Local Area - Rosedale Abbey - Near Pickering

Steep and winding roads on either side of the valley lead down into the village of Rosedale Abbey, where you can find shops, pubs and cafes. Despite its name, there never was an abbey here - just a small Cistercian nunnery of which only a stone turret or belfry remains.

Around the head of the dale is a cinder track with the relics of the 19th century ironstone mines which gave rise to a population explosion in the village. This is a popular area for country walks.

Just seven miles away is Pickering, where can spend a day on The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) visiting unspoilt villages including Goathland, (Heartbeat Country), Hutton-le-Hole and Thornton-le-Dale, with their chocolate box houses, as well as the unspoilt market town of Helmsley.

For the more active there are several long distance footpaths crossing the moors, including Wainwright's celebrated route and Dalby Forest has a selection of waymarked cycling trails for all levels of cyclists.