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Yorkshire And The Humber

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve – Birkin Tea Room loop from Castleford

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve – Birkin Tea Room loop from Castleford

Easy

5.0

(2)

18

riders

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve – Birkin Tea Room loop from Castleford

02:00

48.7km

250m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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After 17.4 km for 66 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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6.14 km

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Newton Lane runs from the A656 at Allerton Bywater in the west almost to Fairburn in the east. It passes through Fairburn Ings, an RSPB nature reserve. Once a centre …

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2

7.88 km

Fairburn Village Gaol

Highlight • Historical Site

Haha we didn't hang around too long unless they locked us up haha
We were rather rowdy

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3

12.5 km

Cross Keys Pub

Highlight • Pub

The small village of Hillam has a lot of history, dating from the 10th century and with ten grad II listed buildings and 1 grade II listed milestone in the …

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4

17.5 km

Birkin Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Popular with cyclists - fast service, very reasonable prices, and always a smile and a warm welcome.

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5

18.3 km

Birkin Church

Highlight • Other

Has a well kept Portaloo open to the public, and a tap!

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6

19.6 km

Bench and Play Park Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Great place to stop with kids as there’s a nice little play park opposite.

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7

28.1 km

The Courtyard Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Closed permanently. No longer running.

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8

32.3 km

Shoulder of Mutton

Highlight • Pub

Nice beer garden at the rear, contactless payments

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B

48.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

5.15 km

1.03 km

200 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.2 km

2.32 km

181 m

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Thursday 9 July

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