Sunday walk: Hawnby, North York Moors - Sunday 11th March

Start: 10am prompt

Start point: Hawnby chuch (just west of the village, follow lower road through village)

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8.8 mils

Level of difficulty: moderate to strenuous

Time: 4.5 hours

Refreshments: Cafe in Hawnby

It is a fairly strenuous walk with 1,600 ft of climbing but there are some lovely views over the area. (Weather permitting!) I am hoping that spring will be starting to show through to enhance those views.

Parking is by the church just to the west of the village. (Follow the lower road through the village)

Mid week walk: Wetwang and the Wolds - Tuesday 27th February

CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

Start: 10am prompt

Parking: In Wetwang on the A166 take a right turn immediately after the church. Follow the road round to the left and then take the first turning on the right. Parking roadside after passing the school on your right and council offices on your left.

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Time: 3.5 - 4 hours

Refreshments and toilets: None in Wetwang, but café at Sledmere House about 3 miles away is a suggestion for tea(and cake!) afterwards.

The walk starts with a gradual climb onto the Wolds, then after about 3 miles we descend into the Dales(Shortland Dale, Oxland Dale, Rabbit Dale and finally Cow Dale). A short steep climb and a short walk along the A166( there is a wide grass verge and then a path) to take us back into Wetwang. 

Sunday walk: Welburn - Sunday 11 February

Time: 10am prompt

Date: Sunday 11 February

Start: Welburn village centre at Crown and Cushion pub

Distance: 7.5 miles

Time: 3-4 hours

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Refreshments and toilets: Pub in Welburn at the end of the walk.

We will walk out from Welbrun village across fields towards Castle Howard, providing probably the best view of the stately home from outside the grounds. As we pass along the route of the walk, we will be rewarded with lots of views of the Mausoleum, Pyramid and Temple of the Four Winds.

The walk is muddy in places, there are a few gentle hills, but the views are lovely.