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Wharram Percy deserted medieval village
Wharram-le-Street, Yorkshire
A whole village that was abandoned in the Middle Ages, lying in a quiet chalk valley.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
Wharram Percy was one of the best-studied deserted villages in England, with the ruined church and house platforms visible in the Wolds grass. It is free to visit on a flat short walk from the car park. Almost nobody is here on weekdays.
Good to know
- Free to visit
- Good for a picnic
- Listen for skylarks
- Best time
- Spring and summer
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Rough farm track; 20-minute walk
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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