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North Yorkshire

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Bulmer

Great Lake (Castle Howard) – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Bulmer

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Bulmer

Great Lake (Castle Howard) – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Bulmer

Easy

riders

Great Lake (Castle Howard) – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Bulmer

00:46

14.6km

160m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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8.44 km

Great Lake (Castle Howard)

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful lake between Castle Howard and Coneysthorpe village, Great Lake is an idyllic place to stop for lunch. Set amongst the Castle Howard parkland, this historic lake provides a lovely backdrop as you ride into Coneysthorpe.

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9.26 km

Obelisk Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Two ornamental ponds in the grounds of Castle Howard, shown on a 1774 estate map as a fish-pond. The ponds are divided in two by a bank on which Obelisk Bridge stands and are fed from Preserve Pond to the west. If you look east, you can see Dairies and Keepers Cottages.

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9.63 km

Castle Howard Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The Obelisk, raised in 1714-15, carries two sets of inscriptions. The first, in Latin, commemorates the victories of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The second, on the west side is in English, was composed in 1731 when much of the building and landscaping had been completed. It was written with posterity in mind and is the clearest statement possible of the 3rd Earl's aspirations for his family.

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10.1 km

Castle Howard Gatehouse (The Temperance Hotel)

Highlight • Monument

The original Gate House, with its famous pyramid, was built in 1719 by Sir John Vanbrugh, the architect who designed Castle Howard itself. Its flanking wings plus building were built in the 1750s, at which time it was referred to as The New Inn and served people journeying from York to Castle Howard and the Vale of Pickering. By the 1850s, the Gate House had become an inn and an hotel. By the late 19th century, it was developed into The Temperance Hotel, where the ninth Countess of Carlisle would accommodate women and children from the industrial belt of the North to help them to escape "urban drudgery".

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10.5 km

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a fun, perfectly straight, but lumpy road that leads to Castle Howard, through the Carrmire Gate House and past the towering obelisk, a monument to the victories of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.

Its a unique road and well worth a pedal along.

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12.4 km

Welburn Village Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great ride, very varied and mostly off road. No massive climbs although there are some fairly steep bits, but these are short. The ground was very dry when we rode it yet there was still some mud in a few places in the woods - nothing to worry about but perhaps not a route for wet conditions.

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14.6 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

302 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

2.60 km

319 m

Elevation

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Monday 13 July

22°C

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Great Lake (Castle Howard) – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Bulmer

Great Lake (Castle Howard)

Obelisk Ponds

Castle Howard Obelisk

Castle Howard Gatehouse (The Temperance Hotel)

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Welburn Village Shop & Café

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