Walk · North Yorkshire

Cockshot Plantation and the Ancient Ash

Kirkbymoorside
Kirkbymoorside Gillamoor Road River Dove Rumsdale Plantation Hallgate Plantation N 440 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.7MILES
2h 2mON FOOT
90mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 55%Lane & track 25%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

A tidy 4.7-mile loop with a gentle 90 metres of ascent, two hours at most, on field edges and plantation tracks north of the town, with one or two gates and a stretch that churns up in winter. Start from the market place in Kirkbymoorside, which has free parking off Crown Square and is on the Moorsbus and the York to Helmsley bus route. The plantations are quiet enough for a decent off-lead run and there is a beck near Cockshot for a drink, but the intervening fields hold sheep and cattle, so lead up at every gate.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads through the grazed fields between the plantations; cattle as well as sheep

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed
Livestock — leads on
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 54.2718, -0.9330
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.KOMOOT.COM/SMARTTOUR/1441182
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Black Swan

YO62 6AA
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Black Swan is a pub on Market Place, Kirkbymoorside. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.

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Set just above the picturesque hamlet of Low Mills approx. 8 miles North of Kirkbymoorside this beautiful property is located in an idyllic North Yorkshire dale renowned for its daffodil walk along the riverbanks. This is a wonderful base for enjoying fantastic walks and bike rides across the North Yorkshire Moors with delightful villages to relax in including Hutton-le-Hole ideal for walkers and offers pubs gift shops and the Ryedale Folk Museum and Danby. Thriving market towns including Pickering and Helmsley both offer a lovely range of great independent shops pubs and restaurants or you could explore local attractions including Nunnington Hall Duncombe Park and Castle Howard. The North York Railway has steam trains running through to Whitby slightly further afield. Rosedale Valley is approximately 9 miles away where you can experience the famous glass blowing workshop and Rosedale Abbey. Step inside the entrance hall which is a great space for kicking off muddy boots and coats there is also a handy utility space with washing machine and tumble dryer. Walking through to the kitchen/diner with everything you need for a home away from home stay such as an electric oven and hob dishwasher fridge/freezer and microwave. Enjoy lazy breakfasts with good company around the farmhouse table. The lounge is warm and cosy and is complimented with comfortable seating ready for you to put your feet up by the wood burner after a long day hiking the hills with something good on the Smart TV. There is a double bedroom on the ground floor with beautiful furnishings and en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath separate shower and WC. Completing the ground floor is the separate WC. Upstairs on the first floor there are three further bedrooms a double bedroom a twin bedroom and a bunk bedroom. The bathroom offers a shower over bath and WC. Outside the enclosed garden overlooks the beautiful rolling countryside that surrounds you. There is also a patio area with seating perfect to sit and enjoy a chilled drink on a summers evening with good company. There is off-road parking for two cars. Need to know: 4 bedrooms 2 doubles, 1 twin and 1 bunk bedroom. 1 bathroom, 1 en suite bathroom and 1 separate WC. Electric oven and hob, microwave, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer. Wood burner (first basket of logs included). BBQ Charcoal not provided, please bring your own.. Electric and central heating included. Off road parking for 2 cars. Unfortunately, EV charging is not possible at the cottage. There are local EV points in Kirkbymoorside, Pickering and Helmsley. Wi Fi included. Shop 5 miles and pub 2.5 miles. Smart TV in lounge. 2 dogs welcome maximum medium sized, well behaved, quiet dogs welcomed in this cottage. Pets must not be left unattended in the cottage unless they are happy to be caged (cage not provided) and are not likely to bark. We kindly request that they are not allowed in bedrooms or on the furniture. Floorplan available upon request for your information. Bookings only to start on a Friday or Monday. Farndale Store is located just a quarter of a mile away, stocking all your essential items.

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Gillamoor and Hutton-le-Hole from Kirkbymoorside

Kirkbymoorside · YO62 6AY
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12.1MILES
5:13TIME
250mCLIMB
85%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

A 12.1-mile linking walk with 250 metres of ascent and five and a quarter hours, climbing gradually out of the town to Gillamoor and its famous Surprise View, crossing to Hutton-le-Hole and returning by Spaunton; the going is field path and green lane, with a dozen stiles and a good deal of winter mud in the low ground. It starts in Kirkbymoorside market place, where parking is free in the Church Street car park, and the Coastliner 840 along the A170 puts you within a few minutes' walk of the start. There is water in the becks at Gillamoor and Hutton-le-Hole, and the green lanes are good running ground for a dog, but sheep graze the greens at both villages and cattle are common in the pasture between, so this is a lead walk with releases rather than the other way round.

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