Country walk at Hebden
George Wilkinson has a serene time at Hebden in the Yorkshire Dales and enthuses about a lovely suspension bridge.
View ArticleCountry walk at Terrington and Ganthorpe
GEORGE WILKINSON heads for Terrington in the heart of the Howardian Hills.
View ArticleHearty country walk for fundraisers
WALKERS are getting ready to put their best feet forward for the annual British Heart Foundation (BHF) walk, backed by the Gazette & Herald.
View ArticleFollowing in the footsteps of a great explorer
ROSEBERRY Topping and the Captain Cook Monument were on my walking "to do" list for about five years.
View ArticleAlice springs to life at Rockliffe Hall
ON ARRIVAL at Rockliffe Hall, I was curious - and rapidly became curiouser. Why were there sculptures of white rabbits and march hares in the reception area? Why was a Mad Hatter’s afternoon tea being...
View ArticleRyedale Walking Group diary dates
RYEDALE Walking Group has planned the following walks for June:
View ArticleWalking dates for your diary
RAMBLERS (Ryedale Group) have got the following walks planned for June:
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: A circuit of Grimwith Reservoir
A PEACEFUL, atmospheric circuit of Grimwith Reservoir with only the birds, the lapping of the waves on the shoreline and the odd scream as my daughter fell off her wind surfer. This is a walk that...
View ArticleRyedale Ramblers dates for your diary
THE Ramblers (Ryedale Group) has organised the following walks for July:
View ArticleCountry walk: Littondale
LITTON and Arncliffe are two delightful small villages (each with a pub) tucked away up the best of all Wharfedale side valleys. With the River Skirfare linking the two it is a walk to dawdle, explore...
View ArticleRyedale Walking Group dates for your diary
RYEDALE Walking Group will be doing the following walks in July.
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: Discovering Upper Swaledale
UPPER Swaledale may be difficult to get at but a walk here brings together all that is very best of the Dales; rivers, rolling hills, exquisite little villages and a sense of history. It is not overly...
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: A riverside walk on the Lower Nidd
BEFORE the River Nidd flows through the outskirts of Harrogate and after it take a tumble through the wilder lands north of Pateley Bridge is a lovely section of riverside walking between two...
View ArticleRyedale Walking Group diary dates
RYEDALE Walking Group has planned two walks for this month.
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: Cracoe Monument and Rylstone Cross
ALTHOUGH I have visited these two monuments on longer walks over Embsay Moor, I felt they needed closer inspection. The hard gritstone rock and moor necessitated an ascent from one of the pretty...
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALKS: Hills over Hawnby
UNUSUAL for the North York Moors two steep sided, heather coated hills dominate this walk, one at the start and one at the end of the walk with both providing excellent views over Hawnby and the...
View ArticleWalking dates for your diary
RYEDALE Walking Group will be doing two walks in the next couple of weeks.
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: Ripley Castle
RECENTLY I was confronted with some friends who wanted to go to Ripley Castle and a dog who could not be left in a hot car. The result was a five mile walk around the grounds of the castle and a walk I...
View ArticleCOUNTRY WALK: Captain Cook's Monument and Roseberry Topping
THIS walk combines two of the most iconic land marks in the North York Moors; Captain Cook’s Monument and the instantly recognisable Roseberry Topping.
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