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A weekend in the North York Moors

Stay in Helmsley. Day 1: Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey; day 2: Newburgh Priory, Shandy Hall and White Horse of Kilburn.

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Day 1 · the North York Moors

  1. Helmsley Arts Centre in Helmsley, just outside the park
  2. Helmsley Castle Grade I listed, in Helmsley Next door to the last stop
  3. Rievaulx Abbey 3.9 km from Helmsley 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
Mannion & Co in Helmsley
If it rains
Helmsley Open Air Swimming Pool in Helmsley
On the way
Duncombe Park Grade I listed, 1.2 km from Helmsley

Night 1 · Helmsley

3 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the North York Moors

  1. Newburgh Priory Grade I listed, 10 km from Helmsley, just outside the park
  2. Shandy Hall Grade I listed, 10 km from Helmsley 1 km from the last stop
  3. White Horse of Kilburn 10 km from Helmsley 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Fauconberg 10 km from Helmsley
If it rains
Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole
On the way
Church of St Michael near Helmsley Grade I listed, 10 km from Helmsley

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the North York Moors's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend in the North York Moors?

Helmsley. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Helmsley: 3 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Helmsley Arts Centre, Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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