Visiting Kirby Misperton On The Yorkshire Moors

Kirby Misperton is a little known village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire

and falls within the area covered by the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The vast heather moors are an area of diversity and beauty and are managed in a very visitor friendly way. There are two main visitors' centres for the park, one at Danby and the other at Sutton Bank. Within the park there are planned walks, hikes, bike rides, horse rides and more. Children are particularly welcome and there are activities planned to keep them interested and help them to discover the many different types of plants and wildlife that live here. There are some good fishing spots at Costa Beck and the River Derwent.

The history of this area can be traced back to the end of the Ice Age. When you start paying attention it seems that everyone wanted to leave their mark on the landscape here. Iron age hill forts, moorland crosses, ruins of castles and abbeys, cold war steel and concrete bunkers they can all be seen here. This area can really put the day to day troubles of life into perspective with the evidence of the passage of time and the trials and triumphs of different ages all around you. A lot of effort has been put into making the park accessible for everyone. There are eight routes fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs and they go through woodlands, across the heart of the moorland, next to rivers and around archaeological sites. The lay of the land means that you can get as good a view of the scenery from these trails as from anywhere else. Information about all the above can be found online or at the visitor centres.

The original Kirby Misperton village hall and rectory, with all its beautiful lawns, lakes and parklands, have been developed into the Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo which is just one reason why thousands of visitors flood to this area every year. Flamingo Land caters for all the family with a junior section especially suitable for younger visitors and those who prefer their stomach to stay where it is supposed to be. There are over 50 rides and the Zoo to keep visitors busy all day.

Malton is 7miles away and the market place has been converted to a daytime meeting area with cafs and coffee houses as well as the public houses. The town still has some interesting independent stores as well as some of the usual high street names, making it a good place to shop.

The market town of Pickering is 3 miles away and has a selection of museums, theatres and stately homes to visit. It is also the location of the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway which has about 18 miles of tracks running through the National Park. This is a fun way to get a different view of the countryside and enjoy the experience of travelling on a train pulled by the magnificent steam engines.

by: David Fisher

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