Easingwold: Markets, Parks and Golf

When planning a stay in Easingwold, three questions are useful: Does a market day fit your trip, which green spaces interest you, and would you like to include golf or routes in the surrounding area? The options range from markets held on different schedules to parks with their own facilities, as well as opportunities for activities in the wider landscape. The differences below can help you weigh up the focus of your trip.

Market days in Easingwold

Easingwold Market takes place every Friday at Market Square. Stalls offer fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and flowers, as well as cheese, eggs, bread, clothing and antiques. The selection of stalls may vary. There is also Easingwold Farmers Market, which takes place at Market Square every third Wednesday of the month. The main difference between the two markets is their schedule: one is weekly, the other monthly. If you want to plan your trip around a market day, check the dates in advance.

Green spaces and routes in town

Millfields Open Space is Easingwold’s largest public park. It combines a formal recreational park with woodland, areas of rough grassland and a fenced wetland. The grounds also include many footpaths, a cycle route and a picnic area, as well as a skate park and informal rugby and football pitches. This brings together a range of landscapes and facilities in one place. The facilities may be subject to maintenance work or local restrictions.

Millfields Park includes Jacko’s Way, a wheelchair-accessible path through the woodland, and Sustrans Cycle Route 65. Path and route conditions may change, so take this into account when planning.

Claypenny Park and Memorial Park also have picnic areas and a children’s playground. Claypenny Park additionally has a community orchard and a small picnic area. Memorial Park also has a bandstand and a lawn; performances are held there occasionally, not daily. Comparing the parks can help you choose based on the specific facilities listed, without treating the two sites as identical.

Golf and walks in the surrounding area

If you would like to include golf, Easingwold Golf Club is located southeast of Easingwold in woodland and heathland. Visitors can play the 18-hole course; the original course opened in 1930. Easingwold Driving Range has nine covered bays and is open to members and non-members. Visitor arrangements and facility availability may change, so check before your visit.

For walks, Easingwold Tourist Information Centre offers leaflets about local routes, ranging from short walks starting in Easingwold to longer routes in the surrounding area. Leaflet availability may change. The countryside around Easingwold, including the Howardian Hills, also offers opportunities for walking and cycling. Easingwold is right on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and a short drive from the A19. The routes and countryside in the surrounding area are therefore a separate planning consideration from the green spaces in town.

Buildings and architectural history

For those interested in architecture, two buildings offer different historical points of interest in the townscape. The Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist was built by J. A. Hansom in 1830–1833 and altered in 1870 by Hadfield & Sons of Sheffield. The Market Cross and Market House at Market Place is a Grade II listed building. It dates from the mid-19th century; its cross base probably dates from the Middle Ages.

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