WALKING AND OUTDOORS FESTIVAL 8TH - 16TH SEPTEMBER 2018

© Martin Jones Booking Clothing and what For health and safety to bring with you WALK, CYCLE, RIDE, reasons some events have Warm and waterproof a maximum number of clothing and suitable participants. Booking is footwear is recommended essential for these events. on all events. Please wear EAT, DRINK, EXPLORE Please book early as places walking boots on all walks. are limited. Please bring plenty to drink and on longer events you & DISCOVER Details of how to book can may need a packed lunch. If be found with each individual refreshments are available at event. Some events do not the event location this will be This fabulous festival in the beautiful Yorkshire range of outdoor pursuits including cycling, require pre-booking. Wolds offers superb activities that will appeal special interest and historical walks, horse stated in the programme or to families, casual walkers and enthusiasts riding, nature safaris, bushcraft, nordic walking, Cancellations and when you make your booking. alike. specialist guided walks, boat trips and even a refunds Cycle Rides Now in it’s 8th year the Yorkshire Wolds Buddhist experience plus lots more. No refund will be given unless All cycles must be roadworthy Walking and Outdoors Festival 2018 has For a full list of events in the East Riding of the event is cancelled by and in a good working grown in reputation showcasing the wonderful Yorkshire, please visit: the organisers or there are condition. If in doubt please exceptional circumstances. landscape and celebrating the rich heritage www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com get your bike professionally of the Yorkshire Wolds. Pick from an exciting Arriving at your serviced prior to the ride. All event participants must wear a You are advised to arrive at correctly fitting cycle safety the event at least 10 minutes helmet. On family rides it before the start time. There is recommended that each will be an event leader there adult is responsible for no to meet you whatever the more than 2 children. Please weather. In unsafe conditions ride your bike in accordance a safety assessment will be to the guidelines of the made and a decision may be Highway Code. taken to cancel the event if Horse Rides necessary. Horse and rider must have What you need the fitness and competence to know to take part in the event About the events All young people under 16 and (if on your own horse) attending the events listed 3rd party liability insurance. FRONT COVER must be accompanied by an Participants must wear About Martin Jones adult. a hi-viz jacket if provided, appropriate footwear and a Gentle walk Moderate walk Strenuous walk A cycle A horse Family Based in East Yorkshire, Martin Photographs hard hat of current standard. suitable for suitable for suitable for those ride ride event Jones paints vibrant and Please note we may take most levels of average fitness. with a good level of compelling contemporary photographs at our events. Any Queries fitness. Short Countryside fitness. Countryside landscape paintings in his own Photos might be used in If you have an enquiry distinctive style. countryside walks with a few walks with steep Toilet Dog Boating future publicity. If you have about any of the events or walks mainly gradients and gradients, steps facilities friendly event His paintings are inspired by the any objections please advise would like further leaflets on flat paths. sometimes or rough terrain. land and sea of the Yorkshire the leader at the start of the to be sent to you free of steps. Boots Boots essential. county. Views of coastal seaside event. charge please call 01482 recommended. towns and harbour villages, 391672 or email bevtic@ Swimming Canoeing rustic rural settings with nature Dogs eastriding.go.uk event event in all it’s glory are all influences Where dogs are allowed this will be stipulated otherwise This programme is for his paintings. downloadable at While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information detailed in this guide, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, we ask that dogs are left at Hull City Council and Visit Hull & East Yorkshire cannot accept responsibility for any errors and omissions nor for any www.martinjonesartist.co.uk home. theyorkshirewolds.co.uk consequences arising from use of this guide. All information correct at time of going to press.

2 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 3 Grateful thanks to the organisations who have Walkers are Welcome A national initiative which now has over 100 member towns who contributed events to this festival all promote walking activity and a warm welcome to walkers. There are 3 towns in the Yorkshire Wolds namely Market Weighton, Snaith and Pocklington that are already active and established Walkers are Welcome towns. Thanks to all of them for arranging walks and events as part of this festival. walkersarewelcome.org.uk. The Ramblers The Ramblers Association has more than 400 local groups in over 50 Walking the Town areas of the country. East Yorkshire Ramblers groups provide a full and Walking the town is a new initiative to provide a central hub for varied walks programme and are also actively involved in monitoring, information on town walking in the East Riding. Market Towns have maintaining and improving the local rights of way network and come together to showcase their best town walks and encourage preserving the beauty of our countryside. We also support and visitors to their local high street. The platform is currently being promote the national Walking for Health programme. developed and will be showcased through the Visit Hull and East Go to eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk for more information. Yorkshire Website. A special thank you to the Pocklington Ramblers for leading the Go to visithullandeastyorkshire.com for further information. Yorkshire Wolds Way walk.

The Pilgrimage of Grace Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nine walks (one for each day of the festival) have been developed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a local charity working to protect Yorkshire’s the Pocklington Walkers are Welcome group. Each walk will have a wildlife, both on land and out at sea. With the support of members leader and an introductory commentary at the start or an ongoing and volunteers, the trust cares for over 90 nature reserves across the commentary en route from one of the heritage team members. county, and provides events and guided walks all year round. For more The Pilgrimage of Grace is the name assumed by religious insurgents information on nature reserves, membership, volunteering and events who, in 1536 in the North of England, opposed Henry VIII’s dissolution visit ywt.org.uk. of the monasteries. The rebellion united every able bodied man in every parish of the East Riding and each parish has a contribution to Yorkshire Nature Triangle make to this fascinating piece of history. Possibly our best kept secret, East Yorkshire is spoilt for choice when it comes to stunning wild locations and natural encounters. Come face to face with seabirds or spot porpoises on the Flamborough Yorkshire Wolds Way Headland, glimpse otters in the River Hull, scour mudflats filled with The Yorkshire Wolds present amazing chalk landscapes with dry valleys birds along the Humber Estuary or look skywards to red kites soaring and stunning wildlife alongside vibrant market towns and ancient above the Yorkshire Wolds. Alongside a warm Yorkshire welcome, villages. Whether you’re seeking pace and quiet or family days out there’s events all year round and with the unexpected surprises that wildlife something here for you on the 79 mile Way. always offers, what will you discover during your visit to Yorkshire’s Visit www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshire-wolds-way Nature Triangle?

Visit yorkshirenaturetriangle.org.uk or follow @VisitYNT for more Walking for Health information. The scheme is a series of free guided walks for all ages and abilities, aimed at anyone who has an interest in walking or wants to slowly Ride Yorkshire introduce exercise into their daily routine as part of rehabilitation Ride Yorkshire is run by horse enthusiasts keen to encourage others to from illness, injury or to get fit. We offer a range of walks starting from explore the beautiful Yorkshire countryside on horseback. The Wolds 30 minutes to 2 hours. Walking is almost the perfect exercise, requiring boasts some superb trail rides, and Ride Yorkshire provides leaflets to no expense, almost anyone can do it and it’s the best way for people download for self-guided rides. There are several equestrian centres from all walks of life to become more active gradually. which give a great variety of riding experiences. For more information visit walkingforhealth.org.uk. For further information go to rideyorkshire.org.uk. For walks in the East Riding contact Laura Hutchinson on 01482 392527 or Email: [email protected]

4 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 5 FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE Get Your Boots On Get Your Boots On (GYBO) is a friendly and sociable walking group, covering North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. HERITAGE OPEN DAY WALKS The group is aimed at people in their 20’s, 30’s and the young at heart. We are also a part of The Ramblers, East Yorkshire and Friday 7th September Page Derwent Area. We have walks most weekends, as well as regular Windows of Beverley Beverley 10 social events in Hull and York, plus weekend trips away to Scotland, Over 500 years of history in less than 500 footsteps! Beverley 10 The Lakes and other parts of the country. Find out more about our group and see what we have coming up at gybo.org.uk or join our facebook group. Saturday 8th to Saturday 15th September Page YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY TREK (7 DAY EVENT) Humber Bridge to Filey 12 Walk the Halls Walk the Halls is an East Riding Association of Rural Community Saturday 8th to Sunday 16th September Page Buildings initiative to encourage you to visit community halls in the Kelsey Gardens Outdoor Activities Burstwick 14 East Riding.

Saturday 8th September Page Let’s Ride - Breeze Mini Mammal Safari and Nature Awareness Pocklington 14 Pedal your way to a healthier, happier you. Sewerby Park Run Sewerby, Bridlington 14 Set up in 2011 by British Cycling, Sport England and Sky – Breeze Madhyamaka KMC Buddhist Centre Experience Pocklington 14 encourages women to get fit and have fun on their bikes. Led by women Spurn Safari Spurn Point 15 for women, Breeze has encouraged over 20,000 women get back on Snapshots of Medieval Beverley, Part One – Southern their bikes, improve their fitness as well as giving them a chance to meet Beverley 15 Beverley new people. The rides set out from places all over East Yorkshire: Brough, Beverley Rocks! Beverley 15 Brantingham, Cottingham, Beverley, Driffield to name but a few - there are also rides from Noddle Hill into the Holderness countryside. Beverley Breeze Ladies Cycle ride Beverley 16 Wildlife Walks at RSPB Bempton Cliffs Bempton, Bridlington 16 Go to letsride.co.uk/breeze - to find a club near you Woldgate Trek Bridlington 16 Cycle to New Pastures – Driffield Four Seasons Breezers Driffield 17 Driffield Navigation Trust A Walk Through Howden’s Past Howden 17 Driffield Navigation Trust is responsible for the Driffield Navigation Kelsey Canoe Club Burstwick 17 which is the waterway extending from the market town of Driffield along the Driffield Canal and then the River Hull southwards as far as Aike. Assisted by the Driffield Navigation Amenities Association (DNAA) it looks Sunday 9th September Page after the maintenance and administration of the Driffield Navigation for commercial, leisure, and recreational purposes. In addition to this Spurn Safari Spurn Point 18 environmental, conservation and heritage matters receive attention. Such Farming and wildlife Beverley 18 work benefits children, young people and the public in general. Green Plaques Walk – History at eye-level. I bet you haven’t Beverley 18 Visit www.driffieldnavigationtrust.org seen it! Snapshots of Medieval Beverley around the North Bar, Beverley 19 Part Two Sancton Family Dog Stroll Sancton 19 Bat Walk & Moth Trapping Pocklington 19 Geocaching Treasure Hunt Humber Bridge Country Park 20 Discover Pocklington Canal Pocklington 20 Open Water Swimming Burstwick 20 Beverley Breeze Ladies Cycle ride Beverley 21 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 21 Driffield Bumble: Driffield Four Seasons Breezers Driffield 21

6 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 7 Monday 10th September Page Friday 14th September Page Woldgate Trek Bridlington 22 Walking and Wine at Little Wold Vineyard South Cave 22 A Boat Trip on Driffield Canal Frodingham Landing 37 A walk from Flamborough South Landing Flamborough 22 The Beverley Pub Walk – Join the Inn Crowd Beverley 37 Doing good works Beverley 23 A Walk of Small Things Beverley 37 The Beverley Ghost Walk Beverley 23 Plays, plaques and patriots! Beverley 38 Exploring Beverley for people with impaired mobility Beverley 23 Mary Wolstoncraft Beverley 38 Macmillan Cancer Evening Walk Beverley 24 Bats and Moths at Eastrington Ponds Howden 38 Walking for Health Paull Paull 24 Pub Walk at Allerthorpe Allerthorpe, Pocklington 39 Howden Story Based Nature Walk for Children Howden 24 Howden Sensory taster in nature for Children Howden 39

Tuesday 11th September Page Saturday 15th September Page Pilgrimage of Grace Walk Pocklington 25 Out with the old and in with the new Beverley 40 Elwell walk Beverley 25 See a ………Kingfisher Tophill Low, Watton 40 Larkin about Beverley Beverley 25 The Age of Change Beverley 40 Burton Constable Hall & Grounds – Parkland tour Burton Constable 26 Round and about St. Mary’s Beverley 41 Walking for Health - Hessle Hessle 26 Beverley and America – a special relationship Beverley 41 Walking for Health – Sewerby Hall and Gardens Sewerby 27 Wolds Dew Pond Heritage Walk Fridaythorpe 41 Walking for Health – East Riding Leisure South Cave South Cave 27 RSPB Autumn Migration Seabird Cruise Bempton, Bridlington 42 Open Water Swimming Burstwick 27 Sewerby Park Run Sewerby, Bridlington 42 Kelsey Canoe Club Burstwick 27 Kelsey Canoe Club Burstwick 42 Bush craft and Wilderness Navigation Danes Dyke, Bridlington 43 Wednesday 12th September Page Wildlife Walk Pocklington 43 A coastal walk from Danes Dyke to Flamborough Danes Dyke, Bridlington 28 Have a go at Axe Throwing Burstwick 43 Quiet Gardens of Beverley Beverley 28 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 44 Nervous and Novice Hack Burnby, Pocklington 28 Spurn Great British Beach Clean Spurn Point 44 Round and about the Minster Beverley 29 Howden and River Walk Howden 44 The Alta Via Beverley 29 The Beck and Beyond Beverley 29 Sunday 16th September Page Boat Cruise on Pocklington Canal Pocklington 30 A walk from Wayrham Dale, Yorkshire Wolds Wayrham Dale 45 Walking for Health - Haltemprice Anlaby 30 Walk the halls – Photo-Trail in Bishop Wilton Bishop Wilton 45 Walking for Health - Hornsea Hornsea 30 Spurn Safari Spurn Point 46 Walking for Health – Market Weighton Market Weighton 31 Darker side of Georgian Beverley Beverley 46 Walking for Health – Preston Walkers Preston 31 Fortune and Misfortune Beverley 46 Walking for Health - Withernsea Withernsea 31 Royal Risby – oh Deer! Skidby 47 Howden Interactive Nature Walk Howden 31 Birdsall Charity Ride Location on Booking 47 A Ramble from North Newbalk North Newbald 47 Thursday 13th September Page The Hedon Town Walk Hedon 48 Wassand – a Regency Hall and Woodland Walk Hornsea 32 The Hedon Haven Walk Hedon 48 Boots and Beer Walk Wold Top Brewery 32 Autumn Migration Birdwatch Flamborough, Bridlington 48 Wolds Wood Hack Burnby, Pocklington 33 Waves of Waste Beach Clean Flamborough, Bridlington 49 Doing good works Beverley 33 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 49 The Alta Via Beverley 34 Open Water Swimming Burstwick 49 An Open Window a Shutter Story Beverley 34 Market Weighton – a Town and Country Walk Market Weighton 34 Walking for Health – Beverley Beverley 35 Walking for Health - Bridlington Bridlington 35 Walking for Health - Goole Goole 35 Walking for Health - Welwick Welwick 36 LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN! Figure of Eight Ride: Driffield Four Seasons Breezers Driffield 36 Open Water Swimming Burstwick 36

8 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 9 Every year in September, places across the country organise events and throw open their doors to celebrate their local heritage, community and history. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE. You are invited to ‘treasure your local treasures’ by taking part in one or more of the varied activities taking place across Hull Join us for two and the East Riding. walks on Friday With Heritage Open Days 6th - 9th September and the Yorkshire Wolds Walking and Outdoors Festival 8th -16th 7th September, September, why not dip into both? 2018 to celebrate A list of Heritage Open Days events will be published heritage by Hull Civic Society at the beginning of August on heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting or you can pick up a open days. brochure from libraries or Tourist Information Centres throughout the East Riding.

FRIDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

Windows of Beverley

Windows of Beverley. Join us for a walk within and around St Mary’s church. Churches are and always have been extensively linked to the wider community. For example the “gud wyffes” of Beverley helped raise the money to rebuild the tower when it collapsed in 1520. You will be amazed by some of the other links ranging from fire prevention and the slave trade to a chocolate maker and the theatre! Start Time: 10:30am to finish at 11:30am Meeting Point: The entrance to St. Mary’s on Hengate Cost: Free (donations to St. Mary’s welcome on the day) Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

Over 500 years of history in less than 500 footsteps!

Join Colin Bradshaw for the shortest history walk we offer. In less than 500 footsteps you will be taken from the 20C back to the 16C. Incredibly we will range from drunks to members of the Temperance movement; from Dick Turpin to James Elwell; from a gentleman’s club to evacuee children. And that is only a tiny taste of what you will encounter. On arrival at the Guildhall you will be given a conducted tour, of one of the most fascinating buildings in Yorkshire, by the curators. Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 3:15pm Meeting Point: Main entrance to the Treasure House on Champney Road, HU17 8HE Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

10 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 11 The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a 79 Join us on this unique opportunity (127km) walking route in the chalk to walk the Trail in seven stages over YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY landscape of the Yorkshire Wolds. It eight days during the Yorkshire Wolds is one of 15 National Trails in England Walking Festival in September 2018. and Wales. The Trail wends through The first stage will be on Saturday 8th some of the most tranquil and gentle September, starting at the Humber Your opportunity to walk the trail! countryside in England. From the Bridge, and the last stage on Saturday banks of the mighty Humber estuary, 15th September, finishing at Filey Brigg. Saturday 8th September to Saturday 15th September along wooded slopes and through Coach transport is organised to take serene dry valleys, the walk climbs the group from the finish to start of gently onto the airy tops of the rolling the walk each day. On completion of hills where on a clear day “you can see all sections you will receive a National forever”. Descending from the northern Trails certificate signed by the Yorkshire FILEY taton escarpment the final section of the Wolds Way National Trails Officer.

herburn Way finishes on the dramatic headland This walk has been organised by West Heslerton A64 Hunmanby Reighton of Filey Brigg. Pocklington Ramblers and experienced campston MALTON Wold ewton Burton walks leaders will guide the group on Wintringham leming Buckton i Bempton each daily section. NORTON Weaverthorpe l d s lamborough Kirby o reat Wold Valley anes yke rindalythe W ewerby THE ITINERARY r e Rudston Wharram i i le treet ledmere h Langtoft BRIDLINGTON Saturday 8th Humber Bridge South Cave Westow Burythorpe Wharram s Kilham Burton A614 ercy B1248 k B1249 r Agnes Sunday 9th South Cave Towthorpe A64 o A165 hiendale artonon Monday 10th Towthorpe Huggate Y theWolds ridaythorpe Tuesday 11th Huggate Wharram Percy Wetwang Barmston

A166 DRIFFIELD Wednesday 12th REST DAY Bishop Wilton tamford kipsea Bridge Huggate A614 Thursday 13th Wharram Percy West Heslerton A166 Millington Beeford Kilnwick orth alton B1242 Friday 14th West Heslerton Staxton Brow Wilberfoss Bainton YORK A1079 ercy A64 Barmby Moor A165 Saturday 15th Staxton Brow Filey Brigg POCKLINGTON Warter outh alton Atwick unburnholme Elvington HORNSEA Londesborough A614 Holme on A164 i Allerthorpe the Wolds Each day will involve walking between 10 and 13 miles. There will be some A1079 Watton A1035 outh alton Brandesburton steep ascents and descents and some rough terrain. A good level of fitness is hiptonthorpe oodmanham Leven A19 required to complete all sections of the trail. A1035 Mappleton A1079 MARKET ancton B1242 Bishop i Holmeon WEIGHTON orth Burton BEVERLEY To reserve your place contact: Bubwith paldingMoor ewbald HOW TO BOOK Woodmansey 9 A163 Aldbrough Beverley Tourist Information Centre Walkington A1079 Booking is essential for this walk and A614 Hotham Burton A1034 First Floor, East Riding Treasure House A164 Constable is limited to 26 places. There will be orth Little arton Beverley, HU17 8HE Cave Weighton A165 a charge of £25 per person to cover Eastrington outh Cottingham M62 Cave unstall Tel: (01482) 391672 Raywell coach transport for seven days. A63 HOWDEN Willerby HEDON Email: [email protected] M62 i (Payable at the point of booking). A1041 A63 Melton Brough KINGSTON B1362 i Hessle A63 UPON HULL WITHERNSEA GOOLE i aull Blacktoft horngumbald Winestead Humber A1033 Dogs premitted SNAITH M62 Bridge Holmpton usefleet

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WC Kelsey Gardens Outdoor Activities WC Spurn Safari Kelsey Gardens is an area of parkland containing two lakes and woodland situated near the village of Burstwick. Facilities include fishing, canoeing, paddleboard, kayak, diving, Enjoy a safari at Spurn and enjoy a guided two and a half hour tour looking out for wildlife walking and birdwatching. and discover more about the fascinating heritage of Yorkshire’s very own ‘Land’s End’. Climb aboard the all-terrain Unimog for a tour with a difference. Learn more about the Start Time: Canoe, Paddleboard and Kayak sessions available on Weekends only. Fishing, fascinating wildlife and history of this iconic Yorkshire Landmark from a knowledgeable Birdwatching and Walking available throughout the week. Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, guide, and climb the newly restored Spurn Lighthouse for incredible views! Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Cost: Watersport activities £10 per hour Booking Essential: No, just turn up Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 Start Time: 9:30am to finish at 12:00noon & 1:00pm to finish at 3:30pm. Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre (located on the Nature Reserve) Spurn National Nature Reserve. HU12 0UH (located on the Nature Reserve) SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Grid Reference: TA419149 Cost: £12 Adult, £7 Child. Booking Essential: Yes, please indicate time required. Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or Tel: (01964) 650313. WC Mini Mammal Safari and Nature Awareness Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible footwear. Join us on a mini mammal hunt around the wilderness that is Allerthorpe Lakeland Children must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. Park. We will search for wild shrews, wood mice and voles. We hope to catch them in our special live catch mammal traps (no animals will be harmed). You will be given information about each animal that is caught and you will be given the Snapshots of Medieval Beverley, Part One – Southern opportunity to open a trap with the assistance of the safari leader. Beverley Start Time: 9:30am to 11:30am Snapshots of Medieval Beverley. Join Colin Bradshaw for a walk which links together Meeting Point: Allerthorpe Lake Car Park, Allerthorpe, Pocklington. YO42 4RL some of Beverley’s many medieval buildings. Hear about collapsing buildings (including Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes the role of an earthquake), the life of the clergy, an archbishop’s palace and his deer Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, park. You will also learn about the seamier side of medieval life as it affected the inn Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] keepers and their customers and the best place to visit a loo – at that time. Additional Information: No Dogs. Children accompanied with an adult. Please wear suitable footwear for the weather conditions. Café and Toilets onsite. Allerthorpe Lake is Start Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm, 3:30pm – 5:00pm a great venue for other outdoor adventure activities. Meeting Point: 1.30pm – Outside Monks Walk, Highgate, 3.30pm Outside the Friary Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Sewerby park run Sewerby Park Run is a free 5k timed run that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am. Parkrun is a community event run by volunteers aimed at encouraging people to Beverley Rocks! keep fit, healthy and active. Runners of all abilities are welcome.  Start Time: Leaving at 9:00am Beverley is famous for its brick buildings and particularly the use of brick in the middle Meeting Point: Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Church Lane, Sewerby.YO15 1EA ages. Did you know that a range of different rocks can be found in the town? We can Cost: Free Booking Essential: No just turn up with your running shoes on! find rocks from Wales, Scotland and even Norway. More local rocks tell us a story of Contact: [email protected], www.parkrun.org.uk/sewerby tropical seas and early life. You will never look at Beverley’s buildings in the same way again. This short guided walk will demonstrate how local geology has shaped the architecture and development of the town. Lasts about an hour; we will be keeping to Madhyamaka KMC Buddhist Centre Experience pavements in the town so it should be suitable for wheelchair users. Start Time: 10:30am to finish at 11:30am Your chance to find out more in these peaceful and beautiful surroundings. The centre Meeting Point: Beverley Minster Steps facing Highgate. HU17 0DN was once a stately home and is now a thriving Buddhist meditation centre. Saturday Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes & Sunday schedule: 11am & 2pm 30-minute meditation; 11:30am & 2.30pm tour of Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, the meditation rooms; 12 noon & 3pm house tour. Monday to Thursday: 30-minute Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] meditations at 12:30pm. Cafe, gift shop and gardens open Saturday – Thursday, 10.30am - 4.30pm. Start Time: As above Meeting Point: Kilnwick Percy Hall, Pocklington, YO42 1LF Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Tel: (01759) 304832 Email: [email protected]

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Beverley Breeze Ladies Cycle Ride WC Cycle to pastures new - Driffield Four Seasons Breezers Would you like to get out on your bike more but don’t know where to start? Breeze ladies We welcome you to join us on a wonderful route across the Wolds and Millington Pastures. are here to help! No need for fancy bikes and clothing. Join our taster session for a 10 miles We will take a break in the village at the Ramblers Rest, before heading back to Driffield ride with likeminded ladies, guided by one of our experienced leaders and see if you catch via North Dalton, Bainton, Neswick and Hutton. Driffield Four Seasons Breezers are part the cycling bug! The route will leave the Leisure Centre, along Long Lane to Thearne with a of the Breeze Network, set up by British Cycling to get more women out on their bikes. well-earned coffee stop at Colleta and Tyson. Breeze is part of a British Cycling initiative to Women only led rides and all Ride Leaders are qualified Breeze Champions. encourage women onto 2 wheels. Leaders are trained by British Cycling. Start Time: 9:30 am Distance: a challenging 35 miles Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 10 Miles Meeting Point: Outside East Riding Leisure Driffield, Bridlington Road. YO25 5HZ Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Beverley, Flemingate, Beverley, HU17 0LT Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes, please register on the ride by visiting LetsRide.co.uk Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Julie Turner Tel: 07503 193173 to discuss the ride and register Contact: Register on the ‘Lets Ride’ website www.letsride.co.uk (search Beverley) or contact Additional Information: Please make sure your bike is in road worthy condition and you Barbara Joy Email: [email protected] Tel: 07906 590076 wear a cycle helmet. Water Bottle recommended. Additional Information: Please make sure your bike is in a roadworthy condition, wear a cycle helmet and bring a spare inner tube and tools in case of a puncture! A Walk Through Howden’s Past Wildlife Walks at RSPB Bempton Cliffs A guided tour around the beautiful market town of Howden, starting and ending at Bishops Manor and taking in various sites and buildings of historical interest including the Join us for a relaxing stroll as we explore the nature trail, grasslands and cliff tops in search recently renovated Bishops Manor, Howden Shire Hall and Howden Minster. Cream teas of the reserve’s wildlife. We’ll post our sightings on Facebook so check RSPB Bempton Cliffs will be on sale at the Bishops Manor throughout the day. and N. Yorks for details of what you might see. Start: 2 walks starting at 11.30am and 2.30pm Start Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Meeting Point: Bishops Manor, Howden. DN14 7BL Distance: Approximately 2 miles Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF Cost: £5 non-RSPB members, £4 RSPB members (Children Booking advised: please call 01430 432510. Email. [email protected] half price) Admission to the reserve also applies. Booking Essential: No, booking on the day on a first come first served basis.Contact: [email protected], 01262 422212 Additional Information: Only assistance dogs allowed. WC Kelsey Canoe Club Join Kelsey Paddlers Canoe Club and have a go at Canoeing. Fun for all ages. WC Woldgate Trek Refreshments, hot and cold snacks available on site. Start Time: Saturday mornings 9:30 -11:30, Tuesday evenings 18:00 – 19:30 Have a go at Horse Riding and join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU beautiful countryside. No experience or equipment needed. Cost: Annual membership and session fees £ 5.00 adults/£4.00 children for members Start Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 4:00pm – 5:00pm. Young riders club Booking Essential: No Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 9.15am to 12.15am - £20 for morning. trek or lesson included. Additional Information: Suitable clothing that dries quickly – no jeans – waterproof jacket Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre recommended, bring a towel and change of clothes – buoyancy aids provided Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour, lessons £20 per hour. (CASH ONLY) Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before your departure choice. 15 stone weight limit, parental guidance required for the very young. Disabled welcome.

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WC Spurn Safari Snapshots of Medieval Beverley around the North Bar, Part Two Enjoy a safari at Spurn and enjoy a guided two and a half hour tour looking out for wildlife We will trace some of the buildings remaining from medieval times and look at aspects and discover more about the fascinating heritage of Yorkshire’s very own ‘Land’s End’. of their construction. This is also a chance to look at the defences of the town. The life of Climb aboard the all-terrain Unimog for a tour with a difference. Learn more about the ordinary citizens will be described and some of the many crafts taking place within the fascinating wildlife and history of this iconic Yorkshire Landmark from a knowledgeable town. guide, and climb the newly restored Spurn Lighthouse for incredible views! Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 11:30pm Start Time: 9:30am to finish at 12:00noon & 1:00pm to finish at 3:30pm. Meeting Point: Outside the North Bar Chambers, North Bar Within. HU17 8DL Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre (located on the Nature Reserve) Spurn Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes National Nature Reserve. HU12 0UH (located on the Nature Reserve) Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Grid Reference: TA419149 Cost: £12 Adult, £7 Child. Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Booking Essential: Yes, please indicate time required. Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or Tel: (01964) 650313. Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible footwear. Children WC Sancton Family Dog Stroll must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. Come along for a short stroll around the pretty village of Sancton - followed by afternoon tea and cake in the village hall. Well behaved dogs welcome to bring their owners. For Farming and Wildlife those who don’t want to do the walk, you are also welcome to have a look around All Saint’s Church and join the walkers for Teas from 3.30pm in the village hall. John Traill (Yorkshire Wildlife trust) will lead a wildlife walk but will also encompass a bit about the history of the farm and the firing range that was on the site. Start Time: 2:30pm onwards Meeting Point: Sancton Village Hall, Low Street, Sancton. YO43 4QY Start Time:10:00am to finish at 12 noon Cost: Donations for teas. Booking Essential: No Meeting Point: Butt Farm Caravan and Camping Site, HU17 8PJ Contact: Rob Thompson Tel: 07944 622276 for more information. [email protected] C Free Yes ost: Booking Essential: Additional Information: Children and Dogs most welcome. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Bat Walk & Moth Trapping WC Green Plaques Walk - History at eye-level. I bet Learn to use bat detectors to look for these winged mammals, and look at their insect you haven’t seen it! prey during a moth trapping session. Bats are wild animals so we can’t guarantee sightings. This event is suitable for accompanied children but is aimed at adults. The Civic Society has placed a number of information plaques on the walls of buildings in Beverley. Have you noticed them? If not, this is your chance to be taken on a guided walk Start Time: 7:15pm – 9:15pm that seeks to find the plaques and explain why they are there. You will be amazed and at Meeting Point: Melbourne Arms Moorings, YO42 4QJ times horrified by the picture they paint of Beverley! Cost: £2 per person Booking Essential: Yes on http://pocklingtoncanal.eventbrite.com/ Contact: [email protected] Tel: 07789 934871 Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Additional Information: Accompanied Children welcome. Meeting Point: Outside the Beverley Arms Hotel. HU17 8DD Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

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WC Geocaching Treasure Hunt Beverley Breeze Ladies Cycle ride Join the countryside access team and take part in a special geocaching treasure hunt. Would you like to get out on your bike more but don’t know where to start? Breeze ladies Borrow our GPS units to explore the Humber Bridge Country Park and follow a trail along are here to help! No need for fancy bikes and clothing. Join our taster session for a 10 miles the Yorkshire Wolds Way from Hessle Foreshore, discovering hidden boxes on the way. ride with likeminded ladies, guided by one of our experienced leaders and see if you catch Start Time: There are 4 start times slots; chose a slot and arrive anytime within that hour. the cycling bug! The route will leave the Leisure Centre, along Long Lane to Thearne with a Start time slots: 10-11am, 11am-12noon, 12 noon-1pm, or 1-2pm. The circular route takes 1 ½ well-earned coffee stop at Colleta and Tyson. Breeze is part of a British Cycling initiative to -2 hours to complete. The last start time is 2pm. Distance: 1.5 – 2 miles encourage women onto 2 wheels. Leaders are trained by British Cycling. Meeting Point: Outside the Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre, Humber Bridge Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 10 Miles Country Park Local Nature Reserve. HU13 0LN Grid Reference: TA 023 253 Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Beverley, Flemingate, Beverley, HU17 0LT Cost: £5 per ‘family group’ (to be paid when booking). £20 equipment deposit (paid and Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes returned on the day). Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Register on the ‘Lets Ride’ website www.letsride.co.uk (search Beverley) or contact Contact: Countryside Access Team, Tel: (01482) 395320 Barbara Joy Email: [email protected] Tel: 07906 590076 Online: www.eastriding.gov.uk/events (select brochure for Countryside 2018) Additional Information: Please make sure your bike is in a roadworthy condition, wear a cycle Additional Information: Recommended group size is 2-6 with one Adult. helmet and bring a spare inner tube and tools in case of a pucture!

Discover Pocklington Canal WC Woldgate Trek A great opportunity to walk the entire length of Pocklington Canal. Learn more about this Have a go at Horse Riding and join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across wonderful waterway which was built nearly 200 years ago, and is now a haven for wildlife beautiful countryside. No experience or equipment needed. with interesting industrial heritage too. This is a linear walk and the ticket price includes the Start Time: 1pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3.30pm, 4pm – 5pm. Young riders club 9.15am to 12.15am bus to the start point at East Cottingwith. In partnership with the Canal and River Trust. - £20 for morning. trek or lesson included. Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre Start Time: 10:00am to finish around 15:00pm Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour, lessons £20 per hour. (CASH ONLY) Meeting Point: Canal Head, Pocklington on the A1079, YO42 1NW. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Grid Reference: SE 800 474 Cost: £5 adults, £3 young people under 16 Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before your departure choice. 15 stone weight Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Countryside Access Team, Tel: (01482) 395320 limit, parental guidance required for the very young. Disabled welcome. Online: www.eastriding.gov.uk/events (Select brochure for Countryside 2018). WC Driffield Bumble - Four Seasons Breezers WC Open Water Swimming Join us for a lovely ride along back lanes, which will set off from Riverhead Driffield. We will be travelling along a lovely flat route to Watton and back towards Driffield via Burn Open water swimming has grown in popularity. Join Kelsey Paddlers open water swimming Butts. Driffield Four Seasons Breezers are part of the Breeze Network, set up by British club – adults only at present (potential junior section opening soon). Refreshments, hot and Cycling to get more women out on their bikes. Women only led rides and all Ride Leaders are cold snacks available on site. qualified Breeze Champions. Start Time: Sunday mornings 9:00 – 11:00, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 17:00 – 19:00 Start Time: 9:30 am Distance: 20 miles Meeting Point: Riverhead, Driffield Cost: Free Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Booking Essential: Yes, please register on the ride by visiting LetsRide.co.uk Cost: Annual membership and session fees £5.00 adults Booking Essential: No, just turn up Contact: Julie Turner Tel: 07503 193173 to discuss the ride and register Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 Additional Information: Please make sure your bike is in road worthy condition and you wear Additional Information: Wetsuits and brightly coloured swim cap compulsory a cycle helmet. Water Bottle recommended.

20 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 21 MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10TH to FRIDAY 14TH Doing good works - Beverley WC Woldgate Trek The walk will look at how local charities, local individuals, the church and institutions such Have a go at Horse Riding and join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across as the Poor Law (paid from local rates) provided for the poor, the elderly, the sick and the beautiful countryside. No experience or equipment needed. unemployed. All this before the time of the welfare state. We will include almshouses, the Beverley workhouse (as it was), “hospitals” and charitable institution around the town. Start Time: 10am – 11am, 11.30am – 12.30am, 1pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3.30pm, 4pm – 5pm. Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour, lessons £20 per hour. (CASH ONLY) Meeting Point: Beverley Minster steps facing Highgate Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before your departure choice. 15 stone weight Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, limit, parental guidance required for the very young. Disabled welcome. Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

WC The Beverley Ghost Walk Walking and Wine at Little Wold Vineyard Established in 2012, Little Wold Vineyard in the Yorkshire Wolds has over 2000 vines of Prepare to be scared. A twilight visit to the spooky bits of Beverley. Chilling tales drawn 4 different white grape varieties and 2 red. There first crop being harvested in 2016. Join from the town’s history. Not for young children. Henry the owner for a tour of the vineyard, learn about the farms history, the variety of Start Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm grapes, taste the wine and enjoy the views. Meeting Point: The Royal Standard, North Bar Within Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 3:00pm Cost: £4 per person Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Little Wold Vineyard, South Cave. Direction’s provided when booking or visit Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, www.littlewoldvineyard.co.uk Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Cost: £3 per person Booking Essential: Yes Additional information: Not suitable for Children Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: You will have the opportunity to buy wine and gifts at the Vineyard. WC Exploring Beverley for people with impaired mobility Wear sensible shoes for the terrain. Join Colin Bradshaw for a walk which takes you round some of Beverley’s oldest streets, using a route designed to make it easier for someone with limited mobility. The route uses dropped kerbs, to give those using a wheelchair or a mobility scooter, the chance to more A walk from Flamborough South Landing easily access the centre of town and learn about the town’s history. We will tell you about Join the Ramblers for a circular walk starting at Flamborough South Landing. floods, famous people, executions and the life of ordinary people. Past entertainments will be described from theatres to cock fighting and some of the drinking dens patronised by Start Time: 1:00pm onwards the rich and poor. This walk can include 4 people with impaired mobility and 4 friends. Meeting Point: Flamborough South Landing. YO15 1AG Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up. Start Time: 10:30am to finish at 12 noon Contact: Peter Harrison Tel: 07952 134860 Meeting Point: Outside Tesco main entrance, Morton Lane. HU17 9DB Additional Information: Wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the day. Bring plenty of Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes water and a packed lunch. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

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WC Macmillan Cancer Evening Walk WC Pilgrimage of Grace Walk Join us for a 1 hour guided evening walk in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Walk in the footsteps of the Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising that began in Start Time: 6:30pm to finish at 7:30pm Yorkshire in October 1536, before spreading to other parts of Northern England. Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Beverley, Flemingate, Beverley, HU17 0LT Join the Pilgrimage of Grace team for a “fair hollick”(East Riding dialect for a good walk) Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. along the western scrap of the Wolds. Help us to join up two established PoG routes to Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. complete the network of ancient paths in this corner of the Riding. Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 6 to 7 miles Grid Reference: E:799 N: 487 WC Walking for Health - Paull Meeting Point: West Green car park off Hodsow Lane/West Green, Pocklington. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be Contact: John Brown on Tel: 01759 302715, [email protected] done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become Additional Information: Children over 12 welcome. No dogs please. Walking shoes or boots more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team for this 30 minute walk. recommended. Start Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Meeting Point: St Andrew Church, Thorngumbald Road, Paull. HU12 8AX WC Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Elwell walk - Beverley Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Join guide Val Wise who will explain how the Elwells reached Beverley, where they lived and Tel: (01482) 392527 worked, where you can see their paintings and how their work reflected the changing town. Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check This gentle walk will include many anecdotes. on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! Start Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Meeting Point: Outside the Railway Station main doors. HU17 0AS Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes WC Howden Story Based Nature Walk for Children Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, A story based nature walk for children aged 2 to 4 years old (accompanied by a parent/ Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] carer). Come and explore our beautiful nature reserve, listen to a story and take part in some natural crafts. Larkin about Beverley Start Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm. Meeting Point: Howden Marsh, St John’s Street, Howden. Philip Larkin was a frequent visitor to Beverley during the 30 years in which he was Booking Essential: Yes, places limited librarian at the University of Hull. The town figures strongly in his letters to a number of Cost: £5.00 per child, siblings £3.00 (if within age range). Contact: [email protected] correspondents. It is also a place that held a particular significance in terms of his love life. Drawing on extracts from Larkin’s writing as an illustrative guide, this walk will take you on a journey through the Beverley he knew and loved. Philip Pullen, media and publicity officer for the Philip Larkin Society will be your guide. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12 noon Meeting Point: Outside the Beverley Arms hotel, North Bar Within. HU17 8DD Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

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WC Walking for Health – Sewerby Hall and Gardens Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Start Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Meeting Point: Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Church Lane, Sewerby, Bridlington, YO15 1EA Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Tel: (01482) 392527 TH Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check on TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk!

WC Burton Constable Hall & Grounds – Parkland Tour WC Walking for Health – East Riding Leisure South Cave New to the Festival in 2018. Join one of Burton Constables expert guides on a journey of discovery around the historic grounds and parklands. The Hall is surrounded by 330 acres Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be done of stunning historic grade II* listed parkland and it is the best documented example of a anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become more active. landscape worked by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this 1.5hour walk. This festival event gives you access to both the Grounds and Hall. Why not make a day Start Time:10:00am to 11:30 am of it and have lunch or afternoon tea in the Stable Tea Rooms serving light lunches and Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Southcave, Church Street, South Cave, HU15 2EP delicious afternoon teas. You will also have the opportunity to explore the House at your Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Contact: Health Lifestyle leisure with thirty rooms filled with fine furniture, paintings, sculptures and country-house Development Officer, [email protected], Tel: (01482) 392527 paraphernalia. Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check on Grounds, Stable, Tea Room and Gift Shop open from 11am – 5pm. Hall opens at 12pm with the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! last admission at 4pm. Start Time: The parkland tour starts at 2:00pm and finishes at 3:00pm. WC Meeting Point: The tour will leave the main entrance of the hall at 2pm. Open Water Swimming Cost: £5 to include the Parkland Tour, access to the House and Grounds for the day. Open water swimming has grown in popularity. Join Kelsey Paddlers open water swimming Booking Essential: Yes club – adults only at present (potential junior section opening soon). Refreshments, hot and Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, cold snacks available on site. Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Start Time: Sunday mornings 9:00 – 11:00, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 17:00 – 19:00 Additional Information: Please note the tour route is along gravel paths that may be Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU uneven in places. Dogs on a lead are welcome on the tour, in the grounds and the Doggy Cost: Annual membership and session fees £5.00 adults Booking Essential: No, just turn up Dining Room. Assistance Dogs only in the Hall. Please bring your proof of purchase along Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 with you. Additional Information: Wetsuits and brightly coloured swim cap compulsory

WC Walking for Health - Hessle WC Kelsey Canoe Club Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be Join Kelsey Paddlers Canoe Club and have a go at Canoeing. Fun for all ages. done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become Refreshments, hot and cold snacks available on site. more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Start Time: Saturday mornings 9:30 -11:30, Tuesday evenings 18:00 – 19:30 Start Time:10:00am – 11:00am Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Meeting Point: Hessle Community Centre, Old School House, The Hourne, Hessle, HU13 9LJ Cost: Annual membership and session fees £ 5.00 adults/£4.00 children for members Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Booking Essential: No Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Additional Information: Suitable clothing that dries quickly – no jeans – waterproof jacket Tel: (01482) 392527 recommended, bring a towel and change of clothes – buoyancy aids provided Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk!

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WC A coastal walk from Danes Dyke to Flamborough Round and about the Minster Join the Pocklington Ramblers for this scenic coastal walk. The walk will mainly be along The aim of the walk is to look at Beverley Minster in its medieval setting. Meeting at the the stunning coastal footpaths around Flamborough Head, and the route will pass Highgate Steps we will explore the exterior of the building observing the various stages through both North and South Landing. of the development of this magnificent church. Having left the church we will explore Start Time: 10:00am the surrounding streets and consider the whereabouts of various medieval buildings Grid Reference: TA216696 Distance: 10 Miles, 16.1km which provided accommodation for the 76 members of the clergy who were associated Meeting Point: Danes Dyke Car Park, Bridlington. YO15 1AB (Charges apply) with the Minster before it changed from being the Collegiate Church of St John the Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 10 minutes before. Evangelist to the Parish Church it is today. Our walk will be down five ancient streets Contact: For further information please contact the Pocklington Ramblers which converge on the Minster. on (01482) 861215 Start Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Meeting Point: The Beverley Minster steps opposite Additional Information: Only registered assistance dogs allowed. Wear appropriate Highgate. HU17 0DN Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes clothing and footwear. Bring a packed lunch and sufficient water for the day. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

WC Quiet Gardens of Beverley WC The Alta Via - Beverley Each garden has its own history. Perhaps they exist through the benevolence of a philanthropist, a church, the Festival of Britain or the Quiet Garden Movement. Their In much of central Beverley one can still find the medieval street pattern, none more so various histories involve brawling churchwardens, a house fire, an earthquake, a gas than the “Alta Via”, the High Street extending from Beverley Minster to North Bar. We will chamber, the Civil War and a ghost. follow the Alta Via from the Minster, stopping at Wednesday Market, Toll Gavel, Register Start Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Square, Saturday Market and North Bar Within. We will consider how things would have Meeting Point: The Library Gardens, Champney Road. HU17 8HE looked at the time and how much of Beverley’s past remains or has been adapted and Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes modified over the centuries. We will be going to the heart of Beverley’s history! Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Start Time: 10:00am to 12 noon Meeting Point: North Door of Beverley Minster, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Highgate Steps. HU17 0DN Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] WC Nervous and Novice Hack Join Burnby Equestrian for a gentle stroll up onto the Wolds. Borrow one of our lovely The Beck and Beyond Horses to enjoy a walk and trot hack through local villages. We venture up onto the top of the Wolds to enjoy spectacular views. Meeting back at the yard for light refreshments. Clive Waddington will lead a guided walk around Beverley Beck exploring its origins and Start Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm the land around it. Join the Beverley Barge Preservation Society on the Syntan for a Meeting Point: Burnby Equestrian Centre, Burnby, Nr Pocklington. YO42 1RS refreshing cuppa after your walk and an opportunity to see this great local project and Cost: £50 Booking Essential: Yes hear about the background to it. Contact: Felicity Warden Tel: 07850 664992 Email: [email protected] Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Meeting Point: The Creelers statue, Beckside – Additional Information: Must be capable of controlling a Horse in an Arena. Will be Walk nr the Foresters Arms. HU17 0PR Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes and Trot only. Horses to Hire – included in price. Hats and Body protectors included. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

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WC Walking for Health – Market Weighton Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become more active. Join the Weighton Walkers on this 1.5hr hour walk. Start Time: 10:00am to 11:30am Meeting Point: St John’s Methodist Church, Market Place, Market Weighton, YO43 3AJ Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 10 minutes before. Contact: David Battams 07875 550413, www.weightonwalkers.org.uk Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER WC Walking for Health – Preston Walkers WC Boat Cruise on the Pocklington Canal Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be Join Volunteers from the Pocklington Canal Amenity Society aboard the New Horizons done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become narrowboat. Enjoy the tranquillity of this rural canal and spot wildlife along the way. more active. Join the Preston Walkers on this one hour walk. Experience operating a canal lock, and have a go at steering the boat. Start Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm Start Time: Cruise one – 10.00am to 1:00pm Cruise two – 2:00pm to 5:00pm Meeting Point: Preston Community Hall, Main Street, Preston, Hull, HU12 8SA Meeting Point: Melbourne Arms Moorings, Pocklington. YO42 4QJ Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 10 minutes before. Cost: £5 per person Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Keith Locker 07939 829923 email: [email protected] or Pam (01482) Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, 899836 email: [email protected] Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Additional Information: Toilet facilities available at the start and end of the trip (at the moorings). WC Walking for Health – Withernsea Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be WC Walking for Health - Haltemprice more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be Start Time: 9:30am to 10:30am done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Withernsea, Station Road, Withernsea, HU19 2QA more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Start Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Haltemprise, Springfield Way, Anlaby. HU10 6QJ Tel: (01482) 392527 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Tel: check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! (01482) 392527 Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! WC Howden Interactive Nature Walk Come and play and explore in our fantastic nature reserve as we learn about the animals and plants who live there. WC Walking for Health - Hornsea Start Time: 4.00pm to 6.00pm Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be Meeting Point: Howden Marsh, St John’s Street, Howden. done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become Booking Essential: Yes, places limited more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Cost: £5.00 per child, siblings £3.00 (if within age range). Start Time: 11:00am – 12 noon Contact: [email protected] Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Hornsea, Broadway, Hornsea, HU18 1PZ Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Tel: (01482) 392527 Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk!

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WC Wassand - a Regency Hall and Woodland Walk WC Wolds Woods Hack Join us for a special open day at Wassand Hall. A fine Regency House in beautiful Join Burnby Equestrian Centre for a walk, trot, canter, hack along country lanes and tranquil surroundings between Seaton and Hornsea. The Estate has been in one family bridleway. We go through a wood which leads to spectacular views across the Wolds. ownership since 1520. We will start with a Tour of the Hall and a little talk on its History. Riders must be able to canter as this hack involves an uphill fast canter. We provide the The Hall contains a collection of 18th and 19th century paintings, English and European Horses. Join us on an enjoyable ride across the Wolds followed by light refreshments silver, furniture and procelain. Wassand is very much a family home and retains a back at the yard. friendly atmosphere. You will then have the opportunity to do the Bird Hide Walk Start Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm through an ancient forest led by our Bird Hide Warden or explore the woodlands and Meeting Point: Burnby Equestrian Centre, Burnby, Nr Pocklington. YO42 1RS arboretum. The Tour will finish with a drink and biscuit. Cost: £40 Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:15pm Contact: Felicity Warden Tel: 07850 664992 Email: [email protected] Meeting Point: Wassand Hall, A1035 (formerly B1244) between Seaton and Hornsea. Additional Information: Must be capable of cantering a Horse in open spaces. Horse HU11 5RJ Hire included in the price. Assessment rides available. Hats and body protectors Cost: £4.00 per person Booking Essential: Yes included in the price. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Please wear strong footwear for the walk. Doing good works - Beverley The walk will look at how local charities, local individuals, the church and institutions WC Boots and Beer Walk such as the Poor Law (paid from local rates) provided for the poor, the elderly, the sick and the unemployed. All this before the time of the welfare state. We will include This ever popular event returns again, following the classic route along dry valleys almshouses, the Beverley workhouse (as it was), “hospitals” and charitable institution Camp Dale, Raven Dale, Lang Dale and North Dale. It also includes a short stretch of around the town. the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail. The day caps off with the chance to sample a Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm couple of the award winning Wold Top beers at the brewery at Hunmanby Grange. This Meeting Point: Beverley Minster steps facing Highgate comes with a savoury buffet to help round off the experience. Quality soft drinks are Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes available for non drinkers. Wold Top Brewery are supporters of the Yorkshire Wolds Way THE OFFICIAL ALE OF THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, A sparkling crisp ale with an earthy spiciness and honeyed marmalade overtones. The perfect finish to a ride through Yorkshire’s wolds, moors and dales. This completely British beer is brewed with predominantly our own home grown and they brew the official Wolds Way ale. barley, our own pure chalk filtered water and UK grown Maize/Maïs/Mais, Goldings and First Gold hops. Water/Eau/Acqua, Barley Malt/Orge/Orzo,Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] INGREDIENTS: Hops/Houblon/Luppolo and Yeast/Levure/ Lievito di Birra. Starköl, Innehåller kornmalt. Produit du Royaume-Uni. Sisältää Ohramallasta. Beer/Bière/Birra alc. 4.0% vol. Product of the UK,

Start Time: 11:00am to finish at 16:00pm Distance: 6.5 miles/10.5km 2.1 A Simple Dry and UK Fruity B w UNITS OS Grid Reference: TA 072 755 Best Before End: See Neck Store Cool Imported into Italy by Cuzziol S.p.A

Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby Grange, Wold Newton, Meeting Point: Wold Top Brewery, Humnanby Grange, YO25 3HS Driffield. YO25 3HS www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk 500ml alc.4% vol Cost: £10 to include two half pint samples and a savoury buffet Booking Essential: Yes Old Illustration

Client: Wold Top Client: Wold Top Client ref: Wolds Way Clip Client ref: Wolds Way Label Job No: - Job No: - Date: 29/1/16 Date: 29/1/16 Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Version: 1 Carrot Juice Version: 1 Carrot Juice Tel: +44 (0) 1943 468 553 Tel: +44 (0) 1943 468 553 Supplier: - 7744 C PANTONE 168 C PANTONE www.carrotjuicecreative.com Supplier: - 7744 C PANTONE 168 C PANTONE www.carrotjuicecreative.com Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: No Children

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WC The Alta Via - Beverley WC Walking for Health - Beverley In much of central Beverley one can still find the medieval street pattern, none more so Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be than the “Alta Via”, the High Street extending from Beverley Minster to North Bar. We will done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become follow the Alta Via from the Minster, stopping at Wednesday Market, Toll Gavel, Register more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. Square, Saturday Market and North Bar Within. We will consider how things would have Start Time: 11:00am – 12 noon looked at the time and how much of Beverley’s past remains or has been adapted and Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Beverley, Flemingate, Beverley. HU17 0LT modified over the centuries. We will be going to the heart of Beverley’s history! Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Start Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Meeting Point: North Door of Beverley Minster, Highgate. HU17 0DN Tel: (01482) 392527 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

WC Walking for Health - Bridlington An Open Window and Shutter Story - Beverley Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be The shops and houses of Beverley tell a story of how the town changed over the years. done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become Join David Horsley for a relaxed look at what the evidence from shops and houses can more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. tell us about the origins of some of these buildings between North Bar and Wednesday Start Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Market. Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Bridlington, The Promenade, Bridlington. YO15 2QQ Start Time: 10:00am to 12noon Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. Meeting Point: Coronation Gardens, North Bar Within. HU17 8DG Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Tel: (01482) 392527 Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk!

WC Market Weighton - a Town and Country Walk WC Walking for Health - Goole Join June Gray from Market Weighton Walkers are Welcome for this local interest walk. Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be This circular walk will start in the town centre before taking you out along the disused done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become railway track. Learn more about the History of this town with a number of information more active. Join one of our East Riding Council walking team on this one hour walk. boards. If you are unable to attend this walk, why not have a go yourself using the Walking Start Time: 10:00am – 11:00am the Town - Market Weighton Town and Country Walk in the back of this brochure! Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Goole, North Street, Goole, DN14 5QX Start Time: 10:30am to finish at 11:45ish. (Optional café stop at the end for those Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 15 minutes before. interested). Meeting Point: Outside the Londesborough Arms Contact: Health Lifestyle Development Officer, [email protected], Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Tel: (01482) 392527 Contact: June Gray for more information (01430) 873910 Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Please Additional Information: Wear suitable footwear. check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk!

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WC Walking for Health - Welwick A Boat Trip on the Driffield Canal Walking is almost perfect exercise, requires no expense, almost anyone can do it, it can be New to the festival in 2018, join the crew of the Lady Jayne and explore beautiful done anywhere at any time, it is the best way for people from all walks of life to become more countryside and wildlife not seen on public roads. The cruise will take you from active. Join the Welwick walkers for this one hour walk. Frodingham Landing southwards towards Bethells Bridge at Hempholme. You will see the Start Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm bridge opening to let Lady Jayne through, and the many craft that moor there. We stretch Meeting Point: Welwick Village Hall, Main Street, Welwick, Hull, HU17 0RY our legs at the landing at Strucheon Hill Lock and Weir and enjoy our picnics before Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 10 minutes before. heading home again. The trip is ideal for those who want to learn more about the historic Contact: Janet Email: [email protected], Mobile: 07931 863002, Pat (01964) waterways, bird and wildlife watchers. 630455, Gill (01964) 630906, or Dave (01964) 630906 Start Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm Additional Information: Appropriate clothing, footwear and a bottle of water. Meeting Point: Bridge Farm, Church Lane, Frodingham Please check on the number above if a Dog is allowed on this walk! Cost: £4 per person Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Bring a picnic to eat on the boat or at Struncheon Hill Lock & Weir. WC Driffield Four Seasons Breezers: Figure of Eight Ride Join the Driffield Breeze ladies for a steady pace summer eventing ride. We will head out to Nafferton, Harpham, Kilham via Wold Road back to Nafferton, Wansford, Skerne and Driffield. WC The Beverley Pub Walk – Join the Inn Crowd! Driffield Four Seasons Breezers are part of the Breeze Network, set up by British Cycling to get more women out on their bikes. Women only led rides and all Ride Leaders are qualified Your host Paul Schofield will reveal the stories behind pub history in our market town with Breeze Champions. visits to some of the familiar hostelries. Why were there so many drinking places? Cheers! Start Time: 6:00pm Distance: 25 Miles Start Time: 7:00pm to finish at 9:00pm Meeting Point: Outside East Riding Leisure Driffield, Bridlington Road, YO25 5HZ Meeting Point: The Royal Standard, North Bar Within. HU17 8FL Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes, please register on the ride by visiting LetsRide.co.uk Cost: £4 per person Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Julie Turner Tel: 07503 193173 to discuss the ride and register Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Additional Information: Please make sure your bike is in road worthy condition and you wear Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] a cycle helmet. Water Bottle recommended.

A Walk of Small Things - Beverley WC Open Water Swimming Lamp posts, kerb stones, decorated foot scrapers, mysterious 200 year old stone inscriptions Open water swimming has grown in popularity. Join Kelsey Paddlers open water swimming - Beverley has many small things from the past, some now impossible to understand. This club – adults only at present (potential junior section opening soon). Refreshments, hot and gentle walk around the town centre is designed to show you things that you may walk past cold snacks available on site. every day, and never see. All are welcome, children and well-behaved dogs too. The children Start Time: Sunday mornings 9:00 – 11:00, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 17:00 – 19:00 often notice things we don’t…and have some great explanations too. Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Start Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Cost: Annual membership and session fees £5.00 adults Meeting Point: Wednesday Market, near the Beverley Town Council noticeboard. HU17 0DG Booking Essential: No, just turn up Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: Wetsuits and brightly coloured swim cap compulsory Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected]

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Plays, plaques and patriots! - Beverley WC Pub Walk at Allerthorpe Join us to hear some stories about Highgate. Where else could you hear about Waterloo, Join walk leader Brian Bate for a pub walk starting at the Plough Inn, Allerthorpe. Take an American general, monks and plague pits, and people running for their lives? This is a five mile walk across the Countryside with the option of refreshments in the pub on only a small sample of the stories that await you! your return with your fellow walkers! Start Time: 2.30pm to 4pm Start Time: 10.30am Meeting Point: Wednesday Market, near the Beverley Town Council noticeboard. HU17 0DG Meeting Point: The Plough Inn, Main Street, Allerthorpe, YO42 4RW Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Contact: [email protected], (01482) 392527 Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Please be aware that the walks may be over steep or uneven or muddy ground and as such suitable footwear must be worn. Wear clothing suitable for the weather and bring waterproofs, just in case they are required. Mary Wolstoncraft - Beverley Mary Wolstoncraft lived in Beverley between 1768 and 1774. It was a dynamic time with WC Howden Sensory taster in nature for Children lots of new buildings being erected. Assemblies, Cockfighting, Horse Racing and the Spa attracted visitors and there was a huge thirst for knowledge and improvement. The walk Sensory tasters in nature for children aged 9 months to 2 years old (accompanied by a takes in places associated with her and the builders working in the town at that time. parent/carer). Explore the outdoor environment using your senses. Come and play and Start Time: 2pm to 4pm see what we can find. Meeting Point: 2 Highgate. HU17 0DN Start Time: 10.00 am to 11.30am Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Howden Marsh, St John’s Street, Howden. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Booking Essential: Yes, places limited Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Cost: £5.00 per child, siblings £3.00 (if within age range). Contact: [email protected]

Bats and Moths at Eastrington Ponds Eastrington Ponds is a small tranquil nature reserve and a great place to watch Daubenton’s bats hunting over the pond. As darkness falls take a look at the moth light with specialist Dave Chesmore, and see some of the 100 species recorded on the reserve. Start Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Meeting Point: Eastrington Ponds Local Nature Reserve, near Howden, DN14 7PL. OS Explorer Map 291. Grid Reference: SE 787 298 Cost: Adults £3.50, Concessions over 60 & under 16 £2.50, Family ticket (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £9 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Countryside Access Team, Tel: (01482) 395320 Online: www.eastriding.gov.uk/events (Select brochure for Countryside 2018). Additional Information: Bring some Binoculars if you have them!

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Out with the old and in with the new (1120 to 2018) - Beverley Round and about St Mary’s - Beverley This walk will hit the heights – literally! Starting with a stunning viewpoint (weather The aim of the walk is to look at St Mary’s Church in its setting. Meeting in the porch permitting) giving you probably the best view in the East Riding. You will need a head for we will have a tour of the interior of the church and consider the various stages of heights and good mobility as there will be tower and steps during the walk. Leaving this its development. Having observed its remarkable carvings in stone and some of its vantage point we will walk through Beverley, forward in time, covering a millennium of history memorable memorials we will walk round North Bar Within (including Coronation as we walk. The walk will highlight signs of the past centuries in our busy streets. Right up Gardens) and North Bar Without and view various houses lived in by parishioners. to date in 2018 we will then have a very privileged opportunity to see Beverley Minster and Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Meeting Point: St Mary’s porch, Hengate HU17 8DL the rooftops of the town from the latest spectacular viewpoint, the Conference Room at the Cost: Free (voluntary contributions to the upkeep of St Mary’s welcome) East Riding College. The Vice Principal,John Doris, has invited us to join him to hear about the Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, college and the development of Flemingate. Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Start Time: 5:30pm to finish at 8:00pm Meeting Point: St Mary’s Church on North Bar Within Email: [email protected] Cost: Free (voluntary contributions to the upkeep of St Mary’s welcome) Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] WC Beverley and America – a special relationship This walk with Barbara English explores the little-known story of the Americans who came to live in Beverley after they were forced to leave their homes for supporting See a...Kingfisher George III instead of George Washington. Rich and powerful families had their New Come along to Tophill Low nature reserve and join the warden as we search our waterways and York and other properties confiscated. England welcomed them, and paid them pools to try and spot one of the UK’s most charismatic birds. Sightings aren’t guaranteed, but we’ll compensation. Come and see where they lived, and find out more about their amazing be in the best place at the best time to stand a good chance of seeing one. There is plenty of other connections around the world. wildlife to enjoy on the way. Start Time: 4:00pm to finish at 6:00pm Meeting Point: Beverley Minster, inside the Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Meeting Point: Tophill Low Nature Reserve, YO25 9RH Highgate porch. HU17 0DN Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes OS Grid Reference: TA 073 486 Cost: Event free with standard admission (£3.50 adults, £1.80 Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, concessions) Booking Essential: Yes, book in advance – numbers limited. Contact: Ring the reserve Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] on Tel: (01377) 270690 Additional Information: No Dogs, Children accompanied with an Adult

Wolds Dew Pond Heritage Walk The Age of Change in Beverley Join Emily McGregor from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, to discover the fascinating historic The area around the North Bar reflects how the town has changed since the advent of the Georgian dew ponds of the Yorkshire Wolds. Find out about the history of the dew ponds, see a period. What are the changes that we can see in the life and times of this fashionable area of newly restored pond and learn about their wildlife. The pace of the walk will be gentle, Beverley? Take a stroll and find out who lived in some of the houses when they were still quite new giving the opportunity to learn about the dew ponds and the surrounding wildflower and now so lovingly conserved and up-dated. The lives and work of the residents give us a glimpse of grasslands of the chalk dales. a life during a time of great change and advancement - and so different from our own. Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 4 miles Meeting Point: At the village pond, Back Lane, Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Meeting Point: Outside St. Marys Church, Hengate HU17 8DL Fridaythorpe. Grid Reference: SE874591 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No HU17 8DL Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Contact: Emily on 07976 523269, [email protected] The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Additional Information: Wear sturdy footwear. Children welcome (accompanies under Email: [email protected] 16). Unsuitable for pushchairs. Some steep inclines. Dogs on leads welcome.

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WC RSPB Autumn Migration Seabird Cruise, Bempton Cliffs WC Bush craft and Wilderness Navigation As summer turns to autumn, this area offers fantastic opportunities to witness autumn Imagine been lost in the wilderness without a map or compass to help you navigate to migration. On this trip we sail up to three miles out into the North Sea on the famous MV safety. Don’t panic, help is at hand! On this fascinating event you will discover the ways Yorkshire Belle from Bridlington to look for seabirds such as shearwaters, skuas, divers, auks, nature and the environment can help guide you home. You’ll never be lost again! The gulls and terns, not forgetting marine mammals such as porpoises and seals. course will be led by outdoor pursuit’s instructor Brian Bate. Chum is thrown overboard to bring the birds closer to the boat, offering good views and Start Time: 10:00am – 12 noon photographic opportunities of these often hard-to-see seabirds. Meeting Point: Danes Dyke Main Car Park, Bridlington. YO15 1DW For more information please visit: rspb.org.uk/bempton Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 9:30am (please arrive ½ hour before departure) Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Meeting Point: Bridlington North Pier Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] Cost: Adults: RSPB members/non-members £24/£30, Children 16 and under: RSPB Additional Information: No Dogs. Children accompanied with an adult. Please wear members/non-members £12/£15, (under 2 sail free but please register attendance). suitable footwear for the weather conditions. Food Kiosk and Toilets on site. Booking Essential: Yes, early booking recommended! Contact: rspbbemptonautumncruise.eventbrite.co.uk or RSPB Cruise Hotline (01262) 422211 Additional Information: Drinks/Snacks available on the boat. No Dogs. Wear warm clothing. Wildlife Walk A wildlife stroll along the canal looking at birds, insects, plants and anything else we Sewerby park run might encounter. We will also be looking out for changes in the natural world that signal the end of summer and the arrival of autumn. This event is suitable for accompanied Sewerby Park Run is a free 5k timed run that takes place every Saturday children but is aimed at adults. morning at 9am. Parkrun is a community event run by volunteers aimed Start Time: 10:00am – 12:00 noon Distance: 3 Miles at encouraging people to keep fit, healthy and active. Runners of all abilities Meeting Point: Canal Head, Pocklington. YO42 1NW are welcome. Cost: £2 per person Booking Essential: Yes, on http://pocklingtoncanal.eventbrite.com/ Start Time: Leaving at 9:00am Meeting Point: Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Church Lane, Contact: [email protected], 07789 934871 Sewerby.YO15 1EA Cost: Free Booking Essential: No just turn up with your running shoes on! Additional Information: Accompanied Children welcome. Contact: [email protected], www.parkrun.org.uk/sewerby

WC Have a go at Axe Throwing WC Kelsey Canoe Club Bored with bowling? Give axe throwing a go. The craze started in Canada and is Join Kelsey Paddlers Canoe Club and have a go at Canoeing. Fun for all ages. catching on all over the world. Come and have a go at Tomahawk/Axe throwing at Refreshments, hot and cold snacks available on site. this free taster session from qualified coaches in the tranquil surroundings of Kelsey Start Time: Saturday mornings 9:30 -11:30, Tuesday evenings 18:00 – 19:30 Gardens. Refreshments, hot and cold snacks available on site. Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Start Time: 10:00 – 16:00 Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. Cost: Annual membership and session fees £ 5.00 adults/£4.00 children for members HU12 9HU Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up. Contact: Ian for further Booking Essential: No Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 information Tel: 07973 909026 Additional Information: Age restrictions may apply, Additional Information: Suitable clothing that dries quickly – no jeans – waterproof jacket parental consent applicable recommended, bring a towel and change of clothes – buoyancy aids provided

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WC Woldgate Trek A walk from Wayrham Dale, Yorkshire Wolds Have a go at Horse Riding and join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across Join the Pocklington Ramblers for a scenic walk from Wayrham Dale. The walk will beautiful countryside. No experience or equipment needed. incorporate some steep ascents and descents through attractive Wolds Dales. Start Time: 1pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3.30pm, 4pm – 5pm. Young riders club 9.15am to The route will incorporate Deep Dale, Bishop Wilton Wold, Cheese Cake Wold, 12.15am - £20 for morning. trek or lesson included. Painsthorpe and Wayrham Dale. Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre Start Time: 10:00am Grid Reference: SE834567 Distance: 9 Miles/14.5km Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour, lessons £20 per hour. (CASH Meeting Point: Wayrham Dale Picnic Site. YO42 1TA ONLY) Booking Essential: Yes Cost: Free Booking Essential: No, just turn up 10 minutes before. Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Contact: For further information please contact the Pocklington Ramblers Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before your departure choice. 15 stone weight on (01482) 861215 limit, parental guidance required for the very young. Disabled welcome. Additional Information: Only registered assistance dogs allowed. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Bring a packed lunch and sufficient water for the day.

WC Spurn Great British Beach Clean Walk the Halls – Photo-Trail in Bishop Wilton If you want to do your bit to help care for Yorkshire’s amazing coastline then come and join us as we take part in this national event. We’ll be giving Spurn a thorough clean – Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy our Photo-Trail last year so we have decided to everyone welcome. do another one! This consists of a self-guided stroll around the village, starting and Start Time: 11:00am until 3:00pm finishing at the village hall, including some back lanes. A map will be supplied and a Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre, (located on the Nature Reserve) selection of photographic images. The map will have some numbered locations printed Cost: Free and all equipment provided. Booking Essential: No, just turn up on it. You have to match the photographs with the location that the photographer was Contact: Tel: (01964) 650313 standing at when he took the picture. Good fun for children of all ages! – and not as Additional Information: Dress for the weather, wear stout footwear and bring work easy as it sounds! gloves if you have them. Afternoon tea will be available in the hall. Start Time: 2pm onwards – the Hall closes at 5pm Distance: 1.5 miles Meeting Point: Bishop Wilton Hall, Worsendale Road, Bishop Wilton. YO42 1ST WC Howden and River Walk Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Ian Robson. Bishop Wilton Village Hall. Email: [email protected] Starting and ending at Howden Shire Hall and heading out from the town centre Tel: 01759 368672 Additional Information: Children and Dogs most welcome. towards the small hamlet of Knedlington. The route then goes off road towards and along the Ouse River past Boothferry Bridge and back into Howden across fields and bridleways. Start: 10:30am Meeting Point: Howden Shire Hall, Howden. DN14 7BJ Distance: 6 miles, little or no gradient with some rough terrain. Booking advised: please call 01430 432510 Email: [email protected] Additional information: Wear sensible footwear.

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WC Spurn Safari Royal Risby – Oh Deer! Enjoy a safari at Spurn and enjoy a guided two and a half hour tour looking out for wildlife A circular walk of about six miles taking in the Risby Park area. The site of the Hunting and discover more about the fascinating heritage of Yorkshire’s very own ‘Land’s End’. Lodge at Cellar Heads and the location of the Risby Hall and its terraced gardens will Climb aboard the all-terrain Unimog for a tour with a difference. Learn more about the be viewed along the route. The walk will take around two and a half hours. Suitable fascinating wildlife and history of this iconic Yorkshire Landmark from a knowledgeable footwear is recommended as this is a country walk over gently undulating terrain. It is guide, and climb the newly restored Spurn Lighthouse for incredible views! advisable to carry wet weather gear just in case. Start Time: 12:30pm to finish at 3:30pm. Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:30pm Meeting Point: Outside Sail’s Café, Skidby Mill. Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre (located on the Nature Reserve) Spurn Roadside parking is available on Mill Road opposite the mill entrance and there is a National Nature Reserve. HU12 0UH (located on the Nature Reserve) public car park south of the mill. Do not use the restaurant car park. Grid Reference: TA419149 Cost: £12 Adult, £7 Child. Booking Essential: Yes, please Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, indicate time required. Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Tel: (01964) 650313. Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible Email: [email protected] footwear. Children must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start. WC Birdsall Charity Ride Pleasure ride around the Birdsall Estate with a choice of route-lengths. Riders set off in Darker side of Georgian Beverley their own time and ride at their own pace along clearly waymarked routes, with lovely Not everything in Georgian Beverley was wonderful. Hear about the prison, the views over the northern Wolds. This is a charity ride to raise funds for the British Horse workhouse, and the awful roads. Entertainment was different too – from bull baiting Society’s ‘Changing Lives’ programme, which enables more people to enjoy the fun and to cock fights, together with race meetings, where spectators often joined in! Men and benefits of riding and spending time with horses. The event takes place along a mix of women were still ducked, children went bare foot and servants scolded. There was no public rights-of-way and over private land (by kind permission of the Willoughby family). piped water, sewage overflowed into the streets and lots, lots more! Start Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm , 11:30am – 2:30pm Distance 8 – 13 Miles To be confirmed when booking. Adult £25, Conc £25, Child (15 Start Time: 10:00am to finish 12 noon Meeting Point: Cost: & under) £20 Yes Janet Cochrane, 07583 451825, janet. Meeting Point: Norwood House, Norwood. HU17 9ET Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Booking Essential: Contact: [email protected], www.rideyorkshire.org Additional Information: Riders Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] must be competent and in control of their own horses, must wear a riding helmet of the current standard, hi-viz clothing and appropriate footwear, and must have their own Rider Insurance (details will be requested on registering for the ride). Children are welcome, but we cannot accept unaccompanied riders under 16. WC Fortune and Misfortune - Beverley Join Ann Scruton for a stroll around historic Beverley. The growth and decline of the town through the ages is reflected in the lives of its people. From power to execution, A Ramble from North Newbald poverty to influence, riches to disgrace, lives were dramatically changed and fine The Ramblers invite you to join them on a 9 miles walk starting at North Newbald Village buildings threatened with destruction. Green and completing a circular walk through beautiful countryside back to the village. Start Time: 2:00pm to finish at 4:00pm Meeting Point: The Treasure House main Start Time: 10:00am Meeting Point: North Newbald Village Green, YO43 4SD Grid doors, Champney Road. HU17 8HE Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Reference: SE912368 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Steve Mullarkey Tel: Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, The Treasure House, Champney Road, 07834 690020 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Wear sensible Beverley, HU17 8HE. Tel: (01482) 391672 Email: [email protected] footwear. Bring a packed lunch and sufficient drink for the walk.

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WC The Hedon Town Walk WC Waves of Waste Beach Clean The Ancient town of Hedon has much to say, and your guide, Tony Porter, has a story to PART OF THE GREAT BRITISH BEACH CLEAN UP tell round every corner. You will hear of the people and places, pubs and plague along with Come along and really make a difference to protecting our coastal wildlife by helping corruption, churches and change. There is a lot more to Hedon than you may think. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust give South Landing beach a thorough clean as part of this national route is all on pavements and roads so has good access. The walk is a gentle stroll, and is event. Everyone welcome. All equipment provided but please bring work gloves if you have accessible to wheel chair users and push chairs. them. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather. Start Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Distance 1.25 Miles Start Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Meeting Point: Market Hill car park, Hedon. HU12 8JD Cost: £4 or under 16’s £2 Meeting Point: YWT Living Seas Centre, South Landing Local Nature Reserve car park Booking Essential: No just come along for the start time. (pay & display charges apply), Flamborough, near Bridlington, YO15 1AE. Contact: Tony Porter 07763 994060, Facebook: hedonhistorywalks, Twitter: @HedonWalks OS Explorer Map 301. Grid Reference: TA 231695 Additional Information: Well behaved dogs welcome. Cost: Free event Booking Essential: No

WC The Hedon Haven Walk WC Woldgate Trek Hedon was created as a port and this walk follows the developments of the waterway Have a go at Horse Riding and join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across through the ages until its demise, and much more besides such as cow cases, horse beautiful countryside. No experience or equipment needed. races and hidden places. This is your guide Tony Porter’s favourite walk as it takes you to places that not many people get to see, and hear the ‘other’ history of Hedon. The route Start Time: 1pm – 2pm, 2.30pm – 3.30pm, 4pm – 5pm. Young riders club 9.15am to is over public footpaths with kissing gates and bridges etc. The route can be muddy after 12.15am - £20 for morning. trek or lesson included. rain so wear suitable foot wear. The walk is a gentle stroll but is not really accessible to Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre wheelchairs or push chairs. Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour, lessons £20 per hour. (CASH ONLY) Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Start Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Distance 1.5 Miles Meeting Point: Johnson’s Corner car Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before your departure choice. 15 stone weight park. HU12 8HP Cost: £4 or under 16’s £2 Booking Essential: No, just come along for the limit, parental guidance required for the very young. Disabled welcome. start time. Contact: Tony Porter 07763 994060, Facebook: hedonhistorywalks, Twitter: @HedonWalks Additional Information: Well behaved dogs welcome. WC Open Water Swimming Autumn Migration Birdwatch Open water swimming has grown in popularity. Join Kelsey Paddlers open water Flamborough Headland is one of the best places in the UK to experience bird migration. swimming club – adults only at present (potential junior section opening soon). Scandinavian migrants rush across the North Sea for our berries and milder winters! A Refreshments, hot and cold snacks available on site. telescope will be available for close up views but please bring binoculars if you have a Start Time: Sunday mornings 9:00 – 11:00, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 17:00 – 19:00 pair. Led by a local bird watching guide with Yorkshire Coast Nature. Meeting Point: Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick. HU12 9HU Start Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm Meeting Point: South Landing Local Nature Reserve Cost: Annual membership and session fees £5.00 adults car park (pay & display charges apply), Flamborough, near Bridlington. YO15 1PQ Booking Essential: No, just turn up Cost: Adults £3.50, Concessions over 60 & under 16 £2.50, Family ticket (up to 2 adults Contact: Ian for further information Tel: 07973 909026 and 3 children) £9 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Countryside Access Team, Tel: Additional Information: Wetsuits and brightly coloured swim cap compulsory (01482) 395320 Online: www.eastriding.gov.uk/events (Select brochure for Countryside 2018). Additional Information: Bring some Binoculars if you have them!

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HULL OLD TOWN WALK www.eastriding.gov.uk Countryside Sponsored by Join tour guide Paul Schofield to discover the heritage of this wonderful City, with its historic old Events www.eastriding.gov.uk/health-checks quarter, local museums and attractions. Soak up the ambience and culture of a city that has its feet and Walking for Health 2018 firmly rooted in history and its eyes looking to the future. www.tourhull.com Walks Wildlife Watching KIDS GO WILD Events Conservation and Crafts

Start Time: 2pm everyday Meeting Point: Box Office, City Hall. Hull Cost: 4 per person Contact: Paul Schofield, email: [email protected], Tel: 01482 878535. Booking Essential: No, just turn up Additional Information: Tour guide Keith Daddy and Mike Rymer will be leading some walks.

Paul Schofield, City Tour Guide, Hull & East Yorkshire Paul is a freelance English Heritage IT’S ONLY NATURAL TO ENJOY THE COUNTRYSIDE! Accredited tour guide who specialises There are plenty of special places to visit in the games and activities. Guides are available from in the heritage of the City of Hull East Riding countryside and with a wow factor Tourist Information Centres or follow the link and the market town of Beverley. of being outdoors, here are just some of the to www.eastriding.gov.uk/events and select For the last 30 years, Paul has been ways you can get closer to nature. brochure for Countryside 2018 or ring 01482 seen out and about in all weathers 395320 heading a group of visitors around Nature reserves can be used by all ages, and and uncovering the hidden treasure abilities and are excellent places to explore, go Why not take a trip down one of the East these two towns have to offer. The wildlife spotting or play adventure games. Riding’s four disused rail trails, Hull to Hornsea, experience is truly enhanced by Paul’s Go to yorkshirenaturetriangle.org for lots Hull to Withernsea, Beverley to Market depth of knowledge of the area, its more ideas. Weighton and Market Weighton to Bubwith history, architecture and people. are ideal routes to use either for a short stroll, Visit one of East Ridings Local Nature Reserves family walk or as part of a long distance route. Paul has been awarded the inaugural including The Humber Bridge Country Park, They are criss-crossed by public paths and you Tourism Enterprise Award and the a 48 acre wood with open meadows and can use the routes to make up some excellent “extramile” certificate. He is the only wildlife ponds. The distinctive chalk cliffs which short circular walks.The rail trails can be used by double winner of the Remarkable surround the park on three sides, give to the walkers, cyclists and horse riders, but motorbikes Yorkshire Passion Award at the Visit park’s local name of Little Switzerland. The are not permitted. Hull and East Yorkshire Tourism Awards bright white chalk cliffs were said to resemble in 2010 and 2016, and was also a miniature snow covered Alps. Alternatively you The East Riding has a number of picnic sites runner up in this year’s Travel and can visit Millington Wood, a 52 acre ancient ash where you can enjoy some alfresco dining. Tourism Superstar. wood set within a Yorkshire Wolds valley. Our main sites include Bracey Bridge, Fimber, Wayrham and Towthorpe. For a comprehensive list of Paul walks, Pick up a leaflet from one of East Ridings Tourist view his website at www.tourhull.com Information Centre. Please visit walkingtheriding.co.uk website for more information or alternatively: You can book onto a countryside event, where www2.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/countryside- you can learn about new places, how the and-walks/places-to-visit/other-places-to- natural world works, get your hands dirty with visit/ some practical work or enjoying environmental

50 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 51 Unlock Secret Art along the Yorkshire Wolds Way and discover poetry and paintings in the landscape. WALK THE WOLDS This inspirational project uses the app Sprytar to reveal the hidden art of the Yorkshire Wolds. The Wolds are perfect walking country. The well-drained landscape is You can find the painting of local artists who usually dry underfoot and the gentle hills offer a range of walks to suit demonstrate their love of the Wolds through any ability, with gorgeous views thrown in. their art. www.yorkshirewoldssecretart.co.uk Taking you right through the heart of the lovely You will also find more Yorkshire Wolds Way Wolds the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds walks on the Top Ten Experiences website – Way National Trail stretch from Hessle on the top10trails.com. River Humber in the south, to the beautiful Alternatively pick up the Top 10 Experiences beaches and Edwardian splendour of Filey on booklet at one of East Ridings Tourist the Yorkshire coast. If you fancy enhancing the Information Centres. challenge a little further hop off at Filey and onto the 109 mile Cleveland Way, which takes Other long distance walks include the Minster you up the spectacular North Yorkshire Coast Way, a spectacular 50 miles that separates and inland across the North York Moors to two internationally important and inspiring Helmsley. churches, the minsters at Beverley and York. Go to minsterway.btck.co.uk for more information. nationaltrail.co.uk/Yorkshire-wolds-way and Then there is the Chalkland Way, beginning and nationaltrail.co.uk/Cleveland-way ending at the lovely market town of Pocklington. If its short walks for a few hours or a day that This 40 mile circular route takes in some of the you enjoy, then the Yorkshire Wolds Way website area’s prettiest villages: chalklandway.btck.co.uk has great “Try a Trail” walks that you can print off, with maps and directions.

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Malton/Norton the ‘What Was Here’ smartphone EAST RIDING app from East Riding Archives. Bridlington ARCHIVES Sledmere Journey to the heart of Beverley and Bridlington, Bridlington London Bay and turn your mobile device into a virtual time Stamford Driffield Bridge machine as you explore historic images from the town’s past. Beverley covers an area of 1.5 miles Key to Routes around Toll Gavel, Saturday Market, Wednesday YORK Yorkshire Pocklington Coast Line Hornsea Yorkshire Wolds Way Market and finishes at Beckside. In Bridlington you railway Chalkland Way will explore 2.5 miles around the Harbour, the Spa Market Minster Way and Princes Parade. Weighton Beverley Travel from point-to-point using the app as your Vale of York Rail Links Holderness Walkers are guide and to view each vintage photograph around Welcome towns the location in which it was taken! Selby HULL Withernsea When doing the trail, always be aware of your surroundings and stick to the prescribed route to Hessle R Snaith iv e avoid inadvertent trespass. r Humber H u For information on downloading the app, please Bridge m b East Coast e visit or contact Beverley or Bridlington Tourist 10 km r Mainline railway Spurn Information Centre advertised on the back of this Ferry to Rotterdam Heritage 6 miles and Zeebrugge Coast brochure.

52 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 53 Great Wold Valley Heritage Trail The Pilgrimage of Grace CYCLE THE WOLDS This trail runs for 11½ miles from Wharram-le- Cycle Ride Street in the west to Foxholes in the east. In This 17 mile circular heritage route with some the nine Wolds villages interpretation panels Whether you are a serious cyclist or prefer a leisurely ride, using two spectacular views of the Yorkshire Wolds links describe the geology, archaeology, heritage and places with a connection to the 1536 rebellion wheels gives you the freedom to make the most of the rolling Yorkshire wildlife along the Gypsey Race, Britain’s most against Henry VIII. The route is way marked northerly chalk stream. Use the trail to explore Wolds countryside and coast at your own pace. with a penny farthing symbol incorporating the this fascinating part of the Yorkshire Wolds. Big Skies Bike Rides Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route heritage badge. Trans Pennine Trail A route map and historic background notes A great selection of circular day rides (17- 24 Follow the 146 well signed miles of the Yorkshire The Trans Pennine Trail runs coast to Coast for are available from [email protected]. miles) across the Yorkshire Wolds on quiet Wolds Cycle Route, taking in a variety of scenery 215 miles between Hornsea and Southport. Touch screen information outside Pocklington country lanes and cycle paths for some of the from the dramatic cliffs of Flamborough Head, Cycle it, walk it, ride it but most of all enjoy it. Arts Centre and Warter Heritage Centre. If you country’s best big skies and back roads cycling the parklands of Sledmere and medieval transpenninetrail.org.uk undertake this ride we would appreciate your at a slower pace. Beverley. Perfect for a cycle touring break that’s feedback. Vista boards are along the route. You can literally see for miles across this gently ideal for novices and adventurous families. More Cycle Maps details from cycleyorkshirewolds.com rolling and colourful chalkland landscape or be There are now circular cycle rides leaflets winding your way through a hidden valley – just The Yorkshire Wolds circular route includes available for Driffield, Beverley, Pocklington, some of the features painted by David Hockney parts of the popular Way of the Roses coast to Bridlington, Goole and South Holderness. who himself first discovered the Yorkshire Wolds coast route between Morecambe in Lancashire Copies are available at Tourist Information on a bike. All the routes are downloadable for and Bridlington which is gaining international Centres. free visithullandeastyorkshire.com recognition attracting cyclists from around the You can put your bike on a train to reach the globe. wayoftheroses.info for more details Alternatively call 01482 391747 or email rides from Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, These routes are all part of the National Cycle [email protected] Hunmanby and Malton, where (apart from Network, a series of safe, traffic-free paths Hunmanby) there are bike shops. and quiet on-road cycling and walking routes that connect to every major town and city now © Chris Bailey stretching to over 14,000 miles - sustrans.org.uk

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56 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 57   walk the        riding         

“We use the ‘walkingtheriding’ website for planning our monthly walks, it’s easy to use with useful easy to follow, downloadable maps. We have    also recommended the site to  many guests of our walking group from other areas of the country who are impressed with how easy it is to access details for so many walks in our area”. David Battams, Chair of Market Weighton Walkers are Welcome

www.walkingtheriding.co.uk  Using the website could not be simpler, we take you step by step through abcdef choosing a walk to enjoy. STEP ONE STEP TWO STEP THREE Log onto Here you can decide where you Once you have chosen a walk, www.walkingtheriding.co.uk would like to walk, click on the part click on it and you will see the once on the site, click on of the map you would like to walk. walk page which gives you all ‘Find walks’ the information you will need to Once you click on the area you complete the walk. would like to walk you will then see a list of all of the walks for that There is also a link to download area. the map as a PDF to print out or use on your iphone or tablet.  You will see key information such  as Grade, Distance and Length to Shown opposite is a map      

help you choose a walk suitable to downloaded from the website.  your needs.

58 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 59 QUALITY ACCOMMODATION

The Yorkshire Wolds is the perfect place to escape, refresh your senses and discover the great outdoors. With so much to see and do, why not extend your stay by choosing from an excellent selection of quality accommodation including luxury bed and breakfast establishments, beautiful country cottages and farmhouses to caravan and campsites in stunning rural locations. Visit: theyorkshirewolds.com

East Yorkshire has an abundance of charming and historic Market Towns rich in heritage and culture. Choose from a range of do any time walks of varying lengths and enjoy a stroll around one of our picturesque Market Towns. Admire the architecture and learn more about the fascinating History and the stories behind the buildings. Have a break and stop of for refreshments and indulge in some tasty treats or peruse around a wide range of independent shops. Why not make a day of it with a visit to one of our Historic Houses, Museums and Gardens.

Log onto visithullandeastyorkshire.com/ walking-the-town.aspx Using the map, click on the footprint of the Market Town you would like to visit. Download a PDF of your chosen walk. Why not start with a town and county walk from Market Weighton overleaf.

60 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 61 9 8 Finally passing the duck pond through St. Helens Square and forward beside Turn right down Spring Road passing the All Saints Church, an ancient parish Market Weighton Comprehensive School church dating back to Saxon times. on your left, continue down the hill round You are now back at the starting point the bend and across to the War Memorial Institute and then onto the Green. You will find the next information board on the Green, RD M A H which includes a history of the Old Brewery, N 6

MARKET WEIGHTON A M D Fire Station, The Old Pump, Manor Farm, R O O E D Station Farm and Tryste House. L G KEY TO MAP O L N A N All Saints Church D E E WAY S DS 7 Car Park B OL O W IRE Toilets 4 R SH 7 O RK U O 1 Y G Return to the bridge you walked under on H SPRING RD the trail (Back track). Taking the track up on The walk starts at the Londesborough Arms R 5 D MARKET YORK RD the left to Red Lane and then continue left up Hotel. An old coach house previously called HILL RISE WEIGHTON the hill emerging at the cross roads. Standing “The Devonshire Arms” which was built in 8 SCHOOL the 1780’s by the 5th Duke of Devonshire and at the cross roads the rough track ahead is 3 Humber Street. The old Roman Road. used as the main coach house for the area. For 3 9 150 years the building was privately owned by

two families before being bought by the Hull 2 2 FINKLE ST HILL RISE Brewery Co. Ltd in the 1960’s. Today the Duke 1 6 is still referenced to in the building through the 1 HI Continue on the Yorkshire Wolds Way/Public GH “Devonshire Bar” and coiled serpents which S Bridleway out of the town for 1 mile. You will were on his coat of arms. MARKET T ST JOHN’S PLACE pass under an old bridge then continue along CHAPEL BEVERLEY RD St Helen’s Well. The Information board here tells of a Roman Site, St Helen’s well and the 1. THE ARCHWAY more recent well dressing. HOLME RD 2 2. ST HELENS SQ S O 3. STATION RD U Proceed up the High Street to the Statue T H of Giant Bradley on Market Hill near G Park your car in the main town AT St John’s Chapel. Giant William Bradley E centre car park on the left of is a local historical celebrity born in 1787. Londesborough Road. You will also Referred to as the Yorkshire Giant, he stood at find some Public Conveniences here. a towering 7ft 9inches and weighed 27 stone at Refreshments can be found at a the age of 20 and was reputed to be England’s number of outlets on the High Street HAWLING RD tallest man. Williams house can be seen a short including Wicstun Café, Snack Shack distance beyond and is now a gift shop. and Rossini & Damsel. There are also a number of Public Houses which serve food:The Bay Horse Inn,The 3 Griffin and The Half Moon. The Red Lion and Londesborough Arms. Along Cross the road and walk Southgate is Miss B’s Pantry, Gelato between the Indian Restaurant Lounge and The Carpenters Arms. and the TSB Bank, emerging in 4 5 the main car park. To the left is an Information board which Follow through the Car Park to Londesborough Proceed into Hall Road and along to Aspen Park, set in an gives information on the famous Road turning to your left to spot The Wildlife attractive basin surrounded by trees. Children can enjoy the zip and infamous residents and Sanctuary at the Old Victorian Cemetery. Spot the wire and curved slide built into the hillside. The information visitors to this town. many species of wildlife, fauna and flora. Finally back board here will tell you all about the Monkey Run, the history of track 20 yards and cross the road. the Railway and the Yorkshire Wolds Way track (public bridleway).

62 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 63 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, information on eating out and much much more! An accommodation booking service is available by telephone, online and at all centres. A warm welcome awaits you!

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Beverley TouristInformation Centre Tourist Information at (Open all year) Withernsea and Hornsea East Riding Treasure House, Hosted by Museum staff during opening Champney Road hours, Easter - end of September. 01482 391672 Located at: [email protected] Withernsea Lighthouse, Hull Road, Bridlington Tourist Information Centre Withernsea HU19 2DY. (Open all year) Hornsea Museum, Burns Farm, 11-17 East Riding Leisure – Bridlington, Newbegin, Hornsea, HU18 1AB The Promenade, Bridlington YO15 2QQ Tourist Information Points 01482 391634 Bainton, Wolds Village, YO25 9EF [email protected] Malton, Ryedale District Council Offices, Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre YO17 7HH (Open all year) Langlands Gardens Centre, York Road North Bank Viewing Area, Ferriby Road, York YO43 3PN Hessle HU13 0LN Pocklington Arts Centre, YO42 2AR 01482 640852 Warter, Wolds Heritage Centre, YO42 1SR [email protected] Howden Shire Hall, 11 -13 Market Place, Howden DN14 7BJ Hull (City of Culture)Information POD c/o Hull Paragon Interchange Hull, HU1 3UT We hope you enjoy the festival. Don’t 01482 300300 (option 2) forget to use #YWWOF18 on you [email protected] facebook and twitter posts!

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