The Top 5 Gorges around Bugthorpe
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 5
to choose from around Bugthorpe. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Bugthorpe.
to choose from around Bugthorpe. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Bugthorpe.
Last updated: November 15, 2025
Sylvan Dale
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Sylvan Dale is my favourite place in the Yorkshire Wolds — it’s amazingly winding and undulating. It seems to be getting better every time I visit.
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Water Dale
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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 …
The road winds along right at the base of the deep sided …
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Fairy Dale Quarry and Dry Valley
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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 …
There is a quarry here as well as a disused railway running …
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Jeffry Bog Nature Reserve
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The small Jeffry Bog Nature Reserve is managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. You can find here wildflowers, including orchids, bogbean and betony. I's quite tranquil here in Kirkham Gorge. …
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Millington Dale Path
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Very quiet road from Huggate to Millington runs through the bottom of Millington Dale. Handy as a routeing option for connecting up public footpaths and bridleways.
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