Lion Inn, Kirkbymoorside

Name: Lion Inn
Address: Blakey Ridge, Kirkbymoorside, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1751 417320

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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. During the ironstone industry boom in Rosedale, it catered mainly for those engaged in the mining industry. The inn is known for being subjected to extremes of weather, like Tan Hill Inn, also in North Yorkshire. ()

Coordinates: 54°23'18"N, 0°57'21"W

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Blakey RidgeKirkbymoorside United Kingdom

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+44 1751 417320

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Day trips

Lion Inn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Farndale, Rosedale Priory, Esk Valley Walk, Urra Moor.

2.9 miS
Valley
Farndale, North York Moors
75 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.
3.6 miSE
Monastery
Rosedale Priory, North York Moors
93 min walk • Rosedale Priory was a priory in Rosedale Abbey, North Yorkshire, England that was founded c. 1150–1199. By the time the priory was suppressed in 1535, it had one prioress and eight nuns.
5.3 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Esk Valley Walk, North York Moors
136 min walk • The Esk Valley Walk is a long distance footpath in North Yorkshire, England. The route first follows a loop on the North York Moors to the south of Castleton, then shadows the River Esk on its journey to the North Sea.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urra Moor, North York Moors
137 min walk • 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.
2.1 miS
Park
Farndale Local Nature Reserve, North York Moors
55 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.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Rosedale, North York Moors
92 min walk • Rosedale is a valley located almost in the centre of the North York Moors national park in North Yorkshire, England. The nearest town is Kirkbymoorside, some 7 miles to the south. Rosedale is surrounded by moorland. To the north-west sits Blakey Ridge at over 1,300 feet above sea level.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Bransdale, North York Moors
104 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.
5.3 miE
Museum
Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss, North York Moors
136 min walk • Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss is a standing stone in the North York Moors in northern England. It lies on Wheeldale Moor on the route of the Lyke Wake Walk. It is a parish boundary stone, but is believed to have been standing since pre-Roman times. It is 2 metres tall and has small boulders and stones set in the ground around its base.
5.9 miNE
54°27'58"N • 0°53'47"W
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby
150 min walk • Visitor center, National park, Scenic walking areas
5.6 miNW
Monastery
Basedale Priory, North York Moors
144 min walk • Basedale Priory or Baysdale Priory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England located 8 miles East from the parish church of Stokesley. It was a house of Cistercian nuns established in the 12th century and suppressed in 1539.
3.6 miSE
Village, Monastery
Rosedale Abbey, North York Moors
93 min walk • Rosedale Abbey is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 8 miles north-west of Pickering, 8 miles south-east of Castleton and within Rosedale, part of the North York Moors National Park.