Mulgrave Woods and Old Mulgrave Castle loop — North York Moors National Park
Mulgrave Woods and Old Mulgrave Castle loop — North York Moors National Park
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Mulgrave Woods and Old Mulgrave Castle loop — North York Moors National Park
01:59
7.09km
140m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 9, 2024
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Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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1.06 km
Mulgrave Woods: Tunnels and Stone-Arch Bridge
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
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2.29 km
Mulgrave Castle Ruins
Highlight • Castle
It served as a prison for the unhappy captives of the de Mauley's master, King John, and as a base for widespread poaching, cattle raiding, and worse. The last Peter de Mauley left the Castle to his wife, Matilda; it was said at the time to be worth nothing. Lord Sheffield, in about 1600, converted the neglected buildings into a hunting-lodge which, over forty years later, he was called upon to re-fortifiy against a Royalist force. The Castle was besieged twice during the Civil War and then blown up.
In 1743 the Mulgrave Estate was inherited by the Phipps familiy and in 1792 the Castle and the sourrounding woodland were viewed by the landscape architect Humphrey Repton. At his suggestion the ruins were romanticised by the Earl of Mulgrave. In order to halt the steady disappearance of the Castle, a programme of repair and consolidation was begun in 1995 and finished in 1999.
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6.73 km
East Row Beck Estuary
Highlight • Viewpoint
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7.09 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.79 km
1.93 km
1.47 km
865 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.66 km
1.07 km
884 m
853 m
618 m
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Elevation
Highest point (130 m)
Lowest point (10 m)
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Friday 17 July
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12°C
29 %
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