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Tourist Information Tourist Information Centres offer information on everything you need to get the most from your visit, including where to stay, attractions and local events. We also provide transport information, maps and guide books. Walking & Information on eating out and much more! An accommodation booking service is available by telephone, online and at all Outdoors centres. A warm welcome awaits you. Festival Humber Bridge TIC, Bridlington TIC Click on North Bank Viewing Area, 25 Prince Street, Ferriby Road, Hessle, Bridlington, YO15 2NP, www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com HU13 0LN, Tel: 01482 391634, for more information on the area Tel: 01482 640852, email: bridlington.tic@ 14th - 23rd email: humberbridge.tic@ eastriding.gov.uk eastriding.gov.uk Opening times during Open Daily during August August and September September 2012 and September - 09:00 to Monday to Saturday - Walking and Cycling Packs 13:00 and 13.30 to 17:00 09:30 to 17:30 and available at the Tourist Sunday - 09:30 to 17:00 Information Centres - Beverley TIC Including Tracker Packs 34 Butcher Row, Hull TIC Beverley, HU17 0AB, 1 Paragon Street, Hull Tel: 01482 391672, HU1 3NA email: beverley.tic@ Tel: 01482 223559 eastriding.gov.uk email: tourist.information@ Opening Times: Monday hullcc.co.uk to Friday - 09:30 to17:15 For upto date info - Saturday - 10:00 to 16:45 Malton TIC follow us on Twitter @VHEY_UK Sunday (August Only) - Malton Library, St Michael 11:00 to 15:00 Street, Malton YO17 7LJ Tel: 01653 600048 email: maltontic@ btconnect.com For accommodation information, click on visithullandeastyorkshire.com. Other useful sites include www.walkingtheriding.co.uk and www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshirewoldsway Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information detailed in this guide. Visit Hull & East Yorkshire cannot accept responsibility for any errors and omissions nor for any consequences arising from use of this guide. All information correct at time of going to press. Including Walking weekend WALKABOUTBEVERLEY 3 Booking About the events Booking What you need to know For health and safety reasons All young people under 16 Cycle Rides some events have a maximum attending the events listed must All cycles must be roadworthy Information number of participants. Booking be accompanied by an adult. and in a good working Gentle walk suitable is essential for these events. condition. If in doubt please get for most levels of fitness. Photographs your bike professionally serviced Short countryside walks Please book early as places Please note we may take prior to the ride. All participants mainly on flat paths. are limited. photographs at our events. must wear a correctly fitting Photos might be used in future cycle safety helmet. On family Details of how to book can publicity. If you have any be found with each individual rides it is recommended that Moderate walk suitable objections please advise the each adult is responsible for no event. Some events do not leader at the start of the event. for average fitness. require pre-booking. more than 2 children. Please ride Countryside walks with Clothing and what your bike in accordance to the a few gradients and Cancellations and refunds to bring with you guidelines of the Highway Code. sometimes steps. Boots No refunds will be given unless Warm and waterproof clothing recommended. the event is cancelled by Horse Rides and suitable footwear is Horse and rider must have the organisers or there are recommended on all events. exceptional circumstances the fitness and competence Please wear walking boots on to take part in the event and Strenuous walk suitable all walks. Please bring plenty to for those with a Arriving at your event 3rd party liability insurance. All You are advised to arrive at the drink and on longer events you participants must agree to wear good level of fitness. may need a packed lunch. If Countryside walks with event at least 10 minutes before the hi-viz waistcoat provided, the start time. There will be an refreshments are available at appropriate footwear and a steep gradients, steps the event location this will be or rough terrain. Boots event leader there to meet hard hat of PAS015, BSEN 1384 you whatever the weather. stated in the programme or or ATSM/SEI standard. essential. when you make your booking. In unsafe conditions a safety assessment will be made and Dogs A cycle ride a decision may be taken to Where dogs are allowed this will cancel the event if necessary. be stipulated otherwise we ask that dogs are left at home. A horse ride Any queries Family event If you have an enquiry about any of the events or would like Open Studios 2012 Walkers are further leaflets to be sent out 15th & 16th September Welcome Event to you free of charge, please &22nd & 23rd September call 01482 486561/486610 Ride Yorkshire or email Karen.betts@vhey. Artists throughout East Event co.uk. This programme Yorkshire invite all those with is downloadable - visit an interest in the visual arts to Yorkshire Wolds visithullandeastyorkshire.com visit them in their studios and Way National Trail participating galleries. This is the first time that the event has Robert Fuller been organised and promoted Gallery Event by the artists themselves. Yorkshire Explorer Event For further details visit eastyorkshireopenstudios.co.uk Walking for Health The Ramblers Event 5 Walking the Way to Health Wander – Walking for Heath is a No need to book on any of the Art on the Yorkshire national initiative aimed at walks, just turn up 15 minutes encouraging the community before the start wearing comfy Wolds Way to become more physically shoes, warm clothing and a active through walking. drink of water. Walking can Artworks that complement make you feel good, give you East Riding of Yorkshire and enhance the more energy, reduce stress landscape have been Council’s Walking for Health and improve sleep. It also Scheme currently has 19 keeps your heart strong and installed along the 79-mile different walk venues, with reduces blood pressure as well National Trail - by nationally over 50 guided walks every as helping you to manage significant artists as part of month. Walks can range from your weight. the WANDER project. The 30 minutes for those who works of art will vary in type are just getting back into For more information or to walking or two hours for request a programme contact and scale and be installed those who want a bit more Laura Telfer, healthy lifestyles in a variety of beautiful of a challenge. development officer on and unusual settings. (01482 392527) or laura.telfer@ Local communities have eastriding.gov.uk been heavily consulted to develop works of art that best benefit their areas, some of the pieces will even double up as beneficial infrastructure including a bridge and a bus shelter! The East Riding of Yorkshire Countryside Access Team The countryside access team The team also run a are responsible for ensuring comprehensive programme that countryside walks are of countryside events all well maintained and open year round. for you to use and enjoy. The public rights of way network is a wonderful asset giving access to the best viewpoints, the best landscapes and the best wildlife in the East Riding. Search out these routes on www.walkingtheriding.co.uk Disused railway lines in the area are now linear wildlife corridors where you can walk, cycle and horse ride in peace and safety and these are also For more information go to managed by the team. www.eastriding.gov.uk/events and select brochure for Countryside 2012. For general enquiries and availability telephone 01482 395320 7 Friday 14 September Saturday 15 September Saturday 15 September Sunday 16 September All weekend The Ghost Walk Beverley Beck Snickets and Tracks and Trails Self guided walks of Beverley and Beyond Rackets! Beverley also has some unguided walks and trails for you to try. For further information and leaflets call in at Beverley Tourist Information Centre. Is a weekend Paint the town Fred and Mary of guided and - Leaflet available 20p self-led walks The Beverley Town Trail around the town – Free leaflet Join Mike Jackson of the Puzzler Treasure Hunt celebrating Beverley Ramblers on this 4 – Free leaflet mile walk which follows the Beverley beck to its junction with the Family Treasure Trail becoming a River Hull, crossing the ancient – Free leaflet common of Figham along Walkers are tracks passing England Springs Children’s Wordsearch – Free leaflet and a Yorkshire Wildlife reserve. A pleasant 10 mile walk with Welcome town. A twilight ghost walk (approx. Returning to the Beck via the Join Barbara English, local 2 miles) with local accredited Chris Lovejoy of the Beverley Minster and some more of the historian and writer on this 2 Ramblers using tracks and tour guide Paul Schofield. snickets of Beverley. mile walk exploring some of ‘Walkers are Welcome’ is Discover chilling tales and the historic passageways that trails on level terrain in the a national initiative which gruesome stories drawn from chart the medieval history of peaceful countryside to the started in 2007 and now has the town’s history. Start time: 13:45 Beverley. south of Beverley. Allow 4 over 100 member towns who hours and bring refreshments. promote walking activity and Meet: At Creelers statue near Come and explore! Why not call in at a warm welcome to walkers. Start time: 19:00 (to finish at the Foresters Arms, at the end Beverley Guildhall, about 21:00 in Highgate) of Beverley Beck, Flemingate. Start time: 10:00 Register Square, which For further information visit Start time: 15:00 (to finish at will be open to visitors on Meet: Outside the Royal Cost: Free of charge.