🌿 Moors & nature
Sutton Bank and the National Park Centre
James Herriot called this the finest view in England. Easy walks, cycle hire and a cafe on the escarpment edge.
🌿 Moors & nature
Photo: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
🌿 Moors & nature
🌿 Moors & nature
🌿 Moors & nature
Scaling Dam
Reservoir on the northern edge of the moors with a sailing club, nature reserve and easy lakeside path.
Scaling Dam is the largest body of water in the National Park, beside the A171 between Guisborough and Whitby. The western end is a nature reserve with a bird hide, the eastern end has a sailing club, and a level path runs along the northern shore. Wildfowl in winter, ospreys occasionally on passage.
More moors & nature
🌿 Moors & nature
🌿 Moors & nature
Hole of Horcum
A vast natural amphitheatre in the moors, said to have been scooped out by the giant Wade.
🌿 Moors & nature
Roseberry Topping
The distinctive mini-Matterhorn peak on the northern edge of the moors, with huge views for a short climb.