Sunday walk: Aberford circular via Leeds Country Way

Start: 10 am prompt

Parking: South of Aberford on Bunkers Hill, southern end of long lay-by opposite Aberford Albion FC.

Leader: Clive

Level of difficulty: Easy

Distance: 8 miles

Refreshments and toilets: pub in village

Flat easy walk towards Garforth golf course taking in the Leeds Country Way, Parlington Woods and then back to Aberford.

Clive says no salmon aleaping this time - lambs instead.

Tuesday walk: Elvington - Tuesday 26th Feb

Start: 10am prompt OS Ref: SE669 494 - Follow Elvington Lane from Hull Road / A64 junction past the York Maze (RHS) & turning for Dunnington (LHS). Shortly after you should see a parking area on RHS.

Distance: 7.5 miles

Difficulty: Easy. This is a flat walk on mainly farm paths. Only issue may be mud in places if the weather has been wet.

Leader: Keith

Toilets: None

Refreshments: TBA


Walk starts near Elvington & follows the Minster Way over towards Dunnington. It then loops through Hagg Wood, before returning along the Minster Way.

Sunday walk: Nunnington - Sunday 10 February 2019

Start: 10am prompt Nunnington Village Hall

Leader: Martin 07979 674701

Parking: Outside Village Hall, in village and National Trust members 
could also use Nunnington Hall car park (closes at 4pm).
Length: About 7 miles - can be shortened if the weather is very bad.

Terrain: Mainly fields and tracks with minimal road walking. Generally 
flat with just one short steepish post-lunch climb.

Map: OS Explorer 300 - Howardian Hills & Malton

Dogs: There are likely to be pregnant ewes in some of the fields but 
there are opportunities to let dogs off the leash on various parts of 
the walk.

Refreshments: Nunnington Hall tea room or Royal Oak pub (closes 3pm Sunday) in the village.

Toilets: There are no public toilets in Nunnington or Stonegrave, 
although NT members may be able to use the one at Nunnington Hall.

Head east out of Nunnington along the banks of the River Rye to the hamlet of West Ness and on to Caulkley's Bank, a long limestone ridge with views north across the Vale of Pickering and south to the Howardian Hills. Through Caulkley's Wood down to Stonegrave, home of England's oldest Minster. Return to Nunnington via fields and another stretch on the banks of the River Rye.

Sunday walk: Sunday 13 January - Bardsey and Thorner

Start: 10am prompt in Bardsey (parking at or near to Bingley Arms). Postcode LS17 9DR - for navigation, meet outside the pub.

Leader: Steve

Distance: 7.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Time: ~4 hours

Refreshments and toilets: Bingley Arms - claims to be oldest pub in England. Good food and drink.

A rolling landscape, with remains of Roman roads and Pompacali, a Roman settlement.

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.