Open Access Walks

walks in the new open access areas of the east riding The Countryside Access The Countryside Access Officers are responsible for Team is also responsible the operational functions for some of the Local of the Public Rights of Nature Reserves in East Way in the East Riding. . We work We inspect paths, visit towards conserving and farmers and landowners improving the reserves for to discuss issues, and their wildlife value, whilst arrange maintenance and providing a fantastic natural improvement works on haven for everyone to visit the footpaths, bridleways at their leisure. or green lanes. The team We promote the use of the promotes the benefits reserves by people of all that can be gained through ages, abilities and interests; organised countryside for education, for play or walks and events, and for the sheer joy of being always act to conserve in a wild place with the and improve our natural freedom that it offers. heritage.

Walking on access land dramatic landscapes, heaths, gives you the chance to moors, down and areas enjoy vast areas of ’s of registered common outdoors without the need land. The Open Access to stick to paths. Commonly symbol is used to mark the known as the ‘right to roam’ boundaries of land available this right covers some of for area-wide access. England’s most wild and

Open Access The historic new right of Open Access Look out or this symbol on commenced in the Open Access land. Council’s section of the in Exact details of where you can 2005. walk are available from Natural Open Access means that you can walk Englands Open Access website: through green dry Wolds valleys that were http://www.countryside access. previously out bounds to the public. gov.uk

2 open access walks

WALK 1 Bunny Hill / Hotham Carr P6-7 Distance: 7 mi Time: 3.5 hrs WALK 2 Commons P8-9 Distance: 7 mi Time: 3.5 hrs WALK 3 / Big Hill P10-11 Distance: 51/4 mi Time: 2.5 hrs WALK 4 huggate / Frendal Dale P12-13 Distance: 10 mi Time: 5 hrs WALK 5 fridaythorpe / Pluckham P14-15 Distance: 7.5 mi Time: 4 hrs WALK 6 Wayrham / Deep Dale / Worsen Dale P16-17 Distance: 83/4 mi Time: 4.5 hrs WALK 7 / Lavenderdale / Great Dug Dale P18-19 Distance: 71/2 mi Time: 4 hrs WALK 8 Millington Pastures P20-21 Distance: 31/2 mi Time: 2 hrs WALK 9 Bishop Wilton / Hagworm / Worsen Dale P22-23 Distance: 21/2 mi Time: 11/4 hrs WALK 10 Cottam P24-25 Distance: 61/4 mi Time: 3 hrs

COUNTRYSIDE CODE Gentle walk suitable for most levels of fitness. Short countryside walks mainly on Please follow the guidelines to help level paths. keep the countryside safe and Moderate walk suitable for average fitness. enjoyable for all. Countryside walks with a few gradients and on local nature reserves with steps. Boots • Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs recommended. • Leave gates and property as you find them • Protect plants and animals and take your litter Strenuous walk suitable for those with a home good level of fitness. Countryside walks • Keep dogs under close control with steep gradients, steps or rough terrain. • Consider other people Boots essential.

Times are based on an average walker including stops (approx 2mi per hour). 3 F AQ’s Open Access FAQ’s

So can I walk wherever I want? are there any other restrictions to access land? No, Open Access is not a right to roam anywhere. You can walk on Open Access land but Occassionally it may be necessary to close you must look out for local restrictions. the Access land for land management, nature conservation, safety or fire prevention purposes. • You can’t walk across arable land. This may include the sensitive bird nesting season • Access to buildings and access within 20 from 1st march to 31st July. metres of a house is also not allowed. • Active quarries, railway lines and landing To find out about restrictions: strips are all excluded. • Visit www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk • Telephone 0845 100 3298 You can, of course, always walk on existing Rights of Way. However please note that Open Access areas in the East riding have Public Rights of Way through can i take my dog? them. These will remain open even if the Access They are allowed on Access land and Rights of area has legally been closed. Way but please keep the m on a short lead (less than 2m) at all times. what can i do on open access land? You can: • Walk, run, climb, picnic, take photgraphs, paint, watch wildlife and above all appreciate the stunning landscape.

You can’t: • Camp, light fires or leave litter. • fish, swim, hang glide, paraglide, metal detect, fly model aircraft or do any other activity without the permission of the landownder. • Take anything from the land, damage property or disrupt any lawful activity.

what about cyclists and horses?

You cannot cycle or horse ride on access land except on existing bridleways or where additional access has been agreed.

Vehicles and motorcycles are not allowed.

what about safety on the access land? Visitors to access land are responsible for their own safety.

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LK Bunny Hill / Hotham Carr Bunny Hill is the only example of Lowland Heathland Access Land in East Yorkshire. All the others being classed as ‘Down’.

1 Distance: 7 mi Time: 3.5 hrs

Starting from the war memorial opposite the On returning to the track, continue all the way to Hotham Arms pub take the road opposite the public road at South Cliff. Turn left and taking care pub to Four Land Ends crossroads. Go straight to cross a busy road, turn right along a minor on down Common Hill and straight on at the road. Follow the lane which soon becomes next crossroads along Carr Lane. At the end a private drive. After about 120m follow the of Carr Lane, follow the Bridleway to the W of waymarkers through the hedge on your right. As Glebe Farm walking in a NW direction towards a you start to rise slightly follow the field edge with wooded area. After emerging from the woodland, the field on your right. follow the public footpath straight on ignoring the bridleway on the left. At the ruin marked as Duck Nest on the map do not follow the track to the right, go straight on following the waymarkers to a gap in the hedge in the NW corner of the field. Turn sharp left and after about 50m turn right. Go along the field edge next to the wood until you meet the track near Carr Farm, where you turn right along the track.

As the. track rises steeply follow the waymarks keeping a fence on your left and eventually as the steep hill levels out you emerge with a field on your right and a wood on your left.

Follow the edge of the wood then go along the field edge with the field boundary and then Follow the track E, then N to a small wood on another wood on your left eventually meeting the bend. Beyond the track are two pieces of another public footpath. Go right along the field interesting access land that the public are entitled edge to Cliffe Dales and passing to the right of to visit: this is lowland heath land with plants such the farmhouse go straight on. Where the track as heather and purple moor-grass. Dyke Side turns right, take the public bridleway to the Plantation to the east is entered directly through left. When you reach Denton Lane, turn right a gate on the bend of the track with an access and follow the lane until it meets Main Street notice. Access to Bunnyhill Plantation is via Dyke Hotham, and continue straight on back to your Side Plantation and a sturdy wooden bridge. start point.

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7 Bunny Hill / Hotham Carr WALK 1 ollow Hull Road back into ollow Complex, or Crown and Anchor at Hull and or Crown Complex, Bridge. car park where ou could park at the free Hull for Beck enters the River Beverley a shorter walk either on Swinemoor or waterside Road. low ollow the path along the bank of the river. Just Just the bank of the river. the path along ollow Cross the Common keeping the fence and hedge the fence the Common keeping Cross Tokenspire of left heading NE to the rear on your of the Industrial Estate (in the general direction westwards turn more Tokenspire Near Minster). the Common at a Kissing (to the left) and leave F gate on Hull Road. 2. Flemingate/Beckside Road fol From figham. The path emerges at Beckside where you can you The path emerges at Beckside where keep Now the lock gates. turn left then over Hull and enter Figham Common the R. following via a kissing gate at the far end of a car park. F a track the common take leaves the river before Go right over on the right to Figham Bridge. walk along Figham Drain. cross Figham Bridge, it. cross 250m and then Figham Drain for along Beckside and Flemingate before Beverley, Centre. back at the Leisure arriving finally Notes: 1. Leisure in the Beverley refreshments the riverbank. (Or you may make a detour north make may (Or you the riverbank. and 200m to the Crown for on the riverbank At the S refreshments.) Anchor at Hull Bridge for the path to the right end of the common follow Barmston drain then along a a bridge over over turn left then right road path south to Grovehill W bank of the on the along a public footpath Hull. River ull and join the path turning right and following following path turning right and Hull and join the eville Avenue, going going Avenue, eep on Neville istance: 7 mi Time: 3.5 hrs Time: 7 mi Distance: winemoor take the path in a slightly the path in a slightly Once on Swinemoor take the belt of keeping northof east direction, a substantial and heading for left, on your trees 900m from brick bridge that is around arched the path the bridge and take Go over Gatehouse. Before left along the east side of Barmston Drain. the River exiting the common head right towards along Wilberforce Crescent. As the Crescent As the Crescent Crescent. Wilberforce along of some metal the grass in front bends left follow Walk Ashmole Road and take railings until Burden the Take right to Swinemoor gatehouse. on your lane to the left side of the Gatehouse. Centre Car Park now charges 90p an hour for for charges 90p an hour Car Park now Centre parking in Holme on-street There’s non-users. walk out on to Lane and nearby) Church then left along Holme Flemingate and turn right take Church after t Nicholas’s S Just Lane. Church Road. to Grovehill through the public footpath turning right then left along road Grovehill Cross K Avenue. Neville Go straight on Avenue. straight on at Schofield Beverley Commons Beverley the access land of across walk, (This is a fascinating the banks of the and along Figham, Swinemoor and Hull.) R. (The Leisure centre Leisure Beverley From

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9 Beverley Commons WALK 2 ane until you reach a reach Lane until you eep along the Green essle direction, in the direction, Way Wolds the ollow F enjoying the spectacular views across the across views the spectacular enjoying of Vale and the Trent Ouse and River will pass You conditions permit. if weather Trig Survey maintained Ordnance a well and these, no longer uses S. The O. Point. private individuals maintained by are they This one stands at 480ft and organisations. sea level. (144.66m) above K back into North leads you right Turning road. The back to village and eventually Newbald in North in (Refreshments Newbald Green. also the village shop) Tiger or Gnu, the orthewbald N ootpath and private mi Time: 2.5 hrs Time: mi 4 / 1 istance: 5 Distance: into the open access area. Once in the access into the open access area. until you route any to takes free are you area, the furthestreach north-eastern comer of the the follow the access area After leaving area. Way Wolds you meet the field edge path until you it is 20 mls to a fingerpost tells where Way. Wolds along the Hessle and 59 mi to Filey Where the private road bears right follow follow bears right the private road Where footpath to the edge of the field edge public and the right here Turn House Farm. Syke the NW edge of the Big Hill path follows leads The path eventually open access area. access road towards Dot Hill Farm. towards access road of Beverley for about 200m. Turn left along left Turn about 200m. for of Beverley the ends follow the road and where Eastwold to that leads in the same direction footway side of the On the opposite Road. Townside the Public F follow road, ill, N Big Hill, of North in the centre The Green From direction Eastgate in the take village, Newbald

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11 Big Hill / Newbald WALK 3 ale

ollow the road towards Huggate towards the road ollow Field boundary stones boundary Field the access road further down the hill. The access further the hill. down the access road and Street back to Church you then takes road started. you back into Huggate where ale, follow the footpath along the footpath follow Horse Dale, Leaving then the hedge until it joins the farm access road, right of veers after about 200 yds the footpath and rejoin to pass behind the farmhouse the road After crossing the road you can follow, in a can follow, you road the After crossing Dale of Frendal the bottom northerly direction, side along the top of the eastern or choose to go At the north end of to see the Huggate Dikes. the through the bridleway the access land follow northwards then north-easterly until you woods F the road. reach on the the footpath about 250 yds then take for then turn House, Wold Huggate left towards south- hedgeside bridleway the right and follow Horse Dale is to the end of Horse Dale. easterly can wander freely you another access site where route. off the marked wish to divert if you rendal D rendal mi, taking the second road taking the second road mi, 4 / 3 istance: 10 mi Time: 5 hrs Time: 10 mi Distance: mi to a kissing gate, then follow the edge of the edge of then follow mi to a kissing gate, 4 / shown follows the tree line on the slope to the tree follows shown before Way Wolds Yorkshire briefly join the to free are though you to the road, heading down please in the access land. wander as you 500 yds after the track crosses a second road, a second road, 500 yds after the track crosses which is the bridle gate into Nettle Dale, take This is part of the largest site open access land. Yorkshire of open country in the East Riding of as Millington Pastures) collectively (known The route 250 hectares. approximately covering Approximately 500 yds down the road pass the road 500 yds down Approximately right-hand side. the bridle gate on the through grass track heading a broad down you This takes After about 1 mi you Way. W along the Minster and after a further 1 mi you a minor road cross which is open Dale, Well the top of pass across scenic views good Dale offers Well access land. is only there the dale though can explore and you one entry/exit point at the NW corner. wander anywhere along the dry valley. At the along the dry valley. wander anywhere the the path over take merging of the valleys, about for the valley stile to the right and follow 3 and turn right and you to the track the wood You road. Wetwang at the Huggate - will arrive back towards the road then turn right to follow about Huggate for Huggate F / head north Church along the village green, From the right (Town to the road follow then Street right at the stile then turns The route End Lane). can you Dale) where into the access land (Cow to the left towards . to the left towards

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13 Hug gate / Frendal Dale WALK 4 W direction in a NW direction the minor road ollow F until, after about 750 yds, you meet the you after about 750 yds, until, farm and at Gill’s Way Wolds Yorkshire farm Gill’s signs through YWW the follow This is open access land. into Brubber Dale. climbing out of Brubber YWW, along Continue Dale and back to Fridaythorpe. mi Time: 4 hrs Time: mi 2 / 1 ollow Cowpasture Lane (track) and Cowpasture ollow ollow the grass verge on the S side of verge the grass ollow istance: 7 Distance: ridaythorpe / Pluckham ridaythorpe W crossing the then NW crossing YWW west the ollow the A166 until you are opposite the entrance opposite the entrance are A166 until you the WITH A166 the Cross to Pluckham Farm. CA the waymarked RE and follow GREAT Pluckham to the minor through Gridleway beyond. road the again. Way Wolds Yorkshire the F Go House Farm. Wold to private access road A166 in about 900 straight on to meet the F yds . dales. Alternatively, keep left along the top left along the keep Alternatively, dales. to gate down dropping eventually of the dale, Bear right and climb mentioned previously. Where up the S side of Horse Dale. diagonally in a continue the dale, leaves the right of way on open access land along direction westerly meet up with the rim of Horse Dale until you which you are free to roam. free are which you signs Way Wolds Yorkshire following Continue merging of the the gate at the reach until you F sign Way Wolds Yorkshire the Look out for village on S end of the A 166 at the the leaving F a bend. This is open access land on enter Holme Dale.

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15 Fridaythorpe / Pluckham WALK 5 ollow ollow ale / ale ollow Painsthorpe ollow ale eep down the hill eep down ollow the minor road uphill road the minor ollow ield. K Field. mi into Hardy 4 / 3 ollow the track, which eventually descends past descends past which eventually the track, ollow

o straight on Go straight on 807ft). Nab (246m or Riding at Cot F ane for 1100yds to a T junction. Turn left, and left, Turn T junction. 1100yds to a Lane for F right along a Gridleway. after 170yds go after which the dales splits in two, wood, conifer Dale Wayrham dale – the left and the path follows REME CAA166 (again taking EXT RE back to the and back to the picnic site. if in a group) - especially Megdale Plantation on your right to a kissing gate Megdale Plantation on your after a small through left, on your with the fence/hedge 70 right for Beck on your Kirkby then keep gate, Ascend the a bridge. turning right over yds before wood to Beech farm and a then through grass field, F to Painsthorpe Lane. continue Dale to Worm down Bridleway the waymarked at a junction Here Dale. Thixen its junction with to turn right. be sure Way, of 4 Public Rights of the R fork take 350yds the path forks, After around a through The path goes Bradeham Dale. through across the road along a public footpath downhill to downhill a public footpath along the road across is a there Here the wood. a right turn at the end of Dale Worsen entrykissing gate that allows into the past and go turn right however open access area, along the public footpath, this gate and continue a again until descending through climbing gently F to a minor road. wood care). great A166 (Taking the and across ale / Worsen D / Worsen ale OMAN ale / Wayrham D / Wayrham ale eep D eeping to the high side eep to the right of the mi Time: 4.5 hrs Time: mi 4 / 3 ollow the waymarked path until the waymarked ollow ayrham / D ayrham istance: 8 Distance: outh Wold D outh Wold map). Turn left then, after 500 then, left Turn D on the OS map). OA S through another gate and onto a chalk track leading another gate and onto a chalk track leading through 230m above around now are You to a minor road. and close to the highest point in the East sea level 81823 56038). Pass through a gate into another a gate Pass through 81823 56038). can climb steeply you here From open access area. left or on your up the hill side with the wood and climb north bottom, continue along the valley to the head of the up the left hand fork steadily passing the earthworks then contour south, valley, Go to the gate at the top of the wood. of Cot Nab, Therefore contour in a northeasterly direction to a contour in a northeasterly direction Therefore southwest Continue gate at the head of the valley. This section along the head of along the north side. an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Deepdale through on offer the finest views one of affords Interest) soaring on the Buzzards Look out for in the area. K days. thermals on sunny down bear right and drop eventually of the valley, bottom (SE along a grassy to a gate in the valley you come to a wood. K come to a wood. you as R (shown to meet a minor road wood At the end of right along a public footpath. turn yds, turn a gate and through go right, on your the wood are You right into the Deepdale open access land. on this chalk grassland site anywhere to roam free along but an internal fence in a dry-valley complex, be difficult to cross. may the bottom of the valley footpath on the right through a wood and into a a wood right through on the footpath with the next stile towards Continue grass field. whilst At the next stile, left. the hedge on your the the hedge, before the legal path is to the right on the other route an alternative offers landowner not to walk those that prefer side of the hedge for F amongst cattle. R W minor the site take picnic Wayrham Starting at the yds then the public 50 Huggate for towards road

WALK 6 16 Ordinance Survey Map SE85 17 Wayrham / Deep Dale / Worsen Dale / South Wold Dale / Wayrham Dale WALK 6 ollow the track ollow ale / ale direction eep in a N direction ollow the road back to the road ollow on, turning 90 deg to the L after 1 filed at turning 90 on, K sign. the waymartked Bridleway left in front of the wood to the of the wood left in front Bridleway then right and enter farm end of the wood After dale. Lavender Brig Dale and eventually the path up right take ends on your the wood the bridlway dide and follow the steep valley the Huggate warter to road minor through splits into 2 and either will lead (the bridleway F to the road). you Warter. taking care not to take the path that branches the path that branches not to take taking care to the come Eventually the east. towards B1246 again. kissing gate next to the wooden Go through F gates. the pair of large metal to Blanch Farm. the waymarked At Blanch Farm followed ale ug D Dug reat ootpath that started back mi Time: 4 hrs Time: mi 2 / 1 ollow the path to a minor road to a minor road the path ollow istance: 7 Distance: avender D avender ollow the track which eventually leads to which eventually the track ollow at the B 1246. F at the B 1246. straight |At a sharp L bend go and turn left. F As Dugdale. of Great the wide grassy valley looms up a large boulde narrows the valley will a to the roack A deviation on the S side. towards the valley back down splendid view as it narrows the valley At the head of Warter. the boulder go and on the opposite side from are You kissing gate and turn right. a through F on the Public now and stile at the Warter end of Townend Wood. Townend of end Warter and stile at the (Note if you are parking in Warter and walking and walking Warter parking in (Note if you are has no the road Wood, Townend to the start of along a short verge or grass stretch and footway be taken) therefore must care great Dugdale open access area Enter the Great footpath a gate adjacent to a public through Warter / G Warter L

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19 War ter / Great Dug Dale / Lavender Dale WALK 7 ollow the ollow ollow the bottom of the valley back to back the bottom of the valley ollow eep along the road until the entrance until the entrance eep along the road yds along the road. yds along the road. same fence line and following the contours of line and following same fence line the fence follow Eventually the main valley. across going At a fence into Scoar Dale. round to the bottom of the downhill go the valley F valley. left at the Turn Road. the Millington - Huggate K road. Take left. with a bridlegate on your to Frendal F right. on your the public footpath path back to Sylvan Dale (steep flight of steps). of Sylvan Dale and right in the bottom Turn left and the entrance Turn back on to the road. Reserve Park is about 450 Car to the Nature mi Time: 2 hrs Time: mi 2 / 1 istance: 3 Distance: valley and a public footpath keeping near the keeping and a public footpath valley rom the car park walk back onto the road, park walk back onto the road, the car From through go turn left and almost immediately left and climb the gate on your the bridleway slope to another gate that leads out of open the gate but through go Don’t access land. the line along the fence turn right and follow a minor side Cross edge of Millington Dale. Much of the valley system is occupied by system is occupied by Much of the valley exhibiting a range chalk grassland unimproved types on the varyingof plant community over freely roam may You slopes and aspects. open access land. covering approximately 250 hectares, is an 250 hectares, approximately covering incised fine system of deeply exceptionally Yorkshire dry of the in the chalk karst valleys Scientific Much of it is a Site of Special Wolds. the (SSSI) and it is described as Interest branching, cut, finest in England being deeply in a small area. undisturbed and complete Millington Pastures Millington Reserve Car Park. Nature Park at the site of open the largest Millington Pasture, Yorkshire Riding of access land in the East

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21 Millington Pastures WALK 8 ale and ale hrs 4 / 1 ollow the road back the road ollow mi Time: 1 Time: mi 2 / 1 istance: 2 Distance: tonetable Hill tonetable explore the whole of this area up to the wood up to the wood the whole of this area explore F at the northern edge. Wilton. to Bishop the hill down go through a kissing gate and around Crow Crow a kissing gate and around through go Descend the northern edge of the Wood. until where direction in a westerly wood a 90 deg right hand turn, the path makes into the a gate which leads you pass through A track takes area. open access Worsendale to the exit kissing gate on the opposite you may but you Road, Worsendale side on land and you are free to roam anywhere anywhere to roam free are land and you as known depression shaped within the bowl Wood Crow line towards any Take Hagworm. the northernthat borders edge of Hagworm, rim. the southern is a path around but there the opposite side of Hagworm Once round rom the eastern side of the beck in the the eastern side of the beck From Wilton walk past the Post of Bishop centre and along Office/Shop to the top of the village until you that climbs steeply a public footpath on the left. come to a kissing gate to the kissing gate and uphill Go through enter open access you Here the next stile. Worsen D Worsen S

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23 Worsen Dale and Stonetable Hill WALK 9 (Blue 6K)

ollow this valley (Cowlam (Cowlam this valley ollow war” air pockets made it unsafe for the landing of light for made it unsafe war” air pockets and it was sea level above as it was 485 feet aircraft SAAF 1944 a U In March leaflet dropping. used for only After this, landing. a forced 24 Liberator had to make 91 Maintenance Unit as a bomb used by it was in 1945, lorry by from with the bombs brought dump, and 1980 in demolished was Tower Control The Station. Ablution the Generator House, removed. the runways still standing in 1999. Block and Laundry were ale) until you reach a junction with reach Dale) until you Well Starting at the Langtoft/Cottam Road junction valley side to the bottom. Cross the stile ahead the stile ahead Cross side to the bottom. valley the valley. down and turn left heading south turn of you, in front a fence come to When you the through about 50 yds and then go right for F left. gate on your left. a gate on your look for – another bridleway need to be on the other this as you Go through right and Turn you. of in front side of the fence Well as Cottam known valley, the down continue left and Turn to Spellowgate. to return Dale, back to the starting point. the road follow the details as above. turn left and walk along Spellowgate, On reaching signed off the bridleway reach until you the road directions the and follow left, to your the road reach ‘Starting until you at Spellowgate’ above to your can return you where the ruined church, start point. the stile reaching before After passing the church, the path back to the start.turn right and follow Take the public footpath, which is signed leaving which is signed leaving the public footpath, Take the through After about 250 yds go the road. gate ahead into the field and after another 200 the field a stile and follow yds turn right over edge path to Cottam Grange. past the grange following straight on Continue o through the gate ahead and down the steep the ahead and down the gate Go through (Red 10K) mi Time: 3 hrs Time: mi 4 / 1 istance: 6 Distance: World War Two airfield. The land was sold to the airfield. Two War World Air Ministry Stead in 1938 and the airfield Julia by opened in September 1939 as a bomber station for which was a satellite Command, 4 Bomber Group no. concrete three The site had one hangar, to Driffield. hard seven a perimeter track and twenty runways, in 1940 the site was abandoned However, standings. of the “the biggest mistake Classed as used. and rarely Beyond Cottam House farm is the site of a disused Beyond eep the hedgerow on your right hand side on your eep the hedgerow Continue straight on past the grange in the same straight on Continue leads off to the until a public footpath direction to the taking you the minor road, left just before Slack. dry as Phillip’s know valley before the small wood and follow the bridleway the bridleway and follow the small wood before the farm access road Cross the wood. around the gate opposite and continue through to go along a public right Turn ahead to the next gate. Go straight the ruined church. towards footpath the a stile and follow over on past the church, field edge path to Cottam Grange. whilst following the field edge path. After approx approx After field edge path. the whilst following surface, concrete a hard 1.5 mi the path becomes the old wartime airfield of crossing now are you can still be RAF Cottam - parts of the runways turn At a junction with another bridleway seen. surface of still on the hard Cottam, left towards At the end of this path turn left the old airfield. then right just Cottam House Farm, towards access to fields is not obstructed. Starting at Spellowgate lane that heads southwest Opposite the green the bridleway take Monument, Sledmere towards in a northeasterly direction. signed off the road K Cottam and far few the walk are for Parking places at any verge Park on the roadside between. or near point on Spellowgate and safe convenient ensuring to Cottam Grange, the private road

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25 Cottam WALK 10 Did you know: Walking briskly for 21 minutes can burn Brisk walking releases endorphins and off about the same number of calories as moves oxygen to the brain. This can help a 15 minute bike ride or a medium leval lower anxiety, increase wellbeing and leave aerobic workout, But with no gym fees or you more relaxed. equipment costs. Experts suggest walking 10,000 steps a day. Increasing your pace from 3.5 to 4.5 mph burns 50% more calories 24 26 Public Transport WALK 1 and 3 Can be accessed by EYMS bus services S1/S2/S3 between Market Weightion/ South Cliff and Newbald

WALK 2 Beverley is well served by rail and bus transport

WALK 4 No Public Transport

WALK 5

Fridaythorpe is served by National Express (Service NX563 Whitby - ) service and EYMS service 135

WALK 6 May be served by National Express (Service NX563 Whitby - London) service, but check first re pick-up and drop points, as there is no village/official bus stop

WALK 7 EYMS services 743/744

WALK 8 No Public Transport

WALK 9 EYMS services 747

WALK 10 EYMS service to Langtoft (1.5mi)

Further Information east Yorkshire Motor Services - http://www.eyms.co.uk/ national Express - http://www.nationalexpress.com/ 27 Please contact the Countryside Access Team with any enquiries or feedback

By telephone: 01482 395202/395204 or via the feedback foram Website: www.eastriding.gov.uk/countrysideaccess