Viewpoints · Yorkshire & the Humber
The Wainstones
The Wainstones is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
John Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Battersby · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Wainstones is a named viewpoint in Yorkshire, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Battersby, about 4.8 km away. Postcode area TS9.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The wainstones may mean rocks at Hasty Bank in the Cleveland Hills rocks on the Bleaklow plateau in Derbyshire
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.4244, -1.1404
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Ingleby Greenhow
- Postcode
- TS9 7HX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Battersby — 4.8 km
Sources
- osm: n247065543 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Wainstones (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Wainstones?
- The Wainstones is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode TS9 7HX), in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow.
- Is The Wainstones a protected site?
- Yes — The Wainstones is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is The Wainstones free to visit?
- Yes, The Wainstones is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Wainstones?
- The nearest railway station is Battersby, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS9 7HX.