Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory Ruins loop from Terrington

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Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory Ruins loop from Terrington

Moderate

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Kirkham Priory – Kirkham Priory Ruins loop from Terrington

02:14

35.1km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.5 km for 104 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.37 km

Bell Bottom

Forest

4.04 km

Shaw Wood

Forest

13.6 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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24.2 km

Kirkham Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The incredible ruins of Kirkham Priory are located in the village of Kirkham right next to River Derwent. This was an Augustinian priory, founded in 1120 by the Lord of …

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24.3 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 …

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24.3 km

View of the River in Howardian Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

24.4 km

Kirkham Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

There are some toilets at this site, but not always open.

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24.4 km

River Derwent

Highlight • River

The River Derwent is a major 71-mile waterway in northern England that primarily flows through North Yorkshire before joining the River Ouse at Barmby on the Marsh.

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24.5 km

The Kirkham Abbey signal box is a historically significant, Grade II listed railway structure located at Blue Hill near Whitwell-on-the-Hill in North Yorkshire, England. Positioned along the active York to Scarborough line.

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35.1 km

End point

Parking

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