake - watching over the deceased. Its associated club has a social structure, culture and rituals based on the walk and Christian and folklore traditions from the area through which it passes. ()

Length: 40 miMaximum elevation: 1489 ftMinimal elevation: 410 ftSeason: All yearCoordinates: 54°23'20"N, 1°16'23"W

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Day trips

Lyke Wake Walk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cod Beck Reservoir, Whorlton Castle, Carlton Bank, Cringle Moor.

0.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Cod Beck Reservoir, North York Moors
19 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.
1.9 miN
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Whorlton Castle, North York Moors
49 min walk • 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.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carlton Bank, North York Moors
84 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.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cringle Moor, North York Moors
116 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.
1.4 miSW
Church
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace, North York Moors
37 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.
1.8 miSW
Church
Osmotherley Friends Meeting House, North York Moors
46 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.
3.9 miNE
Neoclassical architecture
Busby Hall, North York Moors
99 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.
1.6 miW
Monastery
Mount Grace Priory, North York Moors
43 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.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cleveland Hills
83 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.
6.4 miNE
Town
Stokesley
164 min walk • One of the highlights of Stokesley is its historic high street, which is filled with a mix of independent boutiques, antique shops, and local eateries. Visitors can wander through the town and browse for unique gifts, artisanal products, and locally sourced produce.
~910 ftSW
Lake
Sheepwash, Northallerton
5 min walk • Sheepwash is a popular tourist spot in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England. It is located on Cod Beck which flows into Cod Beck Reservoir near Osmotherley.