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Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Cawood

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Selby

Cawood

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-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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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

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 the Old English word for "garden". This medieval enclosure served as the castle gardens and has evidence of moats, fishponds, and earthworks. In the 1980s, the community purchased the Garth to protect it from housing development. It is now owned by the Cawood Parish Council and managed by the Cawood Castle Garth Group.

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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 was first recorded in 1294, but is believed to have previously been a chapel of Cawood Castle.

In the churchyard is a stone with a cup-like hollow, believed to have been used for depositing donations for lepers.

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9.41 km

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

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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.

The only remaining parts of the castle are the gatehouse and the banqueting hall. Stones from the destroyed castle were used in the construction of surrounding houses. The foundations of some other structures do remain as well as the castle's cellar, which was excavated in the 19th century.

The gatehouse served as a courthouse until the 1930s, before being used as an officers' mess and a building for the Home Guard during World War II.

The first fortifications on this site are believed to be those built by King Athelstan in the 10th Century.

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9.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.56 km

3.18 km

674 m

Surfaces

3.43 km

2.33 km

1.99 km

1.66 km

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Cawood Bridge – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Cawood

Cawood Bridge

Cawood Castle and the Garth

All Saints' Church, Cawood

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

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