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Photo of the North York Moors, a National Park in North Yorkshire, northern England.

North York MoorsPhoto ANA TINCA / Pexels

Places to explore near Ruswarp StationRuswarp

45 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 5 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the North York Moors, a National Park in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

North York Moors

National Park near Rosedale Abbey

The largest heather moorland in England, purple in late summer, edged by a fine coast.

0.1 km S

Photo of Whitby, a village in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Whitby

Village

A cliff-hung harbour town of red roofs and kipper smoke, the 199 steps climbing to abbey and clifftop church.

2 km NE · North Yorkshire

Photo along the Cleveland Way, a 109-mile National Trail running from Helmsley to Filey Brigg, northern England.Highlight

Cleveland Way

National Trail

Heather moor and high sea cliff in a horseshoe around the North York Moors.

2.1 km NE · North Yorkshire

Photo of Whitby 199 Steps, a landmark in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Whitby 199 Steps

Landmark near Whitby

The stone church stairs climbing from the old town to St Mary's and the abbey, immortalised in Dracula.

2.3 km NE

Photo of Screaming Tunnel, a landmark near Whitby, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Screaming Tunnel

Landmark near Whitby

A keyhole-shaped stone passage off Whitby's Khyber Pass, beloved of Dracula fans and of anyone who wants to hear their own scream come back at them.

2.3 km N

Photo of Whitby Abbey, a ruined monastery in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Whitby Abbey

Monastery · Benedictine near Whitby

Gaunt clifftop ruin above the harbour town.

2.4 km NE

Photo of Whitby, a swimming spot near Sandsend, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Whitby

Designated bathing water near Sandsend

Harbour town, 199 steps and Dracula lore.

2.4 km N

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

3.6 km SE · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of Falling Foss, a waterfall near Goathland in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Falling Foss

Waterfall near Goathland

A thirty-foot fall in the woods of Little Beck near Whitby, with a tea garden at its lip and the Hermitage — a boulder hollowed into a cell in 1790 — up the path.

5.7 km S

Photo of Robin Hood's Bay, a village in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Robin Hood's Bay

Village

A smugglers' village of cobbled alleys tumbling down a ravine to a rocky, fossil-strewn shore.

7.3 km SE · North Yorkshire

Photo of Boggle Hole, a cove near Robin Hood's Bay in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Boggle Hole

Cove near Robin Hood's Bay

A rocky fossil-hunting cove just south of Robin Hood's Bay, named for a mischievous local sprite.

8.2 km SE

Photo of Thomason Foss, a waterfall near Goathland in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Thomason Foss

Waterfall near Goathland

A wooded cascade dropping into a dark pool on Eller Beck between Goathland and Beck Hole.

9.5 km SW

Photo of Birch Hall Inn, a pub near Beck Hole in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Birch Hall Inn

Pub near Beck Hole

Two minute snugs either side of a sweet shop in a North York Moors hamlet, local ale and homemade beer cake.

9.8 km SW

Photo of Goathland, a village in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Goathland

Village

A sprawling moor-edge village of sheep-cropped greens, famous as the 'Heartbeat' village and the Harry Potter station.

9.8 km SW · North Yorkshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Whitby Distillery

Distillery near Whitby

The maker of Whitby Gin, distilling coastal botanicals on the North Yorkshire shore.

1.7 km E

Botham's of Whitby

Farm & farm shop near Whitby

A family craft bakery and tea rooms baking in Whitby since 1865, famous for its lemon buns.

2 km N

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.1 km NE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Fortune's Kippers, a farm & farm shop near Whitby, North Yorkshire, northern England.

Fortune's Kippers

Farm & farm shop near Whitby

A tiny Whitby smokehouse curing kippers over oak fires on Henrietta Street since 1872.

2.4 km NE

Photo of St Mary's Church, Whitby, a church in North Yorkshire, northern England.

St Mary's Church, Whitby

Church near Whitby

A weathered clifftop church atop the 199 steps, its box-pew interior looming beside the abbey ruins.

2.4 km NE

Photo of Whitby Brewery, a brewery in North Yorkshire, northern England.

Whitby Brewery

Brewery near Whitby

A barn brewery beside Whitby Abbey with an on-site bar pouring locally-inspired cask beers.

2.5 km NE

Photo of Sandsend Beach, a swimming spot in North Yorkshire, northern England.

Sandsend Beach

Designated bathing water near Sandsend

A long run of sand and rock pools, walkable to Whitby at low tide.

4.3 km NW

Photo of Sandsend, a village in North Yorkshire, northern England.

Sandsend

Village

A cottage-lined village where two becks meet the sea, its long beach running two miles to Whitby.

4.5 km NW · North Yorkshire

Mulgrave Castle

House & garden near Sandsend

Woodland walks wrapping castle ruins, with a Japanese-inspired Mount Aso garden.

5.2 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (22) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.