Everything about The Cleveland Hills totally explained
The
Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the northern edge of the
North York Moors in
North Yorkshire,
England, overlooking
Cleveland and
Teesside.
The hills, which rise abruptly from the flat Tees valley, include distinctive landmarks such as the cone-shaped peak of
Roseberry Topping, near the village of
Great Ayton - the childhood home of
Captain Cook - and
Kilburn White Horse, cut into the hill in the 19th century by the local school master.
Along the Cleveland Hills there's a walk called the "
Cleveland Way". The walk was officially opened in 1969 and is one of the most varied and interesting footpaths in this country. It is just over 100 miles long and goes from Helmsley in the west to Filey in the east. Though this is indeed fact it's a gross over-simplification of what the walk is. The distance from
Helmsley to
Filey by road is just over 30 miles by the direct route so it's immediately apparent that the footpath isn't aligned with this route. In fact from Helmsley instead of heading east the path first heads 10 miles west so that at the end of the first section of the walk you're further away from Filey than when you started.
Captain Cook is one of the most famous people to come from the Cleveland Hills. Maritime activities have always been an important part of the Cleveland Hills life. Indeed, it was in the village of Great Ayton that the future Captain Cook spent his childhood. At 17 he found work in the fishing village of
Staithes before going on to become one of the greatest explorers in British history. Visitors can take now enjoy a 70 mile circular drive - "the Captain Cook Country Tour" which takes them through many parts of Cleveland Hills, from Teesside and on to
Whitby from where Cook made his famous sea
voyages.
The Hills
Main Summits
- Carlton Moor/Bank 408 metres
- Cringle Moor 435m
- Cold Moor 401m
- Hasty Bank + Wainstones 397m
- Urra Moor (round hill) 454m
- Roseberry Topping 320m
Lesser Summits
Live Moor
Bilsdale West Moor
Bilsdale East Moor
Bushby Moor
Holey Moor
Towns and villages on Cleveland Hills
There are numerous towns and villages on, or in the vicinity, of the Cleveland Hills including the following:
Great Ayton
Helmsley
Filey
Osmotherley
Kildale
Swainby
Slapewath
Staithes
Interest Places to See
Duncombe Park Woods
Rievaulx Abbey
Hag Hall
Hambleton House
Sutton Bank
Kilburn White Horse
People
Chris Rea, singer and song writer
Captain Cook, Navigator and explorer
Dana Atkinson, Bassist and song writer
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