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Wath Quarry

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Wath Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire. It is one of 230 SSSIs in the county. It is the smallest of them. It lies inside the Howardian Hills National Landscape.

The closest station is Malton, about 11.9 km to the east. The nearest other SSSI is Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits, 9.9 km to the north-west.

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Photo of the Howardian Hills, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Howardian Hills

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Harome

Gentle farmed hills and old estates between the Vale of York and the moors, easy walking and a great house

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.

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Photo of Castle Howard, a Grade I registered house & garden near Malton in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Castle Howard

House & garden near Malton

Baroque palace with dome, lakes and follies.

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Photo of Helmsley Castle, a ringwork in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Helmsley Castle

Ringwork · Castle near Helmsley

Ruined castle above a handsome market town.

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Photo of Helmsley, a village in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Helmsley

Village

The only market town inside the North York Moors, its stone square set below a ruined castle with the Cleveland Way and Rievaulx close at hand.

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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.

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