Viewpoint
Hole of Horcum
Saltergate, Yorkshire
A vast natural bowl in the moors beside the A169, with a big lay-by for the view.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
The Hole of Horcum is a huge hollow carved by spring water, about a mile across and 400 feet deep. You can look into it from the lay-by on the A169 or walk down into the valley. Good walking country, with the Levisham Moor beyond.
Good to know
- Lay-by at Saltergate Bank
- Walk the 5-mile circuit for the best views
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Roadside car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
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