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U Parking r e Public House Redmire Force Church Discover the landscapes that inspired one of Britain’s greatest artists Railway yorkshire.com/turner Follow in Turner’s footsteps to the spectacular... To start this Turner Trail... Bolton Castle & Redmire Village 01 From Redmire village hall, walk over the green and up the hill with the Bolton Arms on your left. Go under the railway bridge and turn This short easy-going walk will take you to the historical Bolton Castle. left onto the footpath and cross the bridge over Apedale Beck. You can see the castle much as Turner did when he visited in July 1816 Walk up the meadows passing a tree growing through the middle during his extensive tour of Yorkshire to sketch views for Whitaker’s A of an old barn to reach Castle Bolton Village. General History of the County of York series. He enjoyed an afternoon Can you see how the cottages on both sides of sketching different views of the castle and village. This was his last stop the village green face south? in before he made his long journey on horseback over to 02 Swaledale. They make the most of the sun and give great views across Wensleydale too.

Continue through the village to Bolton Castle. You can fi nd the Turner Trails bench on the village green in front of the castle. Start and fi nish: Begin in Redmire village (SE046912). Bolton Castle is a spectacular medieval fortress This map is not meant to replace the appropriate O.S. map for navigation. that is over 600 years old. Please use O.S. Explorer Map OL30. Please wear appropriate walking 03 boots and outdoor clothing. Take particular care when walking along Amazingly it is still occupied by a direct descendent of Sir Richard roads. le who had it built. Bolton Castle’s most famous visitor was Mary Queen of Scots who was imprisoned here in 1568. Turner Diffi culty: A gentle walk along well-defi ned footpaths. 4 miles. 2 hours. was so inspired by the castle’s impressive location that he drew 12 Transport: For public transport times please visit www.yorkshiretravel.net sketches during his visit on the 29th July 1816. or call Traveline Yorkshire on 0871 2002233. If you wander around to the rear of the castle you will see a view If travelling by car, you can park on one of the side roads off the village that remains the same now as when Turner drew it two centuries green. Please park considerately. ago.

Information: Tourist Information Centre, 4 Central Chambers, The castle is open most days between March and October and Railway Street, Leyburn, DL8 5BB T: 01748 828747. some days over the winter. Call 01969 623981 for current opening hours and prices.

After visiting the castle, turn around and walk back through the village and continue onto East Lane, passing Jackson’s Cottage on your left.

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Discover the landscapes that inspired one of Britain’s greatest artists When you reach the T-junction, turn right to head back to Redmire. Go past the village hall and continue forward. The name Redmire means Reedy Marsh. Turn right at the road junction and walk down the road until INFO This is testament to how marshy this part of the dale was in reaching a sharp right hand bend. Cross over the road here medieval times. St Mary’s Church has a fi ne carved Norman door to a large tree with a bench underneath. Beyond the tree, go that is almost 1,000 years old. down Mill Lane which is the right fork. In Victorian times most of the villagers were coal miners. Each At the bottom of Mill Lane, turn right onto a footpath and miner kept a cow and subscribed to a cow club. This paid for a go down the hill to the river. Cross over an iron girder bridge herdsman to look after the cattle while the miners worked at the where Apedale Beck feeds into the River Ure and continue for coal seams. a short distance. You will see Redmire Force. This walk was originally written and walked by... Redmire Force is a series of small waterfalls INFO on the River Ure. Diana Jolland for the Leyburn Walkers are Welcome Turner Trail 04 Festival. Return to the gate at the bottom of Mill Lane and cross the lane. Turn right then go over the stile on your left and take the footpath high above the river. Turn left at the end of the footpath and continue through a large farm gate onto a rutted track. Follow this all the way back to Redmire village.

We hope you have enjoyed your Turner Trails walk. There are more walks in the area to download from yorkshire.com/turner You can also visit Falls & Semer Water nearby.

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