national park
North York Moors National Park
Vast expanse of heather moorland turning purple in August, with deep valleys, a dramatic coastline and the historic North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
23 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Stokesley works well as a base: 10 minutes from Great Ayton, 23km from North York Moors National Park.
Stokesley is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,757, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Stokesley sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Stokesley to your route.
Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the River Leven. An electoral ward of the same name stretches south to Great Broughton and had a population at the 2021 Census of 6,180.
Stokesley is about twoRead more
miles south of the Middlesbrough borough boundary and eight miles south of Middlesbrough town centre. Stokesley is between Middlesbrough, Guisborough, and Northallerton, in a farming area. Local attractions nearby include Great Ayton, Captain Cook's monument, and Roseberry Topping in the North York Moors National Park. From 1894 to 1974, the town was one of the North Riding of Yorkshire's rural district head towns.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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Stokesley is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.4700 latitude, -1.1933 longitude.
Stokesley has a population of approximately 4,757 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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national park
Vast expanse of heather moorland turning purple in August, with deep valleys, a dramatic coastline and the historic North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
A former World War II airfield in North Yorkshire that hosts BTCC and is known for its mix of fast straights and tight chicanes.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
One of England's steepest roads, hitting 1-in-3 (33%) as it climbs from Rosedale Abbey onto the North York Moors past old ironstone kilns. A rite of passage for drivers and cyclists; caravans are banned.
24 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Former fishing village of red-roofed cottages stacked into a cleft in the North Yorkshire cliffs, where Captain Cook worked as a grocer's boy. Park at the top and walk down: the harbour view from Cowbar Nab is the classic shot.
28 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
Whitby's harbourside fish-and-chip institution in a black-and-white 1750s merchant's house, serving fish landed yards away since 1939. The queue down Pier Road is part of the ritual.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Haunting Gothic ruins crowning the East Cliff above Whitby harbour, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula and reached by 199 stone steps.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A stately home in North Yorkshire, not a true castle but one of England's grandest Baroque residences, famous from Brideshead Revisited.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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