Name: Byland Abbey Ruins
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Byland Abbey Ruins

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Location: Byland With Wass, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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1. Thirsk loop to the Vale of York, Howardian Hills & North York Moors National Park

66.9km

03:07

450m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. The Howardian Hills ANOB loop from Easingwold

94.0km

04:10

750m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Malton figure 8 loop to Castle Howard, Byland Abbey & Coxwold — Howardian Hills

85.5km

03:57

940m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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emmie c

November 12, 2018

Free to visit despite being owned by English Heritage, Byland Abbey is the kind of place that takes your breath away when you spot it on a ride. It dates back to the 1100s and was once one of the grandest medieval monasteries. The monks earned a lot through sheep farming and the monastery remained highly active until Henry VIII decided that he was better off in charge, setting up the Church of England and taking away power from the Roman Catholic. In 1536 he ordered 800 abbeys, monasteries and convents to be closed down, setting the Dissolution of the Monasteries in force (1536-1540). These days the ruins provide a beautiful picnic spot and a hands-on history lesson instead.

There's an Abbey tearoom open from March to November that does decent cakes and coffee too.

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Location: Byland With Wass, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

Byland Abbey Ruins

1. Thirsk loop to the Vale of York, Howardian Hills & North York Moors National Park

2. The Howardian Hills ANOB loop from Easingwold

3. Malton figure 8 loop to Castle Howard, Byland Abbey & Coxwold — Howardian Hills

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