Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Cawood

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Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Cawood

Moderate

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Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Cawood

02:22

9.41km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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172 m

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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1.46 km

Wharfe's Mouth Ness

Lake

5.17 km

Cawood Castle and the Garth

Highlight • Castle

All that remains of Cawood Castle is the gatehouse. But the garth still exists: a 5.3-hectare open space that is the site of the former Castle. Its name comes from …

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8.96 km

All Saints' Church, Cawood

Highlight • Religious Site

The oldest part of the church is the west wall, dating from the mid- or late-12th century. The chancel and south aisle were added in the 13th century. The church …

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9.41 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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9.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.69 km

3.02 km

714 m

Surfaces

3.45 km

2.38 km