Wonderful piece of history to explore whilst on a long walk in the beautiful countryside.
Amazing and beautiful place.
ok 1st offthe POSTCODE BD23 6AT had me at a finishing point roughly 2miles away from the tower/ruin on a very tight twisty B-road (which has got some stunning views around sunset!!!!next a nice sign found in the parking area, in short if your not a paying guest/customer then there's a parking fee of 10 (I've an image to show this (this is undoubtedly due to people parking on the grounds & then popping off for a walk along the river or along several other walk ways nearby)anyway! the area is very quiet/peaceful (unless you manage to have a royal mail van pulling up nearby blasting music out lol)anyway (again) the ruin is situated on a hill top next to a small restaurant & I believe a small chapel (no-one was around so I didn't go near the chapel just incase) all the open area's are fenced off so you cant journey inside, which does spoil the occasion somewhat & quite afew signs on the ruin itself warning not to climb or go inside etc due to dangerous conditions.I'm not sure why its referred to as a tower as it looks to be more of a ruined house without any tower??!!??overall its a nice place to have a short visit, however theres not much to see "there is a lot of ducks present as you'll notice in my images!" you cant picnic near the site, so it kinda spoils that for children.. theres lots of partially covered rocks on the rear side with nettles & weeds around so you'll need to keep an eye out for younger kids. there is a nice river walk & parking area just next to a nice bridge (see map you cant miss it) this walk way has nice peaceful views however you cant really see the tower due to its location back away from the river behind a small wood etc.however if you've plans to visit here, your best bet would be to visit the abbey just down the road ^& take a stroll to this tower/house ruin & back again, there is a lot more to see that way & you'll enjoy the occasion a lot more. I've not tried the restaurant (closed when we visited) so you could enjoy the ruin & the sights & ducks whilst possibly eating outside or enjoying a calm relaxing drink outside.so I've scored it low for a ruin alone to visit, it could be improved a lot more.the last comment is the area as a whole its stunning... the Yorkshire countryside in this area is truly amazing... not forgetting other sites any family can visit making it a totally unique day out for the family to enjoy.
nice place full of history
Fantastic family weekend staying at the bunk barn. Lots of walking, space for the kids to play out, great facilities.
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