Midweek Walk - Appleton Roebuck - Tuesday 28th July 10:00am

Start: 10am prompt. We will meet by the church on Main Street. Plenty of parking on Main Street.

Distance: 8.5 Miles

Leader: Keith

Difficulty: Easy (Quite flat)

Time: ~4.5 hours

Toilets: None I am aware of

Refreshments: Pubs should be open

This week's midweek walk is a circular walk from Appleton Roebuck. We will walk down to Acaster Selby then follow the river upstream to Acaster Malbis before returning across country to Appleton Roebuck.

Sunday walk: Thorpe Willoughby and Selby Canal - Sunday 12 July 2020

Next walk: Thorpe Willoughby and Selby Canal

Start location: Village Green, Fox Lane, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9PA

Date: Sunday 12 July 2020

Start: 10am first group to depart, then 10-15 minutes thereafter for each additional group

Walk leader(s): Steve, Bridie, additional if sufficient walkers register

Distance: 9 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Facilities: Shops at start/end and during walk through Selby

A mixed terrain walk. Starting in Thorpe Willoughby we head into farming countryside through the Vale of York, arriving in Selby for a walk through the town past the Abbey towards Selby Canal. The route by the canal follows the Trans Pennine Trail, passing Burton Hall, and onwards towards Brayton Barff, a hidden reservoir, before returning to Thorpe Willoughby.

We will stop during the walk for a refreshment and lunch break so bring a pack up as normal.

Bring refreshments and a rug to sit on the village green afterwards in lieu of going to a cafe if you wish.

Midweek walk: Millington - Wednesday 15 July 2020

Start: 10am first group to depart, then 10-15 minutes thereafter for each additional group  

Start location: By the church at the top of village 

Date: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Walk leader(s): Keith, additional if sufficient walkers register

Distance: 6 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Facilities: Not sure if the cafe will be open. If it is closed we will supply some sort of traybake. No toilets

Millington is located in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, offering gentle walking and great views.

We will stop during the walk for a refreshment and lunch break so bring a pack up as normal.

Bring refreshments and a rug to sit on the village green afterwards in lieu of going to a cafe if you wish.

York Oddsocks: Leyburn to Castle Bolton circular - Saturday 18 July 2020

Start: 10am first group to depart, then 10-15 minutes thereafter for each additional group  

Start location: Meet in Grove Square

Parking: Grove Square and nearby roads 

Date: Saturday 18 July 2020

Walk leader(s): Steve, John, additional if sufficient walkers register

Distance: 12 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Facilities: Cafes and pubs in Leyburn and Castle Bolton

This walk - as featured on BBC1 a couple of months ago (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000brwb) provides wonderful scenery as we proceed along Wensleydale towards Castle Bolton.

Take time out from the hustle and bustle of life to indulge in Wensleydale and its wonderful vistas. Along this ramble through the dale, discover evidence of an industrial past and heritage railway line. We will walk onwards to the impressive Bolton Castle, the location of Mary Queen of Scots' imprisonment in 1568. Returning via the river Ure to Leyburn and socially distanced group picnic.

We will stop during the walk for a refreshment and lunch break so bring a pack up as normal.

Weather permitting, we hope to have a picnic afterwards, so bring food and drink. There might even be the possibility of a pint from a local pub...

Sunday walk: Goathland - part 2 - 8th March

Start: 10am prompt. Goathland village car park. Parking main car park with toilets £3.00 

Leader: Clive

Distance: 7.5 miles

Time: 3-4 hours approx.

Level of difficulty: Moderate with a few hills

Refreshments: Cafe/tearoom in village

Goathland towards Beck Hole and then onto Thomason waterfall. and onwards towards Grosmont.

Tuesday walk: York - 25 February

Date / Time: Tuesday 25th Feb @ 10.00 am

Meeting Point: Car Park (Free) at the new Burnholme Community Centre (Explore) on Bad Bargain Lane. (Postcode: YO31 0HA) 

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8.0 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy

Toilets & Café: are at the Centre + toilets & cafes en-route.

The walk will explore the green areas of Tang Hall before picking up the City Walls at Foss Islands. After following the walls back to Foss Islands we will return to Burnholme visiting some of the green areas of Heworth. The Ouse is very high at the moment and is quite a spectacle as we cross over it.

Dogs are not allowed on the City Walls, but in many places they can be led alongside & there will be parts of the walk where they can run free.

There are plenty of cafes on the circuit & the plan is to stop off at one for a coffee break. (So bring some money!)

Sunday walk: Goathland - 9th February

Start: 10am prompt. Goathland village car park. Parking main carpark with toilets £3.00 

Leader: Clive

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate but 78 stairs on FitBit!!

Refreshments: Cafe/tearoom in village

It’s a figure of eight walk looking at Thomason waterfall, Nelly Ayer Foss waterfall then drop down to mall Mallyan spout waterfall head back to Goathland.