Sunday's walk - Levisham (North York Moors) - 8th August @ 10.00am

Start: 10am prompt - meet at the top of the village near the pub. Give yourself sufficient travelling time as Levisham is a good 10 mins off the Pickering to Whitby Road. And don't forget the weekend traffic on the A64!

Parking: Roadside parking. 

Leader: Keith  07971 368613

Postcode for satnav: YO18 7NL

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Distance: Approx 8.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Paths are generally good but there are 3 longish climbs - the last one being the climb up the 1 in 5 road back into Levisham. 

Cafe: The cafe in Lockton is open until 4pm 

This walk leaves Levisham and goes up to the start of the Moors where there is a good view of the Hole of Horcum. It then heads down to Levisham Station and north along Newton Dale before climbing up the side of Raindale Beck where we will join the Tabular Hills Walk Path. This path leads back to Levisham. 

Tuesday 27th July @ 10.00am from Kirby Grindalythe (Wolds)

Start: 10am prompt - meet in the centre of the village.

Parking: Roadside parking. 

Leader: Keith  07971 368613

Postcode for satnav: YO17 8DL

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Distance: Approx 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

This walk is in a quieter part of the Wolds from the little village of Kirby Grindalythe. (North West of Sledmere). It is a fairly easy walk on field edges, quiet roads and farm tracks over typical undulating wolds countryside.

Sunday walk: Studley Royal and Deer Park - Sunday 11 July

Start: 10am prompt - meet at Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre.

Parking: Free parking is available from at the main car park at the Visitor Centre from where the walk starts. There are two other car parks, but please use the one Visitor Centre which is usually open from about 9am onwards. The Visitor Centre opens at 10am.

Route: The walk skirts Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden but heads through woods and across parklands towards Ripon and includes the village of Studley Royal and the Deer Park.

Leader: Martin

Postcode for satnav: HG4 3DY

Distance: About 7 miles - so there will be plenty of time to get back home for the Euro football final or for those who may wish to visit the Abbey after the walk.

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets and refreshments: Visitor Centre.

Tuesday walk: Towton Cross - Tuesday 29 June

Start: 10am prompt.

Leader: Keith

Parking / Meeting Point: Layby by Towton Cross on B1217. Take the A162 South from Tadcaster until you reach the small village of Towton. Drive through the village and as you reach the edge of the village look for the Right Turn onto the B1217. Towton Cross is approx 1/2 mile on the RHS,

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Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets and refreshments: No toilets but plenty of bushes.

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

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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

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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 - 

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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.