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Beck Isle Cottage – Thornton-le-Dale village loop from Ellerburn Bank SSSI

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Thornton-Le-Dale

Beck Isle Cottage – Thornton-le-Dale village loop from Ellerburn Bank SSSI

Moderate

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Beck Isle Cottage – Thornton-le-Dale village loop from Ellerburn Bank SSSI

03:15

12.2km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Camping Site

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896 m

Ellerburn Bank Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

A small, lovely area of grassland on the border of Dalby Forest. This nature reserve - particularly in June and July - teems with wildflowers, and the beautiful green slopes here only add to its charm.

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1.85 km

Lumberjill Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

This sculpture commemorates the role of women who worked in Britain’s forest during WW2. They were known as "lumberjills" and there were over 9,000 of them. They were recruited from …

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2.13 km

Archaeological Site

5.71 km

Welham Park Trout Farm

Highlight • Structure

Founded in 1903, Welham Park Trout Farm is one of the longest-running trout farms in Britain. It is renowned for restocking rivers, lakes, and fisheries across the UK.

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7.76 km

Beck Isle Cottage

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beck Isle Cottage rightfully holds the title as one of the prettiest cottages in the UK. The cottage is nestled in the backstreets of beautiful Thornton le Dale village and …

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7.93 km

Thornton-le-Dale village

Highlight • Viewpoint

Thornton le Dale is a picture-perfect village in North Yorkshire known for its idyllic riverside scenery and thatched-roof cottages.

It was voted the prettiest village in Yorkshire in the 1920s …

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8.10 km

Thornton-le-Dale — Village Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Great is the call of the village of Thornton-le-Dale, often considered one of the prettiest villages in Yorkshire.

The thatched cottage, called Beck Isle, next to Thornton Beck, is a …

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8.72 km

Duck Pond by Thornton Beck

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10.7 km

St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn

Highlight • Religious Site

This church, in a lovely setting, is real old. It dates back to 1050, and some parts of it are as old as 850. It is a Grade 2 listed …

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12.2 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

2.32 km

1.85 km

1.41 km

751 m

324 m

Surfaces

3.11 km

3.03 km

2.00 km

1.60 km

424 m

136 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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Beck Isle Cottage – Thornton-le-Dale village loop from Ellerburn Bank SSSI

Ellerburn Bank Nature Reserve

Lumberjill Sculpture

Welham Park Trout Farm

Beck Isle Cottage

Thornton-le-Dale village

Thornton-le-Dale — Village Highlights

Duck Pond by Thornton Beck

St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn

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