Castle Howard –

Easy Walk

Walk around the estate of the magnificent Castle Howard in this walk. Hardly any climbing required and the walk which will take about 2 hours and leave you spare time to explore the castle and gardens.

Getting There 

From Middlesbrough follow the A172 to Stokesley and then follow the B1257 to via Great Broughton to Helmsley. Follow the A170 out of Helmsley and ignore the road going to Sutton Bank. Instead join the B1257 again and follow this until you reach the right turning for Castle Howard. Parking is at the cross roads and can be found on the right near the cross road junction.

 

Route of the Castle Howard walk

From the parking space turn left and then turn right at the crossroads, to head for Coneysthorpe. Walk through the village and look for a white gate to your right just after a Slow sign in the road.

Go through the gate and head along the track.

When you come to a T junction on the track follow the left path to Bog Hall.

 

You should reach a farm shortly. Follow the path to the left of the farmhouses.

Follow the Welburn and CW signs. This track follows

through a wood and over a bridge, and you should get a

good view of the Mausoleum in the distance.

 

At the next farm buildings take the right turning onto Centenary Way which is

signposted.

 

Follow the metalled road and you will see the Pyramid coming into view. As you get closer look for a right

turning signposted "Coneysthorpe".

Follow this path through a cornfield until you reach

an elevated bridge.

Once on bridge you will have views of Castle Howard to your

left, the Mausoleum to your right and ahead to your left the

Temple of the Four Winds.

 

Head onto the field bearing left towards the Temple of the Four Winds.

This path goes over the ridge, then turns left to the park wall. Follow the wall as it bends left and go through a kissing gate beside a white gate and continue along the track. After about 50 yards, beyond a gate on your left, go left off the track on a grassy path.

Follow this keeping parallel to the estate wall to another track. Cross the track, then bear half left to reach another track. Turn right here and follow this track back to the white gate in Coneysthorpe. Remember if you lose your way, there is a decent GPS signal here. You can now drive to Castle Howard and explore the buildings and gardens.