North York Moors National Park
VISIT North York Moors National Park:
Park Details
North York Moors National Park was established in 1952, and has a total area of 354,692 acres (554 square miles, or 1,436 square kilometers).
| Address | North Yorkshire, England, YO62 5BP |
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| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
North York Moors National Park is the 5th most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit North York Moors National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit North York Moors National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit North York Moors National Park are September, May, February & March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Precipitation | 42 | 34 | 38 | 51 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 46 |
| Avg Temp | 42 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Max Temp | 50 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 57 | 51 |
| Avg Temp | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 34 |
| Min Temp | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
North York Moors National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where North York Moors National Park is visited.
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to North York Moors National Park.
| Name | Distance |
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| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 84 km |
| Lake District National Park | 124 km |
| Peak District National Park | 133 km |
| Northumberland National Park | 136 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 241 km |
| The Broads National Park | 258 km |
| Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park | 311 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 327 km |
| Cairngorms National Park | 338 km |
| South Downs National Park | 379 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to North York Moors National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 148 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 224 km |
| Edinburgh Airport | EDI | Edinburgh, | 232 km |
| Glasgow International Airport | GLA | Paisley, Renfrewshire, | 277 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 284 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 290 km |
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | London, | 328 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to North York Moors National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Teesside International Airport | MME | Darlington, Durham, | 36 km |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | LBA | Leeds, | 78 km |
| Newcastle Airport | NCL | Newcastle, | 86 km |
| Humberside Airport | HUY | Grimsby, | 99 km |
| Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport | DSA | Doncaster, | 103 km |
| Blackpool International Airport | BLK | Blackpool, | 156 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | LPL | Liverpool, | 175 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.