Swainby to Lordstones
Postcard from the North Yorkshire Moors Outstanding walk today from Swainby to Lordstones and the real heroes walk back too. I’m going one way which is just a smidging under …
North Yorkshire Moors
Captain Cook’s to Roseberry and Loop
Today we learn that six weeks away has taken its toll on my fitness but when you’ve friends like these you fit back in as if you’ve never been away. …
Helmsley to Yorkshire Gliding Club
Y’know, we get out in all weathers but usually, we manage to chose a day that is reasonable to good by careful planning over a glass or two of brown …
Swainby to Osmotherley with a Reward
This is a simple walk from Swainby to Osmotherley with mandatory fish and chips at the Osmotherley end (check opening times to avoid disappointment). It’s a little challenging at the …
Day trip to Whitby- Esk Valley Line
If it’s Friday and the day after Peter’s 70th Birthday then we must be going to Whitby. Just to add a bit of interest I go from York and this includes …
Clay Bank to Lordstones
George sent me a note, “We’re walking from Clay Bank to Lordstones” tomorrow, “…are you available?” This is one of my favourite walks so he was leaning against an open …
Rosedale and the Seated Man
Today we learn that not all well planned days bear fruit and not all fruitful days are well planned. “Fancy a walk on Friday”, the Pilgrim is asking as she’s …
Oswald, his Mother and The Whorlton Anti Terrorist Squad
One dark and stormy night Oswald’s mum had been sitting by the fire when she realised there was not enough wood to see them through the night so she set …
Osmotherley, Cod Beck, Drovers Road and Oakdale – Devine
North Yorkshire is sleeping under a blanket of gently drifting mist and fog. According to the Met Office, the difference between the two is visibility. If you can see more …
Chop Gate to Lordstones Loop
Soo Peeps, today we learn that there can be blue skies and sunshine but the wind, when it blows from the north, can be vicious. I’ve got an early start …
Swainby to Lordstones Return – Oh, and a Condom Anecdote
A walk from Swainby to Lordstones on the Cleveland Way on the North Yorkshire Moors
Esk Valley Railway Line and Whitby
So Peeps, we learn about the beauty of the Esk Valley Railway Line, Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem, “From a Railway Carriage” and the value of friends on a day out. …
Cowesby and Kepwick Rhododendrons
So Peeps, in this 6 mile walk we see huge numbers of wild and spectacular rhododendrons and become hysterical with laughter when a horse takes a fancy to George R …
Cleveland Way – Scarborough to Filey
So Peeps we’re on the last day. Bittersweet because we’re delighted to be finished at the same time as being sad to be finished. We’re up and out in the …