Look out for the Good Journey Mark – where car-free visitors are welcome and enjoy a discount
Getting toDalby Forestcar-free
1 At a glance
Forestry England sites are closed until further notice owing to COVID-19. For further information and news of future reopening please see their website.
- Take a scenic bus ride
- 3/4 mile walk on forest paths
- enjoy the forest with no parking charge
- Moorsbus runs direct to Dalby on summer weekends
2 Step-by-step
The Coastliner 840 bus (voted Britain’s most scenic bus route!) runs from York, Malton, Pickering and Whitby every two hours, passing close to Dalby. Get off at the Fox & Rabbit Inn, five minutes north of Thornton Dale.
From the bus stop it's a pleasant 3/4 mile walk on forest tracks to the visitor centre - see map.
Open mapIf you’re coming from further afield, you can take the train to York or Malton and connect with bus 840 (as above).
Train times and pricesMoorsbus M7 runs right to Dalby visitor centre from Pickering on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 5 May to 29 September 2019.
3 Plan your car-free journey
Reverse Route
Bike routes
It’s a 12 mile hilly cycle from Malton rail station – see cyclestreets – or you can hire bikes on site.
