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River Derwent, Kirkham Prioy & Castle Howard loop from Malton

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Norton-On-Derwent

River Derwent, Kirkham Prioy & Castle Howard loop from Malton

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River Derwent, Kirkham Prioy & Castle Howard loop from Malton

07:23

28.1km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Howardian Hills AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

Kirkham Priory

Highlight • Monument

Kirkham Priory is an Augustinian Abbey, built in the 12th century. If you look carefully at the gothic medieval gatehouse you can see sculptures of St George and the dragon on the left and David and Goliath to the right.

The Priory is on the banks of the river Derwent and the area was used as a test centre for WW2 landing vehicles for the D-Day landings. Soldiers even scaled the heights of the cloister walls with scrambling nets to practice moving from large ships to smaller boats. Even Sir Winston Churchill and King George VI came to visit with the troops were stationed here.

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14.9 km

Four Faces Folly

Highlight • Monument

The Four Faces Folly was erected in the early 18th century. It was made for Charles Howard (as in 'Howardian' Hills), who was the 3rd Early of Carlisle. It's a Grade I listed monument.

Great place to stop by!

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17.3 km

Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard

Highlight • Monument

Building began at Castle Howard between 1699 and 1701, but construction was still going on when the architect John Vanbrugh died in 1726. In fact, the house still wasn’t complete when the Earl died in 1738. His son in law took over the build with different architectural style and it was eventually completed in 1801. The garden was also landscaped over these years.
A great fire broke out in 1940 destroying the dome and many rooms. It's been a restoration project ever since, with the dome replaced in the early 1960's and the garden hall rebuilt in 1981.
Today it's open to the paying public who can visit and tour the house and gardens. There are footpaths through the estate so you can also walk through for free and view the buildings and gardens.

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28.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.25 km

6.48 km

5.85 km

3.51 km

2.63 km

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.56 km

6.64 km

5.51 km

3.09 km

2.86 km

1.44 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 11 August

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River Derwent, Kirkham Prioy & Castle Howard loop from Malton

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Four Faces Folly

Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard

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