Welcome to Cowthorpe

Cowthorpe is a small village located in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the banks of the River Nidd and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, and there are several archaeological sites in the area that have been excavated over the years. The village is home to a number of historic buildings, including the 12th-century St. Michael's Church, which is a Grade II listed building.

One of the main attractions in Cowthorpe is the Cowthorpe Oak, which is believed to be over 1,000 years old. The tree is located in a field near the village and is a popular spot for visitors to take photographs. The tree is also home to a variety of wildlife, including birds and insects. The village is also home to a number of walking and cycling routes, which take visitors through the beautiful countryside surrounding the village.

Cowthorpe is a peaceful and tranquil village that offers visitors a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The village is home to a small community of friendly and welcoming people who are proud of their heritage and are always happy to share their knowledge of the area with visitors. Whether you are looking for a relaxing break in the countryside or an opportunity to explore the history and culture of North Yorkshire, Cowthorpe is the perfect destination.

Local Weather

Partly Cloudy

Temp: 13.2°C

Feels Like: 12.8°C

Wind: 4.7 MPH

Wind Dir: WNW

Local Schools

School	Details
Deighton Gates Primary School Foundation School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Hawes	Deighton Road Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 7XL 01937584359 School Website
Tockwith Church Of England Primary Academy Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Justin Reeve	Southfield Lane Tockwith York North Yorkshire YO26 7RP 1423358375 School Website
Wetherby High School Foundation School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs S Jefferson	Hallfield Lane Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6JS 01937522500 School Website
St James Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs David Roundtree	Hallfield Lane Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6JS 01937583379 School Website
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Wetherby Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Louise Milivojevic	Barley Fields Road Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6PR 01937582163 School Website
Crossley Street Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Gavin Hirst	Crossley Street Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6RT 01937520301 School Website
Kirk Hammerton Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Elisabeth Mellor	St John's Grove Kirk Hammerton York North Yorkshire YO26 8DE 01423330460 School Website
Green Hammerton Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Mike Smith	York Road Green Hammerton York North Yorkshire YO26 8BN 01423330314 School Website
Goldsborough Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Zoe Ellis	Goldsborough Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8NJ 01423862617 School Website
Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church Of England Primary School Thorp Arch Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Ms Katie Barnett	Dowkell Lane Thorp Arch Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 7AQ 01937842566 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Cattal Station Road, Cattal, North Yorkshire, YO26 8DT 2.58 Miles

Knaresborough Station Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AA 5.73 Miles

Starbeck High Street, Starbeck, North Yorkshire, HG2 7JA 6.59 Miles

Hornbeam Park Hookstone Road, Hornbeam Park, North Yorkshire, HG2 8QT 7.04 Miles

Pannal Station Road, Pannal, North Yorkshire, HG3 1JN 7.49 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Home James Executive Travel 01423 359000 Unit 25 Centre Park, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 7QF 1.74 Miles
Deighton Cars 01937 589192 Deighton Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 7UY 2.34 Miles
Elite Licence Private Hire 01937 589589 Unit 1C/York Rd Ind Est/York Rd, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 7SU 2.61 Miles
Wetherby Cars 01937 583970 15 The Moorlands, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6TA 2.84 Miles
Calcaria Taxis And Mini-Buses 01937 835205 19 Market Pl, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6LQ 3.06 Miles
1St Wetherby Travel 07979 436706 Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BJ 3.66 Miles
Benchmark Cars 07774 608860 52 Church Street, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6DN 4.29 Miles
Old Granary Private Hire 01423 361976 Old Granary House, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 8EZ 4.50 Miles
Minster Chauffeurs Ltd 01937 541081 23 Burns Way, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TA 4.97 Miles
The Sovereign Chauffeur Co 01937 541881 23 Burns Way, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TA 4.97 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Cowthorpe Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hunsingore Collection Today available until:11:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Walshford Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Marston Business Park Tockwith Collection Today available until:10:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Marston Business Park Right 2Nd Aperture Franked Collection Today available until:10:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Cattal Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bickerton Po Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
School House Terrace Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Kirk Deighton Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Prince Rupert Drive Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Rowans Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Deighton Gates Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sandbeck Way Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Deighton Bar Po Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North Deighton Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Wetherby Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Hallfield Lane Wetherby LS22 6JS
Wetherby Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Hallfield Lane Wetherby LS22 6JS
Wetherby Surgery 01937 585669	Wetherby Surgery Hallfield Lane Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6JS
Tockwith Surgery	Tockwith Surgery 21, Marston Road Tockwith York North Yorkshire YO26 7PR
New Medical Centre 01937 543200	Crossley Street Surgery Crossley Street Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6RT

Local Stores

Ainsty Road Wetherby
51-55 Ainsty Road
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 7QS
01937 581419
shop.8284@coop.co.uk
Store Website
2.55 miles

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SPAR Euro Garage Woodlands
135 Wetherby Road
Harrogate
HG2 7AA
01423886252
Store Website
6.4 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Sandbeck Veterinary Centre
Unit 8 Erivan Park Sandbeck Way Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 7DN 01937 228780 enquiries@sandbeckvets.co.uk Website 2.32 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Parkhill Vets Ltd
Parkhill Veterinary Surgery Walton Road Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 5DZ 01937 582 025 Website 3.02 miles
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Yorkshire Equine Practice Ltd
Ground Floor Suite S04 Allerton Castle Knaresborough Harrogate North Yorkshire HG5 0SE 01904 737763 yeplyd@yahoo.com Website 3.63 miles
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The Hyperthyroid Cat Centre
Unit 432-433, Birch Park Street 7 Thorp Arch Estate Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 7FG 0345 544 4300 enquiries@hyperthyroidcatcentre.co.uk Website 4.05 miles
Amenities Referrals only
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Westwood Veterinary Practice
Westwood House 106 High Street Boston Spa Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 6DR 01937 842210 bostonspa@westwoodvets.co.uk Website 4.12 miles
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Swift Referrals
Unit 706 Thorp Arch Estate Wetherby West Yorkshire LS23 7GA 01937 374 888 info@swiftreferrals.co.uk Website 4.24 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Harland Way
Walk From Wetherby (Free Car Park) To The Medieval Village Of Spofforth And The Castle (Where The Rebel Barons Drew Up The Magna Carta). Pub In Village. Harland Way Trail To Spofforth 5Km Round Trip. Or You Can Walk Towards York.Car Park At The Old Station, Wetherby Ls22 6Sd Free No Toilets Unless Walk Into Wetherby. Linton Road Wetherby Lancashire LS22 6SD 3.17 miles

Location what3words shred.lasted.bloomers

Conyngham Hall Trail
Conygham Hall Trail Is A Real Treat. Riverside Walk Next To River Nidd Then Parts Woodland On Paths Or Off Trail. There Number Pathways. Conyngham Hall Business Centre Bond End Knaresborough Lancashire HG5 9AY 6.10 miles Opposite Mother Shiptons Cave

Location what3words howler.informer.aimed

Beningbrough Hall
A Fantastic Circular, River Walk With Views Across The Parkland And To The Hall, Taking In The River, Woodlands And The Wider Estate. YO30 1DD 6.86 miles Signposted From The A19 And A59 Over Toll Bridge.

Nidd Gorge
Set In A Steep Wooded Valley, Nidd Gorge Has Over 140 Acres Of History. A Great Walk On The Northern Side Of The Woodland, Taking In The Dramatic Scenery Of The Wood And River. HG5 9HE 7.21 miles From The A1, Take Exit 47 Onto The A59 Towards Harrogate And York. Follow The A59 Over One Roundabout And At The Second Roundabout Take The Third Exit To Follow The A59. Continue Into Knaresborough And Onto High Street. From High Street, Take The B6165 Towards Ripley. After Around 1.5 Miles You Will Find The Car Park Just Before Scotton Drive.

Harewood
A Lovely Dog Walk, Lots Of Open Spaces For The Dogs To Run. A Easy Route, With A Couple Of Hills But Nothing Too Strenuous. As You Walk Down There Is A River For The Dogs To Cool Off In &Amp; Have A Swim. Then Follow The Path Up The Estate Road, You Will Reach The Deer Park. Parking Is Available In A Lay By Off Wike Lane. Harrogate Rd Wike Lane 8.50 miles

Location what3words stretch.arise.motorist

Ripley Castle Dog Walk
Hollybank Lane In Ripley Offers A Scenic Walk That Takes You Around The Outside Of The Ripley Castle Walls. Ripley Castle Itself Unfortunately Cannot Allow Dogs Inside The Grounds Due To The Herd Of Deer That Live There, However The Walk Along Hollybank Lane Is A Fantastic Alternative. Oak Cottage Ripley Castle Estate Ripley Harrogate HG3 3AY 10.25 miles This Walk Is Down Hollybank Lane Which Takes You Around The Outside Of The Castle Walls.

Location what3words dome.beanbag.trouble

Weather Forecast

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