New Years Eve walk: Sunday 31 Dec 2017 - Fridaythorpe and the Wolds

Start: 10am prompt from the village green in Fridaythorpe

Leader: Keith

Distance: 7-8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate

Refreshments and toilets: The cafe in the village

This is a lovely walk taking in some of the best of the Wolds.

To find the start turn left where the main road goes sharp right in the village (if travelling from York) (200m before the cafe).

Sunday walk: Christmas walk and meal - Sunday 10 December - Ampleforth Abbey

Start: 9.45am prompt

Car parking: Ampleforth Abbey Visitor's Centre car park. For those who have not been to this annual event before, enter the Abbey grounds and drive down the hill passing the Abbey on your left. At the bottom of the hill turn right(cannot turn left!) and drive past the Visitor's Centre to the car park at the end. 

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7 1/2 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy 

A lot of the walk is on good tracks, but there is one section that is extremely muddy, so gaiters or a change of trousers would be advisable.

The meal is booked for 1.45pm. Note: this meal is by reservation only - if you have not reserved your place, please contact us.

Mid week walk: Tuesday 21 November - Rillington, Scampston and Wintringham

Start: 10am prompt

Car park and start: The coach and Horses Pub car park, which is on the left hand side as you go through the traffic lights in Rillington.

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7 miles

Refreshments and facilities: Unfortunately, the café in Scampston is closed on a Tuesday, but there is a pub in Rillington

This is a varied walk which skirts around the Scampston estate before crossing the A64 and then walking to Wintringham, which includes a long gradual climb and a steep sharp descent. There is a lovely Norman church to visit there, before returning to Rillington viaThorpe Bassett. 

Sunday walk: 12th November - Coxwold and Byland Abbey

Start: 10am prompt

Leader: Keith

Start point: Coxwold village centre

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: moderate

Refreshments and toilets: cafe in Coxwold

A gently undulating walk with a cafe to finish in Coxwold.

Mid week walk: Tuesday 17th October - Burniston, Cloughton and Hayburn Wyke

Start: 10am prompt

Car parking: Take the A 171 Scarborough to Whitby road and in Burniston turn right immediately after the Jolly Sailors Pub into Rocks Lane and follow this narrow lane under a railway bridge to where it ends at a small car park overlooking Crook Ness. 

Leader: Ali         

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 3 1/2 to 4 hours

Refreshments and toilets: Pub at Hayburn Wyke. Lovely café at Cloughton(the old railway station) and café and pubs in Burniston.

This walk takes us over open cliff tops with a few ascents and descents on the way, but they are mostly short and sharp. It is an easy walk back to Burniston along the disused railway line and a quiet country road.

Sunday walk: Sunday 8th October 2017 - Nether Poppleton and the River Ouse

Date: Sunday 8th October. 

Start: 10:00 am

Start point:  St Everilda Church / Tithe Barn at Nether Poppleton.  Heading to Nether Poppleton along Millfield Lane turn right into Church Lane (look out for the sign "Church and Tithe Barn).

Leader: Rob

Distance: Approx 9 miles

Level of difficulty: Lengthy but easy walk. (If it rains in the days before the walk, it will be muddy in places).

The walk begins from the small norman church in Nether Poppleton. The first half of the walk is across fields to the banks of the River Nidd near Moor Monkton. The return wanders through a succession of riverbank meadows at the side of the River Ouse back to Nether Poppleton.

Sunday walk: Heslington Tilmire - Sunday 10th September

Date: Sunday, September 10

Start: 10am prompt

Meet: Heslington village outside the King Charles pub. Street parking.

Leaders: Martin and Jenny

Distance: 6.5 miles but can be extended by a further mile if required.

Refreshments/toilets: King Charles pub and Deramore pub in Heslington

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