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 …
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Swainby to Lordstones with two Kiwis!
Today we learn that 55 years ago there was a working lifetime in front of us and now, in the autumn, there are dreams to fulfil but now we’re more …
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 …
Swainby, Sheepwash, Drovers, Gamekeepers Lodge Loop
So, the weather has been somewhat inclement of late and the track, if expressed in terms of the racing community, would be ‘heavy’. Scuba divers and ducks would be comfortable …
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 to Swainby in the Snow
It’s been a wild old night with gales and snow blowing into drifts on the hills. Here in York, there’s very little evidence of the front that went through whilst …
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
Swainby to Osmotherley – May ’17
So Peeps, this is a tale of an ambiguous text and excellent service from Abbotts Coaches and their wonderful staff. Well I woke up this morning. (You can’t beat a …
Swainby, Square Corner, Osmotherley
Walk – Swainby, Square Corner, Osmotherley – Jan 2016 We laugh at the rain! We planned this in the usual way over a few glasses of golden water at the …
Swainby Carlton
I’m taking the pooches for their tri-annual spa day for a cut and blow-dry. It’s at Leeming and Bruno can’t decide on whether to have the perl lacquer finish on …