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North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Crambe

Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory loop from Howsham

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Crambe

Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory loop from Howsham

Moderate

riders

Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory loop from Howsham

02:08

42.3km

560m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

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5.05 km

Kirkham Priory

Highlight • Monument

Kirkham Priory is an Augustinian Abbey, built in the 12th century. If you look carefully at the gothic medieval gatehouse you can see sculptures of St George and the dragon on the left and David and Goliath to the right.

The Priory is on the banks of the river Derwent and the area was used as a test centre for WW2 landing vehicles for the D-Day landings. Soldiers even scaled the heights of the cloister walls with scrambling nets to practice moving from large ships to smaller boats. Even Sir Winston Churchill and King George VI came to visit with the troops were stationed here.

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5.49 km

Stone Trough Inn

Highlight • Pub

This is a lovely place to stop on your tour if you need some food and drink at a pleasant inn in a lovely spot. It's a sizeable inn with great staff. I'd recommend to use the seats outside (street-side) for great views over Kirkham Valley, including Kirkham Priory (which is 1 minute ride from here or 5 minutes walking from down the road from here).

The inn is just a lovely place to stop and enjoy your life.

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5.54 km

Kirkham Priory

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice spot for a quick break. Be careful descending the steepish hill from Crambe/Whitwell, there's a level crossing immediately round the bend at the bottom.

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20.7 km

Wharram Quarry

Nature Reserve

25.0 km

Fairy Dale Quarry and Dry Valley

Highlight • Natural

Fairy Dale is a great example of a dry valley in the Yorkshire Wolds. It really is beautiful.

There is a quarry here as well as a disused railway running along the bottom of the dale and the entrance to the old rail tunnel.

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30.6 km

Highland Cows of Thixendale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely highland cows with big hair and horns.

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31.9 km

Water Dale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Water Dale is a beautiful place to ride in either direction. Downhill towards Thixendale or up towards Leavening.

The road winds along right at the base of the deep sided vale so you really get a feel of the Yorkshire Wolds at its best. Highland Cattle are often grazed here which make a lovely additional sight.

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34.2 km