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About Pickering
The enduring popularity of the East Coast of North Yorkshire owes much to the excellent long sandy beaches, while the lure of the wild moorland and its communities never fades. Splendid views can be enjoyed from the steam trains of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, running 18 miles from Pickering to Grosmont. Pickering is the terminus for the railway and there are locomotive sheds and a viewing gallery at the station. As you can imagine, with the trains travelling through such magnificent countryside, this station is never anything less than busy!
Terraces of stout little cottages lead off the main street of this ancient market town, which, with its close proximity to the North Riding Forest Park and the Moors, is an ideal centre to tour from. The ruined walls and towers of the once fine Pickering Castle overlook one end of the town, they date mostly 14th-century. The local parish church has a fine collection of 15th-century wall paintings, for which it is justly famous. A visit to the Beck Isle Rural Life Museum is a must for here the visitor can learn much of local history and folklore.
Other nearby attractions are; Flamingo Land, Eden Camp at closeby Old Malton and Nunnington Hall, owned by the National Trust at Nunnington. Shopping facilities are good and so is the choice of quality inns and public houses. But perhaps, like many others before you, you will require nothing more than peace and solitude and time to explore the wilderness of the forest and the beauty of the endless rolling moorland.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Pickering
| Pickering Castle | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) | Pictures |
| Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo | (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Dalby Forest | (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Eden Camp | (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Malton Museum | (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Nunnington Hall | (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Slingsby Castle | (8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| North York Moors National Park | (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Castle Howard | (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Mallyan Spout Waterfall | (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Rosedale Moor | (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Helmsley Castle | (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| The Howardian Hills | (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Duncombe Park | (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Gilling Castle | (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction W) | Pictures |
All attractions in PickeringAll attractions in North YorkshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Pickering
Thornton-le-Dale, a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)
Thornton-le-Dale is a lovely village lying at the foot of the North Yorkshire Moors.
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Levisham, in the county of North Yorkshire (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction NE)
This beautiful isolated moorland village overlooks Newton Dale; the road plunges down towards the station, a watermill and a church, on Levisham Beck.
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Lastingham, in the county of North Yorkshire (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW)
Lastingham is a small village set amidst fine wooded Yorkshire countryside. It is an area renowned for its wonderful scenery where often in a quiet lane you will find an ancient corn mill.
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Old Malton, in the county of North Yorkshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)
This delightful village nestles beneath the shadow of the Howardian Hills close to the rivers Rye and Derwent.
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Rosedale Abbey, in the county of North Yorkshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NW)
This is a lovely village hidden in a lush green valley landscape of sweeping hillsides, meadows and breathtaking scenery.
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Goathland, in the county of North Yorkshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)
Sheep graze on the course grasses that surround the greystone houses of this straggling moorland village
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Helmsley, a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)
The town itself is very pretty with lots of interesting stone buildings set around a market square where visitors can find attractive craft and gift shops, as well as cafe's and no less than four former coaching inns.
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Rievaulx, in the county of North Yorkshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)
The pretty village of Rievaulx has a wealth of stout stone cottages and a few hansome houses nestling in a curve beyond dry-stone walls beneath the wooded hills of the beautiful Rydale Valley.
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Scarborough, in the county of North Yorkshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)
To this day Scarborough remains a very popular resort and this delightful north coast town overlooks two magnificent sandy bays which are divided by a huge headland.
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Westerdale, in the county of North Yorkshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction NW)
Nestling in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Westerdale affords the visitor wonderful views over the surrounding dales.
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Robin Hood's Bay, in the county of North Yorkshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction NE)
The talk in the local pub is all of Robin Hood, did he pass through this bay whilst journeying to Whitby, or did he not?
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Coxwold, in the county of North Yorkshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)
Coxwold is one of those villages that appear to have changed very little with the passing of the centuries.
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Whitby, in the county of North Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)
This historic small fishing town is part of the Heritage Coast of North East England. It is a place of historical interest and was the home of the most famous 18th century explorer and voyager; Captain James Cook. Whitby also has one of the finest examples of Anglo Saxon churches in England.
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Husthwaite, in the county of North Yorkshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)
Set in the spacious countryside between the Hambleton and Howardian Hills, the attractive village of Husthwaite stands on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.
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Sandsend, in the county of North Yorkshire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction N)
A wildly beautiful rugged coastal area with over two and a half miles of uninterrupted golden sand which in high summer is idyllic for holiday makers, and attractive to surfers.
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All towns in North YorkshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Malton Station | (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S) |
| Egton Station | (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N) |
| A1(M) Junction 49 | (26.6 miles, 42.8 km, direction W) |
| A1(M) Junction 49 | (27.5 miles, 44.2 km, direction W) |
| Teesside International Airport | (32.1 miles, 51.7 km, direction NW) |
| Leeds Bradford International Airport | (44.7 miles, 71.9 km, direction SW) |
| Pickering to London | (191.1 miles, 307.5 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Pickering
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Pickering center |
| The White Swan Inn | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Beansheaf Hotel | (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction S) |
| George & Dragon Hotel | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W) |
| Kings Head Hotel | (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction W) |
| Suddaby's Crown Hotel | (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S) |
| The Talbot Hotel | (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S) |
| White Horse Farm Inn | (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW) |
| The Worsley Arms Hotel | (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW) |
| Mallyan Spout Hotel | (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N) |
| Hackness Grange Hotel | (11.2 miles, 17.9 km, direction E) |
| All hotels in Pickering |
