Sunday, 5 September 2021

Sunday Walk - September 12th - Crayke

Start: 10am prompt - meet near the Durham Ox pub

Parking: Street parking near the Durham Ox Pub

Leader: Janette -   07932 275553

Postcode for satnav: YO61 4TE

What3Words link:  https://w3w.co/teachers.nanny.conquests

Distance: Approx 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate with a couple of climbs. There will be a few fields with livestock

Cafe / Refreshments: Durham Ox or tearooms in Easingwold

Toilets: Probably none


Monday, 23 August 2021

Tuesday walk - Terrington - 31st August - 10.00 am

Start: 10am prompt - meet in the village hall car-park. This is to the south of the village off Mowthorpe Lane. (Follow the road behind the back of the village shop / tea room.)

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Numbers have been low for the last couple of Tuesday walks so can you please let me know if you are coming by either e-mailing me or use the Eventbrite link below. If no-one lets me know they are going then I won't be there. Last-minute decisions are fine. I will do a final check at 8.30 am on the Tuesday before I leave) 
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Parking: Park in the Village Hall Car Park. (£1 suggested donation into honesty box) 

Leader: Keith 

Postcode for satnav: YO60 6PZ 

What3Words link: https://w3w.co/lives.kidney.outgoing 

Distance: Approx 8.5 miles Level of difficulty: Good paths / quiet roads. Field walking was quite dry even after recent heavy overnight rain. Finishes with an uphill tarmaced section. 

Cafe: Terrington Store or Lavender Farm cafe. 
 
Toilets: Possible toilets in Village Hall, if open. 
 
This walk is a circular walk to/from Sheriff Hutton on quiet roads, farm paths and field edges.

Tuesday, 3 August 2021

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


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. 

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

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

What3Words Link:-  https://w3w.co/measuring.eyebrows.slam

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.

Friday, 2 July 2021

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.

Friday, 25 June 2021

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,


Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets and refreshments: No toilets but plenty of bushes.

Monday, 7 June 2021

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!).