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Newtondale

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Newtondale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, covering 9.4 km². The county has 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the North York Moors National Park.

Haugh and Gundale Slacks and Hole of Horcum are among the SSSIs within 0.5 km. The nearest railway station is Grosmont, about 6.2 km to the north.

More places to visit near Newtondale

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

North York Moors

You’re inside itNational Park near Rosedale Abbey

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

Photo of Hole of Horcum, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Levisham in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Hole of Horcum

SSSI near Levisham

A vast natural amphitheatre gouged into the North York Moors, which legend says a giant scooped out to throw at his wife

0.5 km NE

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

Mallyan Spout

Waterfall near Goathland

The tallest fall on the moors, a 70ft ribbon of water down a mossy ravine near Goathland.

2.8 km N

Photo of Thornton-le-Dale, a village in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Thornton-le-Dale

Village

Often called Yorkshire's prettiest village, centred on a beck, a market cross and the thatched, calendar-famous Beck Isle Cottage.

3 km S · North Yorkshire

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.

3.4 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.

5 km N · North Yorkshire & Cumbria