Cundall

Wetherby Grange Park

Wetherby · 16 miles

A multi-purpose sports complex on the outskirts of Wetherby provides facilities for padel, rugby union, crown-green and flat-green bowls and junior football, making it the largest community sports site in the town. The park lies close to Junction 45 of the A1(M) and is a ten- to fifteen-minute walk from Wetherby bus station, with a car park accommodating roughly one hundred vehicles. The present layout dates from 1988, when the former cricket ground was replaced after the second Wetherby bypass – now the A1(M) – divided the pitch. Prior to the bypass the area had been the site of Wetherby Grange, a stately house demolished in 1962. The rugby club moved here from Loshpot Lane in Kirk Deighton, and a new clubhouse opened shortly afterwards; it was rebuilt between 2012 and 2013, retaining a single-storey form but offering larger bar and dressing-room spaces, as well as separate facilities for match officials. The bowling club maintains its own wooden pavilion adjacent to the greens, separate from the main clubhouse. Facilities include four rugby pitches to the south, two of which are flood-lit and a small grandstand added in the late 2010s; a single cricket pitch with practice nets behind the clubhouse; and two bowling greens – one flat, one crown – laid in 1987 and illuminated for night play. A children’s playground and a catering unit near the rugby pitches complement the sports provision. The site is shared by Wetherby Cricket Club, Wetherby RUFC, Wetherby Bowling Club and Kirk Deighton Junior Football Club, each using the designated areas.

Studforth Hill

Aldborough · 4.3 miles

The earthwork remains of a ploughed out ring earthwork or ring motte, possibly a medieval timber castle.

Whitemere Dike

Rainton · 4.3 miles

Concentric ringed earthwork built for nesting birds, unsure what survives.

Hell Wath Local Nature Reserve

Studley Roger · 7.5 miles

Grassland and scrub adjacent to the River Skell.

Battle of Byland

Cold Kirby · 8.7 miles

2 Metre tall rock with inlayed brass plaque

Ice Houses

Studley Roger · 8.7 miles

The pair of Studley Royal ice houses date to the mid 18th century and were probably used until the early years of the 20th century when refrigeration equipment became widely available.