Pickering
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.249, -0.768 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 80 84 |
| Population: | 6,936 |
| Dialling code: | 01751 |
Pickering is a small historic market town in North Yorkshire, sitting on the southern edge of the North York Moors where the rolling heather moorland meets farmland and the shallow valley of Pickering Beck. Its position makes it a handy gateway for walkers and visitors heading into the national park and gives the town a picturesque mix of cobbled streets, stone buildings and rural scenery.
Pickering retains a strong sense of history and community: the Norman-era Pickering Castle overlooks the town, and the steam-hauled North York Moors Railway runs from the station, drawing heritage tourism. The local economy blends agriculture, small independent shops, cafés and visitor services, and the town hosts community events and markets that reflect its long market-town traditions.
Postcode districts covering Pickering
Most populated places nearby
- York 23.9 miles
- Scarborough 14.6 miles
- Guisborough 23 miles
- Ingleby Greenhow 19.1 miles
- Whitby 15.7 miles
- Driffield 21.6 miles
- Haxby 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pickering Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Middleton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Aislaby Parish 2 miles
- Thornton-le-Dale Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Wrelton Parish 2.7 miles
- Kirby Misperton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Sinnington Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Marton Parish 4 miles
- Levisham Parish 4.1 miles
- Wilton Parish 4.1 miles
- Cropton Parish 4.1 miles
- Marishes Parish 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Pickering
YO18 8DQ, YO18 8EZ, YO18 8JY, YO18 8NG, YO18 9AL, YO18 8EB, YO18 7EH, YO18 7JH, YO18 8BX … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 32.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 44.8 miles
- Pickering Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Levisham Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels in Pickering Ad
- The Black Swan Inn
- Cottage Lea's Country Hotel & Restaurant
- The White Swan Inn 4
- Best Western Forest & Vale Hotel 3
Schools in Pickering
- Pickering Community Infant School Primary
- Pickering Community Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Keldholme Priory Historic site 6 miles
- The Walled Garden Gardens 6.6 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 6.8 miles
- Ryedale Folk Museum Museum 7 miles
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 7.6 miles
- Rosedale Priory Historic site 8.7 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 10.4 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 10.6 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 12.1 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 12.4 miles
- Star Carr Archaeological site 14.4 miles
- Danby Castle Archaeological site 14.6 miles