Dixon's Hollow Car Park - Dalby Forest
📍 Allerston, Pickering YO18 7LR, UK
About Dixon's Hollow Car Park - Dalby Forest
Dixon's Hollow Car Park offers a convenient and often quieter alternative for visitors looking to explore the vast expanse of Dalby Forest near Pickering. Situated away from the main visitor centre, it provides a more tranquil starting point for your forest adventure. Visitors consistently praise this location, contributing to its impressive 4.7 out of 5-star Google rating, highlighting it as a preferred parking spot.
This car park is particularly popular with cyclists, as it provides direct access to some of Dalby Forest's most exciting routes. The renowned Red and Black mountain bike trails pass right through Dixon's Hollow, making it an ideal spot to begin your ride. Whether you're an experienced mountain biker or simply looking to enjoy the forest's natural beauty, this car park serves as an excellent gateway to exhilarating experiences.
Choosing Dixon's Hollow as your parking base allows you to immerse yourself in the year-round delights of Dalby Forest. From adventurous bike rides to peaceful walks, the forest offers something for everyone, and this car park provides a practical and less crowded entry point to all its wonders.
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📍 Allerston, Pickering YO18 7LR, UK
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We tend to park here away from the over-crowed visitor centre. The MTB red route passes through so it's a great place to start your ride adventure.
Dalby Forest is a delight all year round, brilliant children's area and Visitors Centre
Quieter to park here then at the visitor centre and easy to get to the red and black trails
We visited here on two occasions, once when an event was staged here, and again afterwards, to take in areas of the forest we missed the first time. The views of the forest from here are very scenic, and access to the forest walks are multiple. This is what draws people here, as the area is huge but very basic with only a couple of Porta-loos, for company. There are no pic-nic tables here but I did see a water tap, so a brew up isn't out of the question! The car park is vast and is of crushed aggregate not tarmac, however, the disabled will have plenty of room to manoeuvre as it looked quite smooth when we were there! The visitor centre is only a couple of miles away, it is excellent, and can fulfill most if not all of your needs.
One of, IF not the best car park in the united kingdom. catch this place at the right time of day, and you'll hear the gravel make a crunching noise when cars roll over it. One of Yorkshire's best kept secrets.