Whitby to Redcar Walk
I seem to have a huge backlog of blogs for walks we have done over the past few months, including this one which originally started off as Redcar to Whitby as we have done it that way a couple of times, but as we walked it in the opposite direction yesterday I thought I’d post this one before my stuff from the Dales and Northumberland. Traditionally this walk is done from Whitby Whalebones to the Frigate pub in Marske or to the Ship Inn in Saltburn, but to save getting a lift or taxi back to Redcar we usually just walk the extra couple of miles. Much of this coastal path follows the Cleveland Way so it’s really simple to follow and there’s no difficult navigation to worry about. The day started off rather grey and misty but the sun soon came out...
Read MoreWalking Weekend in the Yorkshire Dales
Sorry if this is a huge post but I decided the only way I’d get it done was to do it all in one post. What seems like an age ago now, we were invited to a Beer and Food evening at the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, (click here to read about it) I thought it would give us the perfect base for a few days walking and drinking in the North Yorkshire Dales. I’ll upload the routes for the walks soon in case anyone wants to use them. Our first night was spent at the Kings Head in Masham which was close to the brewery, the accommodation was excellent and we were perfectly placed for a short walk round Masham the next day. The plan was to head to the Druids temple and back again, a total of around 10 miles. However not far from the temple we lost the path and...
Read MoreThings learned on the Coast to Coast
Well it’s been what seems like an age since we completed the Coast to Coast and I’ve just found this post lurking in my drafts folder so thought I’d publish it in case anyone might find it useful. Here are a few things we learned on the walk, some were our own experiences others are from people we met along the way. Book your accommodation well in advance…places en route book up over a year in advance so be warned. The pack horse/sherpa van facility is worth it’s weight in gold especially when the weather is rubbish. If your bags haven’t arrived when you get to your destination it gives you a good excuse for a few beers before they arrive. Don’t upset your Bed and Breakfast owner, a lot of the local business owners know...
Read MoreGunnerside 10 Mile Circular Walk (with pubs)
This walk was supposed to be done from Gunnerside, to Reeth taking in the lower path that we decided not to take on our Coast to Coast walk, however we decided we didn’t want to wait for the bus to from Reeth to Gunnerside so drove straight to Gunnerside and thought we would do a circular walk. We nipped into the Kings Head for a pint (the delicious Askrigg Ale) and what turned out to be the biggest sarnie (swaledale cheese and chutney) and most tasty chips we’ve had in a long time…all for a fiver too. PLEASE NOTE THE KINGS HEAD IS NOW CLOSED (12/06/13) so it’s worth detouring to the farmers arms at Muker for refreshment The walk starts directly opposite the pub, by taking the public footpath on the right hand side of the bridge, follow the...
Read MoreCoast To Coast Photos
I’ve finally got round to uploading the photos from our coast to coast walk, there are a couple of days where we didn’t take many (or any) photos as it was a tad wet and windy. you can see the ones taken on my camera by clicking here to visit my flickr page You can also view the live and uncut photos that I uploaded from my mobile during the walk by clicking here Finally you can view all my posts during the walk by clicking here, I’ve got one final post almost ready to go with a few tips and a few things we found out during the...
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