Walking Scenes from the Sutton Bank National Park Visitor Centre, North York Moors, North Yorkshire

 Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas in the North York Moors National Park

Five Walks from the North Yorkshire Moors National Park Visitor Centre at Sutton Bank where you can purchase a copy of a booklet describing these five walks in detail with maps.

Walk 1 Limestone Horse of the North-The White Horse: Part a the descent to the woods below Roulston Scar : Part b The climb back up to the Yorkshire Gliding Club airfield

Walk 2 Landscape Origins-Lake Goremire: Part a Heading for Tang Hall : Part b Climb back up to the escarpment for glorious views all the way home!

Walk 3 Footsteps of the Ancients-Scotch Corner: to follow

Walk 4 Limey Landscapes-Nettle Dale, the Hambleton Hills, views from the limestone escarpment: Part a Sutton Bank to Nettle Dale via Cold Kirby Village : Part b Nettle Dale back to Sutton Bank via Limestone Escarpment of the Hambleton Hills

Walk 5 Woodland Wonderland-Kilburn Woods: Part a Descent into Kilburn Woods : Part b A climb over the White Horse and on to the glider airfield

*  These web pages describe, mainly with picture views of walking scenes around Sutton Bank on the North Yorkshire Moors. The text is deliberately short, no full guide is intended, but I hope the pictures covey the beauty of walking and visiting this area of England and other beautiful and interesting areas nearby. They are based on five walks from the North York Moors National Park Visitor Centre at Sutton Bank where you can purchase a copy of a booklet describing these five walks in detail with maps, but an "OS Explorer Map OL 26 North York Moors - Western Area" is a great geographical and navigational help if necessary.  *  Enjoy the walking in the countryside this lovely and interesting area of Northern England where there are lots of places to visit, varied walking holiday landscapes and no shortage of accommodation with warm and friendly hospitality.

Other 'local' Regional and District Connections

*  Upper Esk Valley and North York Moors  *  Scenes of the Whitby area  *  Helmsley area  *  Pickering area  *  Hutton-le-Hole, Lastingham, Rosedale, Farndale  *  Sutton Bank area  *  Malton area  *  Cleveland  *

Picture above, top left: Wood sculpture by Chris Kelly in the North York Moors National Park Visitor Centre at Sutton Bank, North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England

Picture above, right: Light aircraft towing a glider off from Sutton Bank airfield, the home of Yorkshire Gliding Club

Picture below, centre:

Pictures below, left and right: Woodland scene wood carvings on the supports of the information panels at the Sutton Bank National Park visitor centre

If you are interested in buying a copy of the original image (1-5Mb file.jpg) of any picture on the website, for whatever use, please email me to negotiate a price and quote the use and my webpage and its jpeg file number

*  Recommended books  *

The excellent walking guides "Walks on the North York Moors" Books One & Two by Jack Keighley

"Walks on the North York Moors - Walking Country - Western" by Paul Hannon

"Walks on the North York Moors - Walking Country - Southern" by Paul Hannon

"Walks on the North York Moors - Book Three - Eskdale and the Coast" by Paul Hannon

"On foot in the North York Moors" 35 classic walks by Alan Hall

The Dalesman mini-book "Walking on the North York Moors" compiled by the Ramblers Association (North Yorkshire & South Durham Area, some good ideas but poor on maps)

"Ten Scenic Walks around Rosedale, Farndale and Hutton-le-Hole" by J. Brian Beadle.

The Dalesman mini-book "Exploring the North York Moors" by Malcolm Boyes is a useful location summary guide.

"The Yorkshire Moors and Dales" by Rob Talbot and Robin Whiteman

"Yorkshire Landscapes" by Rob Talbot and Robin Whiteman

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL 26 North York Moors - Western Area (1:25000, 6 cm/2.5 inches per mile, 4 cm per km)

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL 27 North York Moors - Eastern Area (1:25000, 6 cm/2.5 inches per mile, 4 cm per km)

Ordnance Survey Map Touring Map 2 North York Moors (1:50000/63360, 2.5 cm/1 inch per mile, good for plotting motoring route and finding places)

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Page updated June 16th 2009  *  EMAIL Phil Brown  * Interesting walks, historic buildings, towns, villages, townscapes, landscapes, moorlands and many tourist attractions to visit and walking to good picnic spots from the Sutton Bank National Park Visitor Centre, while on holiday North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, Northern England © Phil Brown docspics www.docbrown.info/docspics/suttonbank

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