Follow in Turner’s footsteps from...

Leyburn to West Burton

Enjoy a good day’s walking with this long linear walk between and West Burton. You can visit many of the places in Leyburn Market Place & West Burton Falls © Si Homfray Falls Burton & West Place Market Leyburn visited by Turner in 1816 during his extensive tour of to sketch views for Whitaker’s A General History of the County of York series. He sketched at Falls, Bolton Castle and West Burton Falls – all of which you encounter on this walk. You will also discover delightful Dales villages, Discover the landscapes that inspired one of Mary Queen of Scots’ shawl Britain’s greatest artists and beautiful coppice woodland. yorkshire.com/turner

Castle A6108 Bolton

Bolton Castle Preston Spring Preston- under-Scar Leyburn West Bolton Redmire

East End Farm

The Wheatsheaf A684 Carperby Wensley A6108 R i v e r Aysgarth U r e Falls A684

West Witton Key Eshington B6160 Bridge Route Information Centre Woodland Parking West Burton Turner’s Public House Viewpoint West Burton Church Falls Turner’s Bench Railway Follow in Turner’s footsteps from... Leyburn Shawl supposedly 03 gets its name from when Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned Leyburn to West Burton in Bolton Castle in 1568.

She escaped, coming this way and dropped her shawl. Start and fi nish: Begin in Leyburn Market Place (SE111905). Finish at West Burton village Walk along the limestone ridge for 1 ½ (SE017867). miles. Cross the stile at the end of the Shawl, go through the swing gate and This map is not meant to replace the appropriate walk down the meadows to Gillfi eld O.S. map for navigation. Please use O.S. Explorer Wood. Walk through the wood and over Map OL30. Please wear appropriate walking a meadow to come out at Preston-under- boots and outdoor clothing. Take particular care Scar. when walking along roads. Pass three bungalows on your right at the Diffi culty: A long walk along fairly even ground far end of the village and go through the with no steep hills. Suitable for experienced gate to Preston Spring wood. Continue walkers. 12 miles. 5 hours. to the stile onto the road. Turn left down Transport: For public transport times please the road, then turn right at the T-junction visit www.yorkshiretravel.net or call Traveline and immediately right again onto an old Yorkshire on 0871 2002233. narrow road that is now a path above Redmire. If coming by car, park in the pay and display car park in Leyburn, behind the Golden Lion. Come out onto the Reeth road. Turn left and take the footpath on your right just Information: Leyburn Tourist Information Centre, before the railway bridge. Cross over 4 Central Chambers, Railway Street, Leyburn, Apedale Beck and continue along a DL8 5BB. T: 01748 828747. footpath with the bed of the railway track to your left. Then take the footpath over the meadows and up to the right, to arrive To start this Turner Trail... at Bolton Castle. 01 Start in Leyburn Market Place. You can You will fi nd the Turner Trails bench on the fi nd the Turner Trails bench in the centre village green in front of the castle. of the Market Place beside the war Bolton Castle is a spectacular memorial. 04 medieval fortress. Turner passed through Leyburn Amazingly it is still occupied by a direct 02 around the beginning of descendent of Sir Richard le Scrope who September 1816. had it built 600 years ago. Bolton Castle’s He did not sketch in Leyburn, though the most famous visitor was Mary Queen of town is visible in the distance in Turner’s Scots who was imprisoned here in 1568. sketches from above Middleham. He may Turner was so inspired by the castle’s have stayed in Leyburn overnight on his impressive location that he drew 12 journey from Middleham to Constable sketches during his visit on the 29th July Burton. 1816.

From Leyburn Market Place cross If you wander around to the rear of the the zebra crossing, turn left and then castle you will see a view that remains immediately right passing Campbell’s the same now as when Turner drew it two Grocery Store. Walk up Shawl Terrace, centuries ago. turning left then right onto Leyburn Shawl. Continued...

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