Rievaulx

Abbey –

Easy Walk

A peaceful walk from Rievaulx Abbey, one of

Yorkshires finest Abbeys. Throughout the walk you

will be able to see the Abbey from different

viewpoints. The Abbey is well worth a visit at the end

of your walk and there is a coffee shop inside and

also a museum. Moderate climbing in the middle of

the walk, the walk is classed as easy due to its short

length.

Getting There

From Middlesbrough, travel up Ormesby Bank and follow the

A172 to Stokesley. Take the left turning on the

roundabout before Stokesley, which will take you through Great

Broughton which is the B125. Follow this scenic route until just

before Helmsley. Look for a right turn down to the Abbey

ignoring the5 sign to the terraces. Parking can be busy in peak

periods. Parking is £4.00 for all day. Your parking fee will be

refunded when you purchase a ticket to the Abbey which is

£8.00 for adults. There is a coffee shop and toilets at the Abbey.

Map of the Rievaulx Abbey Walk

The Walk

From the car park, turn

right and follow the road

until you come to a gate to

the left with a signpost for

Bow Bridge next to it. The

gate may be open, if not

climb over the gate into a

small paddock area with

stables.

Walk through the

paddock ahead and

over a waymarked gate

into a field.

Continue into

another field

through another

waymarked gate.

Soon you will join the

River Rye. Go through

the gate ahead beside

the river a while and

through a meadow.

Go through the gate and

through the meadow

Bear right to a

waymark to leave the

meadow through a

gate

Go through the gate

and turn left onto a

gravel path.

Follow the track

over Bow Bridge

Keep on the

gravel track and

look for a signpost

to Ashberry to the

left.

Follow the direction of

the signpost through a

meadow over a

stile and onto a field

until you come to a

gate to enter Ashberry

Woods.

Follow the path,

steadily climbing at

the edge of the

woods. Look for a

perfect view of

Rievaulx Abbey to

your left through the

trees.

As you climb over the

crest of the path, take

the left fork of the path

downwards and look

for a seat to the right,

handy for a pitstop and

to take in the view!

Descend the path until

you come to Ashberry

Farm. Go through the

gate turn right and turn

left and go over a bridge.

Look for another turn off

to the left signed to

Rievaulx and follow this

road back to the Abbey.

Now enjoy a visit to the

Abbey. There is a

museum in the grounds

and brilliant facilities.