Blackdale Howl Wood

Blackdale Howl Wood is a forest in Rievaulx, Ryedale District, England. Blackdale Howl Wood is situated nearby to the locality Duncombe Park, as well as near Nelson Gate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey.

Helmsley Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helmsley Castle is a medieval castle situated in the market town of Helmsley, within the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.

Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Rievaulx Terrace

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Rievaulx Abbey and owned by the National Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helmsley and Sproxton.

Helmsley

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, with a population of 1348 in 2021. The main attraction in town is Helmsley Castle, while Rievaulx Abbey is 3 miles west; the North York Moors surround the town.

Sproxton

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sproxton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is 1.2 miles south of Helmsley and on the junction between the A170 road and the B1257 road on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Rievaulx

Village

Rievaulx is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National Park near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to the River Rye.

Blackdale Howl Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Rievaulx, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2421° or 54° 14′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.0819° or 1° 4′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C6W6WR9+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493976554

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Duncombe Park and Nelson Gate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Centre for Birds of Prey and Duncombe Park.

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