Photo of Rosedale Abbey, a village in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.

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Rosedale Abbey

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Rosedale Abbey sits around a green in a quiet dale, with only fragments left of the priory that gave it the name. The moors above carry the scars of a booming 19th-century ironstone industry — spoil heaps, ruined kiln arches and the trackbed of the old mineral railway make for atmospheric walking. It’s a peaceful base off the beaten track. Lastingham and Hutton-le-Hole lie over the moor to the east.

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Photo of Rosedale Chimney Bank, a landmark near Rosedale Abbey in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.

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