John Smith's Brewery – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Tadcaster

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North Yorkshire

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Tadcaster

John Smith's Brewery – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Tadcaster

Moderate

3.0

(1)

riders

John Smith's Brewery – Cawood Castle Gatehouse loop from Tadcaster

02:03

51.0km

230m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.3 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

250 m

John Smith's Brewery

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a small free car park at Tadcaster just over the bridge by the bus station. If you go there early it’s a good starting place/end place for a variety of rides.

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2.98 km

Broadrow Plantation

Forest

5.37 km

Towton Battlefield

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stop to read the history

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18.4 km

Squires Café Bar

Highlight • Cafe

Where joggers and a breathable t shirt

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31.6 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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31.8 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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34.8 km

Ryther Castle

Highlight • Castle

Scholars describe Ryther Castle as a modest, fortified manor, likely never having substantial defences. It is also known by the name Hall Garth, referring to the field where it stood. …

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36.2 km