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UK: Yorkshire and the Humber: North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire
Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby,
Middlesborough, Redcar and Cleveland, York
Dales National Park, and North York Moors National Park


Promoted Routes

RouteLocationLength
The Pennine BridlewayDerbyshire, Tameside, Oldham,
Rochdale, Lancs, Calderdale,
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria
Under
development:
part open
The Heritage RideLincolnshire, East Yorkshire,
North Yorkshire
250 miles
400km
Newtondale Horse TrailNorth York Moors37.5 miles
60km
Middleham to Thornton StewardYorkshire Dales7 miles
11km
Middleham to ColsterdaleYorkshire Dales18 miles
29km
Middleham to Gollinglith FootYorkshire Dales22 miles
35km
Middleham to PenhillYorkshire Dales16 miles
26km
Middleham to Carlton MoorYorkshire Dales14 miles
23km
Middleham to West BuxtonYorkshire Dales20 miles
32km
Middleham to Leighton ReservoirYorkshire Dales30 miles
48km
Middleham to Jervaulx and BeyondYorkshire Dales15 miles
24km
West Scrafton to West BurtonYorkshire Dales22 miles
35km
West Scrafton to Scar House ReservoirYorkshire Dales17 miles
27km
Oxnop Hall, Low Oxnop to AskriggYorkshire Dales22 miles
35km
Low Oxnop to ReethYorkshire Dales30 miles
48km
Low Oxnop to KeldYorkshire Dales14 miles
23km
Middleham to Swaledale (2 day trail)Yorkshire Dales60 miles
97km

Other riding access opportunities

RouteLocation
Countryside Stewardship RoutesSearch Page

Where to stay
People wishing to try out the riding away from home may wish to know where they can keep their horses overnight. A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from the British Horse Society. Entries include:
  • Green Farming, Town Farm Cottages, Town Farm, Cloughton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO13 OAE Tel: 01723 870278 Email Website
  • June or Diana Feaster, MBF Liveries, Hamley Hagg Farm, Appleton-Le-Moors, York YO62 6TG Tel and Fax: 01757 417413 Email Website
  • Rachael Kirby, High Park Farm, Ebberston, Scarborough YO13 9PD Tel: 01723 850490
  • David Coates, Craven Country Ride, Pot Haw Farm, Coniston Cold, Nr. Skipton, North Yorks, BD23 4ED. Tel and Fax: 01729 850 277 Email Website
  • Mrs Catriona Cook, Burgate Farm, Harwood Dale, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO13 0DS Tel: 01723 870333 Email
  • Mrs Heather Davison, Wardle Rigg Farm, Newtondale Forest Drive, Stape, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 8HT Tel: 01751 477402
  • Mrs Gloria Teasdale, Brecks Farm, Pockley, York, North Yorkshire YO62 7TD Tel: 01439 771359 Email Website
  • Mrs Chris Thomas, Peers Clough Farm, Peers Clough Road, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 9NG Tel: 01706 210552 Email Website

Maps
Anyone riding in the area or wishing to plan a long distance or circular bridleroute may wish to use these 1:50,000 Landranger Ordnance Survey maps.
  • Landranger Map 92: Barnard Castle and surrounding area
  • Landranger Map 93: Middlesborough, Darlington & Hartlepool
  • Landranger Map 94: Whitby and Esk Dale, Robin Hood's Bay
  • Landranger Map 98: Wnesleydale and Upper Wharfdale
  • Landranger Map 99: Northallerton and Ripon, Pateley Bridge and Leyburn
  • Landranger Map 100: Malton and Pickering, Helmsley and Easingwold
  • Landranger Map 101: Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey
  • Landranger Map 103: Blackburn and Burnley, Clitheroe and Skipton
  • Landranger Map 104: Leeds and Bradford, Harrogate and Ilkley
  • Landranger Map 105: York and Selby

    Development
    If you know of, or are planning, any promoted routes, please let us know. We will record them here so that work is not duplicated! Development is currently underway on several routes. Email the BHS Access Office with details.

    © 2002 British Horse Society. Updated: 30 May 05.
    Reference: YH-NY