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Sandsend Beach – Mulgrave Castle Ruins loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

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Sandsend Beach – Mulgrave Castle Ruins loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

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Sandsend Beach – Mulgrave Castle Ruins loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

01:56

7.20km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Bus stop

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194 m

Sandsend Beach

Highlight • Beach

Sandsend is a small fishing village near to Whitby, with a pub, restaurant and a stunning beach.

Tip by

4.38 km

Since its construction, around the year 1214, Mulgrave Castle has been the home of the de Mauley family, of the Bigod family, of the Radcliffe family, and of Edmund Lord Sheffield, president of the Council of the North and a veteran of the fight against the Spanish Armada.

It served as a prison for the unhappy captives of the de Mauley's master, King John, and as a base for widespread poaching, cattle raiding, and worse. The last Peter de Mauley left the Castle to his wife, Matilda; it was said at the time to be worth nothing. Lord Sheffield, in about 1600, converted the neglected buildings into a hunting-lodge which, over forty years later, he was called upon to re-fortifiy against a Royalist force. The Castle was besieged twice during the Civil War and then blown up.

In 1743 the Mulgrave Estate was inherited by the Phipps familiy and in 1792 the Castle and the sourrounding woodland were viewed by the landscape architect Humphrey Repton. At his suggestion the ruins were romanticised by the Earl of Mulgrave. In order to halt the steady disappearance of the Castle, a programme of repair and consolidation was begun in 1995 and finished in 1999.

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4.68 km

Mulgrave Woods: Tunnels and Stone-Arch Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mulgrave Woods are managed by the Mulgrave Estate. It's a pleasant and easy walk towards the Old Mulgrave Castle. There are benches and seats provided here and there if you require some rest.

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6.86 km

Mulgrave Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Mulgrave Woods is part of the Mulgrave Estate (mulgrave-estate.co.uk/).

The woodland is open from dawn until dusk all year on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is, however closed to the public throughout the month of May.

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6.95 km

Fish Cottage, Sandsend

Highlight • Restaurant

Perfect for a bite to eat in Sandsend, lovely shaded outdoor area, the Fish & Prawn tacos are absolutely sensational.

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6.99 km

East Row Beck Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

The place where East Row Beck joins the sea is a lovely place: on the one hand, you have got immediate access to Sandsend Beach, and on the other (to the west) to Mulgrave Woods. Best of both worlds, with plenty of places here to stop for food and drink.

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7.04 km

The Hart Inn

Highlight • Pub

Dog friendly pub and restaurant on the sea front of Sandsend

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7.20 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.15 km

1.90 km

1.63 km

288 m

189 m

Surfaces

3.36 km

3.15 km

476 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

18°C

8°C

99 %

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Sandsend Beach – Mulgrave Castle Ruins loop from Newholm-cum-Dunsley

Sandsend Beach

Mulgrave Castle Ruins

Mulgrave Woods: Tunnels and Stone-Arch Bridge

Mulgrave Castle Ruins

Fish Cottage, Sandsend

East Row Beck Estuary

The Hart Inn

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