Sunday walk: Staveley - Sunday 13 June

Start: 10am prompt - meet at village green triangle in Staveley. Parking on roadside.

Leader: Clive

Postcode for satnav: HG5 9LD

What3Words: https://w3w.co/stunning.slower.awestruck

Distance: 7-8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets and refreshments: Royal Oak pub in village or farm shop/cafe in Minskip.

Lovely walk from this village near Knaresborough (not to be confused with Staveley in Cumbria!).

Tuesday walk: The Hammertons - Tuesday 25 May

Start: 10am prompt Green Hammerton village centre - meet at the post office

Postcode: YO26 8BN

What3Words: https://w3w.co/voltage.feelers.seriously 

Leader: Steve

Distance: 7 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Facilities: Ainsty Farm Shop for cafe and toilets

This gentle walk takes us to the Sylvan and Helenfield nature reserves as well as Kirk Hammerton.

Sunday walk: Yorkshire Wolds - Sunday 9 May

Start: 10am prompt - layby on A166 - drive out A166, driving up Garrowby Hill. Take the right hand turn signposted Huggate (the sign also shows a symbol for parking and picnic area). Park in the layby and picnic area, immediately to your left.

Postcode: closest postcode is to farm on opposite side of road - 

What3Words: https://w3w.co/title.eternally.shots

Leaders: Clive, Dave

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Time: approx 4 hours

Refreshments: there are no refreshments or toilet in the layby

This a lovely wolds walk, taking in the gentle hills.

Tuesday walk: Hovingham round - Tuesday 4 May

Start: 10am prompt - meet at Hovingham Bakery & Rolling Pin Cafe next to ford /stream

Postcode: YO62 4LG

What3Words: https://w3w.co/factually.gravel.husky 

Leaders: Steve, Bridie

Distance: 8.5 miles

Level of difficulty: easy/moderate

Facilities: Cafe closed on Tuesday. Maybe shop open for refreshments.

This is a fairly gentle walk across farmland towards Nunnington, along the river to West Ness and then returning across farmland to Hovingham.

Sunday walk: Rosedale Abbey and mining country - Sunday 11 April 10am

Each group of walkers consists of a leader and five walkers to abide by current Covid rules.

Start: 10am prompt from outside Milburn Arms Hotel, Heygate Bank, Rosedale Abbey, YO18 8RA.

There is parking along the street and off road nearby

What3Words: counts.disengage.scarves

Leaders: Steve, Bridie and others if required

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate, a few hills but mainly walking on well maintained tracks

Amount of time required: ~4 hours

Facilities: toilets and refreshments in Rosedale Abbey village

This is a wonderful walk taking in scenic views of the North York Moors and the East Mines, once a busy and noisy centre for ironstone mining. We will be walking along farm and disused railway tracks, as well as across moor and farm land.

Midweek walk: Sheriff Hutton - Tuesday 30 March

Start: 10am prompt

Meeting point: Sheriff Hutton, crossroads near Quarmby's Deli and Cafe.

What3Words: shuffles.bristle.actor

Leader: Steve, Bridie plus others as required

Distance: 8.5 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy

Facilities: cafe may be open for takeaways

This lovely walk takes in the ruins of the castle in Sheriff Hutton before heading across fields to the medieval village of East Lilling, Thornton-le-Clay, and Stittenham Wood, before returning past the Motte and Bailey castle and graveyard in Sheriff Hutton.

Please book using the link above/below to let us know you are coming.

Cancelled: Sunday walk: Knavesmire to Acaster Malbis round - Sunday 10 January

Start: 10am prompt - park at start of Racecourse Road on the left

Date: Sunday 10 January

Leaders: Steve, Bridie and others as required

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Refreshments: by river in Bishopthorpe and at end on Knavesmire

This flat walk heads out of York across the racecourse, joining the planet walk towards Selby, and across fields to Acaster Malbis. We then return along the riverbank to have lunch near Bishopthorpe Palace before continuing along the river to the Knavesmire.