Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England on the River Rye. It lies on the A170 road, fourteen miles east of Thirsk across the notoriously steep Sutton Bank, which ascends the Hambleton Hills approximately midway between the two towns; it is also thirteen miles west of Pickering. The Cleveland Way leads out of the town past Helmsley Walled Garden into the North York Moors. Towering over the town is its castle and other buildings.

The town is associated with the Earls of Feversham whose ancestral home Duncombe Park was built overlooking the castle. A statue of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham stands in the town's square.

Other nearby places of interest include Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley Arts Centre, the home of the 1812 Theatre Company.

The Helmsley area was badly affected by flash flooding on the night of 19th June 2005.

The village is a popular meeting place for motorcyclists as it is at the end of the B1257 road from Stokesley, which is a favourite with local bikers.

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In the mean time try this links:

http://www.ryedale.co.uk/ryedale/helmsley/helmsley.html

http://www.helmsleyarts.co.uk/

For accommodation try these links:

http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/yorkshire-wold-moors-coast/hostels/Helmsley/index.aspx

http://www.touristnetuk.com/ne/NYM/accommodation/ac-servicedz2/helmsley.htm

http://www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk/tourist_information/north_yorkshire/helmsley/helmsley.htm

Helmsley Castle

Helmsley Castle - The remains of the slighted East Tower Guarding the Rye Valley, this early 13th century castle is surrounded by a formidable double ditch cut from solid rock. The founder of nearby Rievaulx Abbey is believed to have had a castle on this site at the beginning of the 12th century, but it was the 'de Roos' family who developed Helmsley Castle over the next three centuries.

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