Sutton Bank

Sutton Bank
A170 road climbing up Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire
Highest point
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
Listing(none)
Coordinates54°14′17″N 1°12′54″W / 54.238°N 1.215°W / 54.238; -1.215
Geography
LocationNorth York Moors National Park, England
Parent rangeHambleton Hills
OS gridSE515815
Topo mapOS Explorer OL26

Sutton Bank is a hill in the former Hambleton District of the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.

The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whilst travelling up or down the bank,[1] and caravans are banned.[2]

At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe.

Warning signs on the approach to Sutton Bank
  1. ^ "Safety study for Sutton Bank" (PDF) (Press release). North Yorkshire County Council. 24 May 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Caravans seized after Sutton Bank trip". Harrogate Informer. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.