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Welburn Village Shop & Café – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Welburn

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Welburn

Welburn Village Shop & Café – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Welburn

Moderate

4.2

(6)

161

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Welburn Village Shop & Café – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Welburn

02:14

50.6km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.65 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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3.54 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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4.48 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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4.89 km

Obelisk Ponds

Lake

9.93 km

View of Slingsby Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Slingsby Castle was never actually a castle, but a home built in 1620s for Sir Charles Cavendish. It is still quite impressive (particularly in the right light!). It is now a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled Monument.

You will have to admire it from afar, though, as it is not open to the public.

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14.1 km

Pickering Bridge and View of Hovingham Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

You're just cycling past Hovingham Park, fantastic grounds just west of the village of Hovingham, part of the Hovingham Estate. It would be a very good place to make a coffee stop on your ride here as the place is so green and lovely.

Of particular interest is the stone bridge, called Pickering Bridge. Grade II-listed, within the Hovingham Park, with a gorgeous view of the Palladian-style Hovingham Hall. This ornamental bridge goes over a waterfall and dates back to the late 18th century.

Enjoy!

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22.4 km

Far Close Plantation

Forest

35.8 km

Bench Outside the Post Office

Highlight • Rest Area

Fairly flat ride, good for beginners like me!

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45.1 km

Whitwell Church

Highlight • Rest Area

Bench in church yard.

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50.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.7 km

533 m

311 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.2 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 16 July

18°C

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Welburn Village Shop & Café – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Welburn

Welburn Village Shop & Café

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Castle Howard Obelisk

View of Slingsby Castle

Pickering Bridge and View of Hovingham Hall

Bench Outside the Post Office

Whitwell Church

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