Thursday, 5 October 2023

Sunday walk: Beverley - 8 October

Start: 10am prompt - meet at the Market Cross, Beverley town centre

Parking: plenty of parking near the centre of Beverley (there is a charge for some of the car-parks, but there is also free parking if you look for it)

Leader: David

Postcode for satnav: HU17 8AJ

What3Words: ///shoppers.recruited.backpacks

Distance: 9 miles

Difficulty: Flat, easy

Facilities: Toilets and cafes afterwards in Beverley Centre

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Sunday walk: Exploring countryside south of Beverley - 13 August

Start: 10am prompt - meet at the Market Cross, Beverley town centre

Parking: plenty of parking near the centre of Beverley.

Leader: David

Postcode for satnav: HU17 8AJ

What3Words: ///shoppers.recruited.backpacks

Distance: 9 miles

Difficulty: Flat, easy.

Facilities: Toilets and cafes afterwards in Beverley Centre

Monday, 26 June 2023

Sunday walk: Fridaythorpe - Sunday 9 July

Start point: Fridaythorpe duck pond near the church

Parking: Road side parking at Fridaythorpe near the duck pond/ church

Leader: Rach

Postcode for satnav: YO25 9RS Back St, Fridaythorpe

What3words: rationing.partners.influencing

Distance: 8 miles with an optional 2 miles to Huggate

Time: 4 hours approx.

Level of difficulty: moderate and undulating

Toilets: cafe at the end and bushes en route

Refreshments: Seaways cafe, Fridaythorpe/ Afternoon tea at the Village hall in Thixendale (3 miles away on the way back to York)/ The Wold’s Inn in Huggate.

This walk explores a classic wolds landscape of open hillsides and steep-sided, narrow dales with superb views, much of it following the well-waymarked Yorkshire Wolds Way.

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Sunday walk: Roseberry Topping - 11 June

Start: 10am prompt

Start point: car park on Dikes Lane below Easby Moor and above Great Ayton.

Parking: car park called Gribsdale Gate - Capt Cooks car park on some maps. Marked near Cockshaw Hill on OS Maps.

Leader: Steve

Postcode for satnav: TS9 6HW marks nearby Ayton Banks Farm

What3words: https://w3w.co/rave.followers.showering

Distance: ~7 miles

Time: 4 hours approx.

Level of difficulty: moderate with a challenging hill.

Toilets: pubs and cafes or bushes en route

Refreshments: pubs and cafes in Great Ayton

Iconic Roseberry Topping, a classic walk in the North York Moors National Park, above the town of Great Ayton. Often compared to the Matterhorn in Switzerland due to its shape, however thankfully much smaller.

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Midweek Walk: Poppleton - Wednesday 31 May

Start: 10am prompt

Start point: Car Park near Poppleton Memorial / Banks of the Ouse

Parking: Parking on the roadside near the Church/village hall

Postcode for satnav: YO17 9TG

What3words: https://w3w.co/bottle.little.brave

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8.25 miles (approx)

Time: 4 hours approx.

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets: Plenty of cover

Refreshments: Cafe in Poppleton or Cafe at Garden Centre on Harrogate Road.

A flat walk by the river Ouse up to Beningbrough (opposite bank) then back across field paths via Nun Monkton 

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Sunday walk: Thixendale and Kirby Underdale - Sunday 14 May

Start: 10am prompt

Start point: Outside the Church at Thixendale

Parking: Parking on the roadside near the Church/village hall

Postcode for satnav: YO17 9TG

What3words: https://w3w.co/powering.limits.losses

Leader: Rach

Distance: 8.25 miles

Time: 4 hours approx.

Level of difficulty: Moderate and undulating with some steepish short hills

Toilets: At the tea room at the end and in bushes during

Refreshments: Afternoon tea at the village hall (they serve until 4pm). They are expecting us!

An exhilarating walk crossing dales and grassy valleys typical of classic Yorkshire Wolds country. The first and last sections are through the steep-sided Thixen Dale and it’s neighbouring dales. Some fabulous views on route. Hopefully still lots of little lambs.

Monday, 24 April 2023

Wednesday walk: Nidd Gorge - 26 April

Start: 10am prompt. Park in the Nidd Gorge Car-Park. 

Follow the Ripley Road (B6165)  out of Knaresborough and the car-park is approx 1.5 miles on the Left Hand Side. (In the trees)

Leader: Keith

Postcode for satnav: HG5 9HF (Somewhere near)

What3words: https://w3w.co/trespass.pulse.tingled

Distance: ~8 miles

Time: ~4 hours

Level of difficulty: Straightforward but with muddy parts as we will be walking next to the Nidd

Refreshments and toilets: May be some in Knaresborough