LakeHidden gem
Gormire Lake
Sutton Bank, Yorkshire
A small natural lake sitting under a cliff, said to have swallowed a horse and rider.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Gormire Lake is the only natural lake in the North York Moors National Park, tucked beneath the Whitestone Cliff. A waymarked path leads down from the Sutton Bank centre. The lake is quiet and surrounded by woodland.
Good to know
- No swimming allowed; it's a nature reserve
- Return climb is steep
- Best time
- Spring or autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Footpath from Sutton Bank, steep climb back
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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