New Years Eve walk: Monday 31st Dec - Castle Howard

Start: 10am prompt - main car park Castle Howard

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Time: ~4 hours

Toilets/refreshments: Castle Howard cafe

A gentle walk around Castle Howard taking in the views of the various monuments and the house itself.

Tuesday walk: Millington Wood - 18th December 2018

Start: 10am prompt. Millington Wood is approx. 1 mile North East of the village of Millington (Nr Pocklington). Map Ref: SE 838 530

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Time: ~4 hours

Refreshments and toilets: No toilets on the walk - but there are plenty of trees in Millington Wood!

Typical woods ups and downs.

Xmas walk and dinner: Ampleforth - Sunday 9 December

The day will be made up of two parts:

Walk: start 10am prompt

Dinner: start 2.30pm - attached is the menu - can you please let me know if you are attending and what your meal choices will be - I need these so that the tearoom can serve us nice hot meals altogether.

Details as follows:

Walk start: Ampleforth Abbey - lower car park

Leader: Steve/Keith

Distance: ~7 miles

Time: ~3.5 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy/moderate

Refreshments/toilets: Ampleforth Abbey tearoom

A gentle walk in the hills around Ampleforth Abbey followed by our annual Xmas dinner at the Ampleforth Abbey tearooms. As those who have been before will testify, the tearooms provide a wonderful dinner with all the trimmings,so no need to bring a packed lunch!

As the tearoom opens for Xmas dinner especially for our walking group, and the meal needs to be confirmed in advance, I do need to ask for your menu choices - see attached - this will allow me to book numbers and menu choices ahead of our arrival.