Woodsmith Mine Tunnel, North York Moors

Name: Woodsmith Mine Tunnel
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#65 among attractions in North York Moors

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The Woodsmith Mine Tunnel is a 23-mile long tunnel that will stretch between Woodsmith Mine at Sneatonthorpe near Whitby in North Yorkshire and the Wilton International complex on Teesside, England. The tunnel has been in development since 2016, but cutting of the tunnel bore did not start until April 2019, with an expected finish date of 2021. By the end of July 2020, over 4 miles of tunnel had been dug. ()

Coordinates: 54°29'39"N, 0°54'1"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Woodsmith Mine Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Esk Valley Walk, Roxby Hall, Old All Saints Church, Scaling Dam Reservoir.

2.6 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Esk Valley Walk, North York Moors
66 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.
4.2 miNE
Ruins
Roxby Hall, Staithes
107 min walk • Roxby Hall is a former manor house or castle in the town of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Only one ruined corner and earthworks of Roxby Hall remains in a field adjacent to St.
6 miNW
Church
Old All Saints Church
153 min walk • Old All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.2 miE
Dam
Scaling Dam Reservoir, North York Moors
58 min walk • Scaling Dam Reservoir is a freshwater man-made lake on the edge of the A171 road in North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir is near to the hamlet of Scaling Dam from where it derives its name, and was built in 1958.
5 miN
Archaeological site
Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery
129 min walk • The Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery is an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, dating to the second half of the 7th century AD, that was discovered at Street House Farm near Loftus, in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, England.
2 miS
54°27'58"N • 0°53'47"W
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby
50 min walk • Visitor center, National park, Scenic walking areas
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Eskdale, North York Moors
121 min walk • Eskdale is a valley running west to east from Westerdale on the North York Moors to Whitby on the Yorkshire Coast of England. Formed during the last major ice age, it has a classic U-shaped valley formation caused by the action of glaciers carving away the rock. Eskdale is named after its river which in Celtic means water or stream.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, North York Moors
38 min walk • Pinkney And Gerrick Woods is a 62.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England notified in 1954. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gisborough Moor, North York Moors
126 min walk • Gisborough Moor is a moor in England's North York Moors, lying to the south of the town of Guisborough. The summit is a broad flat ridge, with the highest point at the southern end, some 1 mile south of a trig point.