Ruebury

The walk up Ruebury rewards you with proper views across North Yorkshire's rolling countryside - the kind of vista that makes you understand why people bother with peaks in the first place. It's not a monster climb; most people manage it in under an hour without breaking a sweat, which means families with older kids can actually enjoy it rather than endure it.

From the top you get the full sweep of the Vale of York laid out below, and on a clear day the Cleveland Hills sit nicely on the horizon. The summit itself is quiet. No crowds, no gift shop, no nonsense - just grass, sky, and the kind of peace you've paid good money for in a holiday park.

Walkers will appreciate the straightforward route from Northallerton. It's the sort of walk that ticks a box without requiring technical gear or early starts. History buffs won't find much up there beyond Bronze Age earthworks, but that's part of the appeal - you're climbing for the view, not the heritage trail.

If you're based at Cote Ghyll Caravan Park just down the road, or Whorlton Pods nearby, this makes a cracking half-day out. The paths are clear enough that even in drizzle you won't go wrong. Allow a couple of hours if you want to sit about and actually look at things rather than just tick it off. Free to access, obviously. Go when the weather's decent - there's nothing to shelter under up there, and mist strips away all the point of the thing.