Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Sherburn-in-Elmet

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England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Selby

Sherburn In Elmet

Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Sherburn-in-Elmet

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Sherburn-in-Elmet

04:16

74.2km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.1 km

Selby Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Selby Abbey has been an important place of worship for over 900 years. You can visit or attend services here. Look out for the world-famous stained-glass windows and medieval architecture. …

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16.7 km

Selby Garden Centre Café

Highlight • Cafe

Substantial but reasonably priced cakes. Served 25 people v rapidly.

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25.0 km

Optical Society

Highlight • Cafe

On the Sands cafe- cyclist friendly. Racks in the back garden

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26.4 km

The Natterjack

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely Gastropub with outside huts and seating.

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28.2 km

North Woods

Forest

54.7 km

Cawood Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Grade II listed swing bridge opened in 1872. The deck was submerged when the River Ouse flooded in 2015.

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54.9 km

Grade I listed building. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

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74.2 km

End point

Train Station

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