Murton Grange – High Paradise Loop
Today we learn that a well-balanced walk is 8km (5 miles) out and 5km (3 miles) back and on that note, our aim is to be with the lovely Ginny …
Yorkshire Moors
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 …
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. …
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 …
Cleveland Way – Robin Hoods Bay to Scarborough
Today we’ll learn about an app that tells you about ships, their registration and cargo and another that tracks aeroplanes and delivers similar information; we’ll have a short poem and …
Cleveland Way – Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay
So Peeps, today we learn that there’s a wobbly scene reminiscing about tatie (potato) picking, that mud is a good substitute for ice and a glorious sunset can be the …
Cleveland Way – Runswick Bay to Whitby in the Sunshine
Soo Peeps, Today we’ll learn that ‘up’ is not necessarily the top and that fish and chips are best bought from a fish and chip shop! We walked the Cleveland …
Cleveland Way – Kildale to Saltburn
So Peeps, We’re back at Kildale with every intention of walking to Saltburn. We’ll be meeting a slow worm that I think is a snake and a bit of interesting …
Cleveland Way – Clay Bank to Kildale
So Peeps, We’ve got as far as Clay Bank and were definitely ‘challenged’ by some of the ascents, especially at Cringle Moor and Wainstones, but that was yesterday. Today is …
Cleveland Way – Osmotherley to Clay Bank
So Peeps. The weather is much improved but this one is a biggy. We’ll learn to tell the difference between a crow and rook, struggle with an ascent at the …
Cleveland Way – Sutton Bank to Osmotherley
So Peeps, it’s day 2 and we’re walking from Sutton Bank to Osmotherley. On the way, we’ll stop off for an ‘interesting’ visit and excellent bacon butty at Paradise Farm. …