Wow! Awesome history, pretty villages & incredible scenery North York Moors National Park bike ride
How much awesomeness and history can one cram into a single bike ride? Here we have a strange medieval maze on a remote hillside, a ruined medieval abbey, the site of another medieval priory, a mysterious hill figure cut into the hillside (the White Horse at Kilburn), an 18th century writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev Laurence Sterne (author of the book Tristram Shandy) , a 15th century church with an unusual octagonal tower, a former Augustinian priory now a stately home, a 19th century Benedictine monastery and public school, a grade I listed 15th-century castle, incredibly pretty villages and quiet lanes, spectacular views across the North York Moors National Park in this gorgeous corner of Ryedale – and a sunny day, too! This has to be one of the most picturesque and historically intriguing cycle rides in the whole of North Yorkshire!
This 34-mile circular cycle ride in late August 2018 starts at Huby village (north of York, off the A19, south of Easingwold) and take the following route: Stillington, Marton-in-the-Forest, Marton Priory, Skewsby, ‘City of Troy’ maze, Yearsley, Ampleforth, Wass, Byland Abbey, Oldstead, Kilburn, Coxwold, Newburgh Priory, Oulston, Crayke and back to Huby . Includes part of the sign-posted (anti-clockwise) and incredibly beautiful Easingwold Loop cycle route.
Be sure to check out my bike ride videos and the other (mainly Yorkshire) cycle ride segments - ideal for use at the gym on an indoor trainer, exercise bike, treadmill, cross trainer, etc! Most are in Yorkshire, but some are in Lancashire, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Derbyshire.
Most of my newest cycle ride videos are (almost) uncut which makes them ideal for following on an indoor trainer or exercise bike on rainy days or in the winter, which is what I use them for - so you get the climbs and all.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for, and expressly disclaim all liability for, damages, injuries or losses of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within these videos. In other words, I accept no responsibility for things like accidents, etc that happen to anyone who decides to try out these rides for themselves. You do it at your own risk.