Sunday walk: Old Byland - 9th November 2025

Start: 10am prompt.

Leader: Keith

Postcode for satnav: YO62 5LG

What3words: https://w3w.co/outbound.nerves.nest

Distance: ~8.5 miles

Time: ~3.5 hours

Level of difficulty: Moderate

The planned walk is to do a circular walk through Hawnby. Hawnby is approximately half way round, so we could stop at the cafe in Hawnby for lunch, or at least a cuppa. (We can decide on the day.)

The route is mainly along field & woodland paths but if we find it very muddy under foot, there is an alternative circuit to Rievaulx which follows more substantial paths.

There are no obvious toilets at either the start or en-route,.

Recommendations for an after walk cafe are welcome, but the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre is an option.

This walk is on Remembrance Sunday & we will stop walking for 2 minutes at 11.

Walk dates for 2025

Please mark your diary for 2025.

What3Words - we will be using this app to designate the start point of each walk. Find out more about this brilliant app here.

Sunday walks 
All the following are Sundays starting at 10am from the start point of the walk.

14 December - incl. annual Christmas dinner

Mid week walks
All the following are mid week walks starting at 10am from the start point of the walk.

Mid week walks are temporarily suspended.

Weekend walks

The following weekend walks have been organised:

30 May - 1 June: Louth

4-6 July : Stamford

19-21 September: Pooley Bridge

The format of the weekend is generally and loosely as follows:

Friday: Arrive afternoon/evening and meet at a local pub around 7pm for drinks. Organise own meal.

Saturday: walk of 10-12 miles starting at 10am. After end of walk visit local cafe/pub for refreshments and then reconvene in local pub for drinks. Organise own meal.

Sunday: walk of 8 miles starting at 10am. After end of walk visit local cafe/pub and then head back to York.

Accommodation: simply book your own in one of the many local B&Bs, hotels, of camping/caravanning sites nearby.

Just let me know you are coming and I will ensure you are kept informed of meeting up times and dates. Email me here.

Challenge walks

4 May: Foss Way - 7.30am start from Easingwold - contact us for details.

tbc: Edale Skyline