Castleton

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You will find Castleton nestling against the end of Castleton Rigg, an outcrop of Danby High Moor, located towards the head of the Esk Valley.

Danby Parish Plan
A big thank you to all who contributed to the production of the Danby Parish Plan. If you would like to see the Report please click here to download a PDF file Click Here Now To Open The Report

Local Amenities

Castleton is a thriving community which has ample provision for visitors and boasts,

• several shops
• public houses
• tea rooms
• post office
• a hotel
• a garage
• a bank
• public phone box
• church with a tower - St Michael and St George C of E
• Station on the Middlesbrough to Whitby main line

For the energetic there are a number of walkways and tracks including a pleasant short walk from Castleton to Commondale.

The prefix of the Post Code for Castleton is YO21-.

Location map

Castleton is located in grid A2

Businesses in Castleton

Champions is a family run company selling new and used cars on the edge of the picturesque North Yorkshire Moors in the village of Castleton. The business was established over sixty years ago by Arthur William Champion. We offer a wide range of services from car sales and service, right through to tuning and motorsport preparation. Our technicians have extensive motorsport experience having maintained various cars at British Rally Championship level including Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution`s and Subaru Impreza WRX`s. Our specialist tyre department offers a full range of fitments and we have MOT facilites on site. E-mail: championrallysport@btopenworld.com Champions Garage Central Garage Castleton WHITBY North Yorkshire YO21 2DB United Kingdom Tel: 01287 660203 Visit our web site

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Accommodation in Castleton

The Station Hotel - 1894 The Eskdale Inn Castleton Free House + B&B The Eskdale Inn is sited on it's banks of of the River Esk within the North Yorkshire Moors National Park (N.Y.M.N.P). Come and stay for a while and let Gavin and Linda cater for your needs as you enjoy the welcoming and relaxed atmosphere of a traditional Yorkshire Inn. The Eskdale Inn - 2002 Free House - hand pulled real ales with Guest Beers Bed and Breakfast from £25 per person per night Food served all day Extensive menu plus our Specials Board Childrens menu plus light snacks and vegetarian meals Traditional Sunday lunch - two sittings 12 till 2.00 and 2.00 till 4.00 (Pre-booking highly recommended) Beer garden & Gazebo 10% Discount off Meals for Over 60's every Tuesday Facilities at The Eskdale Inn For further information on availability or to make a booking contact Gavin and Linda The Eskdale Inn Station Road Castleton Near Whitby North Yorkshire YO21 2EU To find out more about The Eskdale Inn and our B&B accommodation please click here now. Further Details Telephone: +44 (0)1287 660234 Fax: +44 (0)1642 714211 e-mail: esk_dale.6-9@tiscali.co.uk

WELCOME TO THE NEST! SELF CATERING COTTAGE Newly available for 2007! Situated at the centre of the National Park village of Castleton, this cosy former weaver’s cottage has been fully refurbished to offer comfortable and conveniently situated open plan accommodation for two. The cottage has a fully tiled bathroom with walk in power shower, a double bed to the bedroom and a ¾ bed settee to the lounge area. The property is centrally heated and has a coal stove, a fully equipped kitchen area, TV, DVD, video, CD and radio, as well as a good selection of videos, CD’s, books and games. The village has excellent amenities including a well stocked Co-Op (open late, 7 days), Natwest Bank, petrol station, Post Office, newsagents, train station (Whitby – Middlesborough) and 2 pubs, both serving excellent food. The Castleton Tea Rooms offer a selection of morning coffee, home cooked lunches and afternoon teas all year round. The Downe Arms is nearby on the high street and offers good food and a comfortable and friendly atmosphere. www.thedownearms.co.uk A short walk down to the river brings you to the Eskdale Inn Freehouse, with food served all day and a pleasant beer garden to enjoy.www.eskdaleinn.co.uk From the village there are beautiful moor and dale walks in every direction. From April to October the Moorsbus service picks up nearby on Sundays and Bank Holidays giving access to places of interest across the National Park and runs every day of the week during the school summer holidays www.moors.uk.net/moorsbus The cottage is available on a weekly basis (4pm Saturday to 10 am Saturday) at a weekly rate of £245 throughout the year all-inclusive. Quality bedding and towels are supplied. Unfortunately the cottage is not suitable for pets and is non-smoking. Contact – Ian or Melanie on 01482 842955 Facilities at THE NEST Photopgraphs of the kitchen, bedroom, and lounge areas

Local Sights

Visit the church and see if you can you find a mouse on the furniture?

The Parish Church has furniture by Robert Thompson (The Mouseman) of Kilburn, who carves a church mouse on all furniture produced by his workshop as a trademark.

Cricket is often played in the field near the river.

The OS Map reference of Castleton is N54:27:39 W0:56:44.

Community Groups

The following is are details of local none profit making Community Service Group or Registered Charitable Organisation, serving this community.

http://eskvalleyenergy.org is the website of the Esk Valley Community Energy Group, whose mission is
To think global and act Local!
They are promoting many types of alternative energy sources including wind, solar, water, biomass and heatpumps, as well as offering advice on insulation to conserve energy. All these technologies to be sited locally so as to be more efficient in transmission to the end user. The proposal for the wind project is that it be set up as a Cooperative. For more information visit the website at http://eskvalleyenergy.org

There are many community groups serving the area and it our intention to bring you details of their activities, if you are an organiser or member of a group or organisation and would like to see your details here, please contact us on enquiries@eskvalley.com

Whitby District/Esk Valley Youth Club.

Providing Youth Events and activities for the area, with past events including - Games and nonalcoholic cocktail bar in Danby village hall, Gospel concert in Whitby, skating at Billingham Forum and Saling. For details contact Whitby District youth worker. Gaynor.hunt@care4free.net

ABBEYFIELD ESK MOORS SOCIETY

GOOD NEWS FOR OLDER PEOPLE !

The ABBEYFIELD ESK MOORS SOCIETY was set up in 1999 by a group of local residents from the Upper Esk Valley. There is scant provision for older residents of the valley to remain in the valley when they become unable to manage by themselves or when, often by the loss of husband or wife, they become lonely, so having lived many years here, they have to leave familiar surroundings, their friends, their doctor and their minister. So the society was formed. The Executive Committee consists of 15 residents of the valley. The Chairman is Mrs. Linda Lloyd of Castleton.

CLICK HERE NOWIf you want to find out more about the society and what the can offer.

CASTLETON CRICKET CLUB

The Castleton Cricket Club now has a website detailing history of the club and details of fixtures. It can be visited by Clicking www.castletoncc.com.

Heritage

A castle, Friday market, tup fair and cheese fair all played a part in the growth of Castleton.

Robert de Brus is said to have built a castle here and several old texts make mention of it as being naught but ruins on the southern bank of the River Esk. Local folklore has it that, it is from this castle that Castleton derives it's name .
Another Castle was later built on the North Yorkshire Moors in nearby Danby. In olden times Castleton was recorded as being a market town where at it's peak there were fourteen shops and a market every Friday. There were two fairs in October, the first was the Tup, (Ram) fair, shortly followed by a fair selling cheese and other agricultural produce.
The Castleton Tup sale still exists today, but now takes place at the auction mart in Ruswarp.

Iron stone mining, smelting and a quarry all provided employment.

Iron stone mining and smelting took place here and many people in the area can remember when a working quarry existed on top of the hill North of the river. The stone was transported down the hillside by what looked like a long conveyor belt to the station at the bottom of the valley where it was picked up by goods trains.