The hamlet of Fridaythorpe is located eight miles from the market town of Pocklington on the A166 York to Bridlington road. It’s nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, a range of rolling hills and valleys known for its distinctive chalk landscape, which has been shaped by erosion over thousands of years.
At 550-feet above sea level, Fridaythorpe is the highest village in the Yorkshire Wolds and also the mid-way point on the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a 79-mile (127-kilometre) National Trail that starts at Hessle in East Yorkshire and ends at Filey on the North Yorkshire coast. An extensive choice of cycle routes enables visitors to explore the Yorkshire Wolds by bike too, with several passing through or close to Fridaythorpe, including the Thixendale Hills Taster Ride and the Hockney Trail, which takes in some of the spectacular scenery made famous by the celebrated artist David Hockney.
Fridaythorpe is widely considered to be the best place to explore the network of dry valleys, known locally as ‘dales’ or ‘slacks’, that run through the Yorkshire Wolds plateau. Meanwhile, St. Mary’s Church in Fridaythorpe is a key stop on the Sykes Churches Trail.
Within the village, there’s a filling station and convenience store where visitors can top up with fuel and buy basic supplies.