Great Broughton between the Cleveland Hills and the Wainstones

Great Broughton lies at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and combines distinctive landscapes with traces of regional history. South of the village, the rock formation known as The Wainstones is visible on Hasty Bank. If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday cottage in Great Broughton, you can therefore choose your preferred focus between walking, landscapes and cultural heritage.

Landscape and walking trails around Great Broughton

The section of the Cleveland Way near the Wainstones mostly follows a stone-surfaced path and is well signposted. By contrast, the Wainstones Walk has steep ascents and descents near the Wainstones and on Hasty Bank. These two details help you assess the significance of the path surface and terrain for planning your day, without equating the different routes. Great Broughton is also a popular overnight stop for walkers on the Cleveland Way.

Another point of reference is Clay Bank, 2.4 miles or 4 km south of Great Broughton. There is a car park and a picnic area there. From Clay Bank, Roseberry Topping and the Captain Cook Monument can be seen in the distance across the Cleveland Plain. Alongside the rock formations and paths, the area therefore also offers a landscape view in which the expanse of the plain plays an important role.

History and cultural heritage in the village streetscape

Great Broughton was designated a conservation area on 23 October 1990. The listed historic buildings include the Manor House on Stokesley Road in Great and Little Broughton, a Grade II listed house dating from the early 18th century. Red Hall Cottage on Green Balk in Great and Little Broughton forms part of a Grade II listed house dating from the early to mid-18th century. Broughton Grange is also recorded in the National Heritage List for England.

The history of the landscape extends beyond individual buildings. In the 19th century, the moors around Great Broughton were associated with jet mining. Remains from the former drift mines are visible on the slopes of Hasty Bank and Cold Moor. The Great Broughton Heritage Trail is part of the local history group’s heritage trails project. Anyone interested in local history can plan these points of interest as a separate line of discovery alongside walking.

Woodland, playground and suitable trip planning

Wainstone Wood, also known as Millennium Wood, was established as part of the Wood on Your Doorstep initiative in the late 1990s. The woodland is accessible to everyone via public rights of way and is managed by the Woodland Trust. There is also a ROSPA-inspected children’s playground near the school on Kirkby Lane. For families, this provides another specific opportunity to add variety to their stay alongside longer walks and historical visits.

When choosing your accommodation, you can therefore first consider which character should define your stay: the Cleveland Way and the Wainstones, the landscape views around Clay Bank, or the history of the conservation area, jet mining and the Heritage Trail. A holiday apartment in Great Broughton is a suitable search direction for a stay in which you use the village as an overnight stop and arrange your daily destinations according to your interests. For further searches for suitable destinations, you can also view Kettlewell, Carnforth, Coxwold, Robin Hood's Bay, Stearsby, Bentham, Hawnby and Aldwark.

For the main travel overview: North Yorkshire.