WALKING & OUTDOORS FESTIVAL 9TH - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2017

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 pursuits including cycling, special interest and require pre-booking. Wolds offers superb activities that will appeal to historical walks, horse riding, nature safaris, stated in the programme or families, casual walkers and enthusiasts alike. bushcraft, nordic walking, specialist guided walks, Cancellations and when you make your booking. boat trips and even a Buddhist experience plus Now in it’s 7th year the Walking refunds Cycle Rides and Outdoors Festival 2017 has grown in lots more. No refund will be given unless All cycles must be roadworthy reputation showcasing the wonderful landscape For a full list of events in the East Riding of the event is cancelled by and in a good working and celebrating the rich heritage of the Yorkshire Yorkshire, please visit: the organisers or there are condition. If in doubt please exceptional circumstances. Wolds. Pick from an exciting range of outdoor www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com get your bike professionally 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. must be accompanied by an Participants must wear adult. a hi-viz jacket if provided, appropriate footwear and a Gentle walk Moderate walk Strenuous walk A cycle A horse Family Photographs hard hat of current standard. suitable for suitable for suitable for those ride ride event Please note we may take most levels of average fitness. with a good level of photographs at our events. Any Queries fitness. Short Countryside fitness. Countryside Photos might be used in If you have an enquiry countryside walks with a few walks with steep future publicity. If you have about any of the events or walks mainly gradients and gradients, steps any objections please advise would like further leaflets on flat paths. sometimes or rough terrain. the leader at the start of the to be sent to you free of steps. Boots Boots essential. event. charge please call 01482 recommended. 391687 or email hayley. Dogs [email protected] Where dogs are allowed this While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information detailed in this guide, Council, This programme is Hull City Council and Visit Hull & East Yorkshire cannot accept responsibility for any errors and omissions nor for any will be stipulated otherwise consequences arising from use of this guide. All information correct at time of going to press. Document can be we ask that dogs are left at downloadable at requested in braille, large print or audio tel 0800 849 5060. home. theyorkshirewolds.co.uk

2 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 3 Grateful thanks to the organisations who have contributed events to this festival

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a local charity working to protect Yorkshire’s wildlife, both on land and out at sea. With the support of members and volunteers, the trust cares for over 90 nature reserves across the county, and provides events and guided walks all year round. For more information on nature reserves, membership, volunteering and events visit ywt.org.uk.

Yorkshire Nature Triangle Possibly our best kept secret, East Yorkshire is spoilt for choice when it comes to stunning wild locations and natural encounters. Come The Pilgrimage of Grace face to face with seabirds or spot porpoises on the Flamborough Nine walks (one for each day of the festival) have been developed by Headland, glimpse otters in the , scour mudflats filled with the Walkers are Welcome group. Each walk will have a birds along the Estuary or look skywards to red kites soaring leader and an introductory commentary at the start or an ongoing above the Yorkshire Wolds. Alongside a warm Yorkshire welcome, commentary en route from one of the heritage team members. events all year round and with the unexpected surprises that wildlife The Pilgrimage of Grace is the name assumed by religious insurgents always offers, what will you discover during your visit to Yorkshire’s who, in 1536 in the North of , opposed Henry VIII’s dissolution Nature Triangle? of the monasteries. The rebellion united every able bodied man in Visit yorkshirenaturetriangle.org.uk or follow @VisitYNT for more every parish of the East Riding and each parish has a contribution to information. make to this fascinating piece of history.

Ride Yorkshire The Coastal Opportunities Gateway Ride Yorkshire is run by horse enthusiasts keen to encourage others to The Coastal Opportunities Gateway (COG) is an East Riding of Yorkshire explore the beautiful Yorkshire countryside on horseback. The Wolds Council project supporting businesses and enhancing the tourism offer in boasts some superb trail rides, and Ride Yorkshire provides leaflets rural villages affected by natural coastal change. Our free guided walks will to download for self-guided rides. There are several equestrian centres encourage people to explore the East Riding’s spectacular and dramatic which give a great variety of riding experiences. coastline, and to look ahead to the opening of the in For further information go to rideyorkshire.org.uk. summer 2018. Reserve your place today. The COG runs until December 2016 and is funded through the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund

(CCF). For more details go to www2.eastriding.gov.uk/cog. Walkers are Welcome A national initiative which now has over 100 member towns who all promote walking activity and a warm welcome to walkers. Walking for Health There are 3 towns in the Yorkshire Wolds namely , The scheme is a series of free guided walks for all ages and abilities, and Pocklington that are already active and established aimed at anyone who has an interest in walking or wants to slowly Walkers are Welcome towns. Thanks to all of them for arranging introduce exercise into their daily routine as part of rehabilitation walks and events as part of this festival. walkersarewelcome.org.uk. from illness, injury or to get fit. We offer a range of walks starting from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Walking is almost the perfect exercise, requiring Walking the Town no expense, almost anyone can do it and it’s the best way for people Walking the town is a new initiative to provide a central hub for from all walks of life to become more active gradually. information on town walking in the East Riding. Market Towns have For more information visit walkingforhealth.org.uk. come together to showcase their best town walks and encourage For walks in the East Riding contact Laura Hutchinson on visitors to their local high street. The platform is currently being 01482 392527 or Email: [email protected] developed and will be showcased through the Visit Hull and East Yorkshire Website. Go to visithullandeastyorkshire.com for further information.

4 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 5 The Ramblers The Ramblers Association has more than 400 local groups in over 50 areas of the country. East Yorkshire Ramblers groups provide a full and varied walks programme and are also actively involved in monitoring, maintaining and improving the local rights of way network and preserving the beauty of our countryside. We also support and promote the national Walking for Health programme. Go to eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk for more information. HERITAGE OPEN DAY WALKS Get Your Boots On Get Your Boots On (GYBO) is a friendly and sociable walking group, Wednesday 6th September Page covering , East Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. Out with the old and in with the new 10 The group is aimed at people in their 20’s, 30’s and the young at Snapshots of Medieval Beverley Beverley 10 heart. We are also a part of The Ramblers, East Yorkshire and Derwent Area. We have walks most weekends, as well as regular social events in Hull and , plus weekend trips away to Scotland, FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE 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 Saturday 9th September Page facebook group. Round and about St Mary’s Beverley 11 Darker Side of Georgian Beverley Beverley 11 Walk the Halls Out with the old and in with the new Beverley 11 Walk the Halls is an East Riding Association of Rural Community Where the posh people lived Beverley 12 Buildings initiative to encourage you to visit community halls in the East Riding. From the waterside to the woodland Tickton 12 Walk the Halls in the footsteps of Nuns Preston 12 Autumn Foraging Allerthorpe 12 Let’s Ride - Breeze Burnby Hall Gardens and Heritage Walk Pocklington 13 Pedal your way to a healthier, happier you. Walk the Halls – Sancton’s heroes of World War 1 Sancton 13 Set up in 2011 by British Cycling, Sport England and Sky – Breeze Spurn Safari Spurn Information Centre 13 encourages women to get fit and have fun on their bikes. Led by women Walk the Halls – Harpham to Lowthorpe Harpham 14 for women, Breeze has encouraged over 20,000 women get back on Breeze - Cycle to the Pastures New 14 their bikes, improve their fitness as well as giving them a chance to meet Woldgate Trek 14 new people. The rides set out from places all over East Yorkshire: Brough, Nature’s Treasure Trail Bempton 15 , Cottingham, Beverley, Driffield to name but a few - there are Discovery Backpacks (9th-17th) Bempton 15 also rides from Noddle Hill into the Holderness countryside. Madhyamaka KMC Buddhist Centre Experience (9th-14th) Pocklington 15 Go to letsride.co.uk/breeze - to find a club near you

6 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 7 Sunday 10th September Page Thursday 14th September Page Valleys Views Huggate 16 The Alta Via Beverley 30 Tea with Gannets Bempton 16 Easington Circular Easington 30 Fortune and Misfortune Beverley 16 Beckside Bumble Beverley 30 Walk along 19c Flemingate Beverley 17 Plays, plagues and patriots! Beverley 31 Walk the Halls – Sancton Wold Stroll Sancton 17 Shopping in Beverley since 1500 Beverley 31 Walk the Halls – Swanland Heritage Trail Swanland 17 Walking for Health - Beverley Beverley 31 The Vale of Snaith Rich Heritage Walk Snaith 18 Boots and Beer Walk Wold Top Brewery 32 Great Geocaching Treasure Hunt 18 Breeze – Rotsea Ride Driffield 32 Spurn Safari Spurn 19 RSPB Autumn Highlights Seabird Cruises Bridlington North Pier 19 All Ride at Bridlington North Promenade Bridlington 19 Friday 15th September Page Beverley Ramblers – North Grimston Walk North Grimston 20 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 20 Barmston Circular Barmston 33 The Pilgrimage of Grace and Millington Pocklington 20 The Vale of Snaith Boots and Beer Walk Snaith 33 Walking for Health – Weighton Walkers Hole of Horcum 33 The Beverley Walk – Join the Inn Crowd! Beverley 34 Monday 11th September Page Larkin about Beverley Beverley 34 Exploring Central Beverley for people with impaired mobility Beverley 21 Fungi Foray at Wood Nature Reserve Market Weighton 21 Barmston to Bridlington Beach Walk Bridlington 21 Saturday 16th September Page Macmillan Cancer Evening Walk Beverley 22 Doing good works Beverley 22 Keeping up with the Georgians Beverley 35 Beverley Ghost Walk Beverley 22 Wilderness Navigation Danes Dyke, Bridlington 35 Round and about the Minster Beverley 22 Tales of the River bank Beverley 35 Burnby Hall Gardens and Pocklington Canal Heritage Walk Pocklington 36 Tuesday 12th September Page Don’t panic – it’s only Dad’s Army! Beverley 36 Spurn Great British Beach Clean Spurn 36 Tea with Gannets Bempton 23 Wolds Dew Pond Heritage Walk 37 Elwell Walk Beverley 23 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 37 The Alta Via Beverley 23 Breeze – Out in the sticks Driffield 37 Snickets and Rackets Beverley 24 Fraisthorpe Beach to Skipsea 24 Boat Cruise on the Pocklington Canal Pocklington 24 Sunday 17th September Page Nordic Walking Beverley 25 Walking for Health - Driffield Driffield 25 Royal Risby – oh Deer Skidby 38 Secret Art on the Yorkshire Wolds Way 38 Walking for Health - Hessle Hessle 25 Tea with Gannets Bempton 39 Walking for Health - Sewerby Sewerby 25 A Walk of Small Things Beverley 39 Walking for Health - South Cave 26 Walk the Halls – Aldbrough Amble Aldbrough 39 The Pilgrimage of Grace and Sancton Sancton 26 Walk the Halls – Back Lanes of Bishop Wilton 40 Walk the Halls – Views over the Vale of York from Bishop Wilton Bishop Wilton 40 Wednesday 13th September Page Walk the Halls – Skipsea fields and beaches! Skipsea 41 Walk along 19th Century Flemingate Beverley 27 Walk near Huggate on the Yorkshire Wolds (5 miles walk) Huggate 41 Woodmansey Waterway Beverley 27 Flamborough, South Landing - Great British Beach Clean Flamborough 41 Flamborough North Landing to Sewerby Hall Flamborough 27 Walk near Huggate on the Yorkshire Wolds (10 miles walk) Huggate 42 Walk the Halls – Skeffing September Stroll Skeffling 28 The Vale of Snaith Vermuyden Trail Snaith 42 Walking for Health – Market Weighton Market Weighton 28 Spurn Safari Spurn 42 Doing good works Beverley 28 RSPB Autumn Highlights Seabird Cruises Bridlington North Pier 43 Quiet Gardens of Beverley Beverley 29 See a... Kingfisher Tophill Low, Watton 43 Kiplingcoates & Beyond – Guided Ride 29 Woldgate Trek Bridlington 43 Market Weighton Circular Market Weighton 29 A Walk Along Driffield Canal and Beyond Driffield 44

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. LET THE You are invited to ‘treasure your local treasures’ by taking part in one or more of the varied activities taking place across Hull FESTIVITIES Join us for and the East Riding. With Heritage Open Days 5th - 10th September and the BEGIN! two walks on Yorkshire Wolds Walking and Outdoors Festival 9th -17th September, why not dip into both? The walks titled ‘Snapshots Wednesday 6th of Mediaeval Beverley ‘ and ‘Out with the old and in with the September, 2017 new - 1120 to 2017’ form part of both festivals. A list of Heritage Open Days events will be published SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER to celebrate by Hull Civic Society at the beginning of August on heritage heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting or you can pick up a Round and about St Mary’s brochure from libraries or Tourist Information Centres open days. throughout the East Riding. The aim of the walk is to look at St Mary’s Church in its setting. Meeting in the porch we will have a tour of the interior of the church and consider the various stages of its development. Having observed its remarkable carvings in stone and some of its memorable memorials we will walk round North Bar Within (including Coronation WEDNESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER Gardens) and North Bar Without and view various houses lived in by parishioners. Start Time: 14:00pm to 15:00pm in the Church. 15:00pm to 16:00pm round and about Out with the old and in with the new – 1120 to 2017 the exterior. Meeting Point: St Mary’s Porch Cost: Donations to St Mary’s welcome. Yes Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 This walk will hit the heights – literally! Starting with a stunning viewpoint (weather Booking Essential: Contact: permitting) giving you probably the best view in the East Riding. You will need a head for heights and good mobility as there will be tower and steps during the walk. Leaving this vantage point we will walk through Beverley, forward in time, covering a millennium Darker Side of Georgian Beverley of history as we walk. The walk will highlight signs of the past centuries in our busy streets. Right up to date in 2017 we will then have a very privileged opportunity to see Not everything in Georgian Beverley was wonderful. Hear about the prison, the and the rooftops of the town from the latest spectacular viewpoint workhouse, and the awful roads. Entertainment was different too – from bull baiting from the Conference Room at the East Riding College. The Vice Principal John Doris to cock fights, together with race meetings, where spectators often joined in! Men and has invited us to join him for coffee to hear about the college and the development of women were still ducked, children went bare foot and servants scolded. There was no Flemingate. piped water, sewage overflowed into the streets and lots, lots more! Start Time: 18:00pm to finish at 20:30pm Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Meeting Point: St Mary’s Church gates Cost: Free Meeting Point: Norwood House Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 This walk will be repeated on Saturday 9th September as part of the Walking Festival.

Out with the old and in with the new – 1120 to 2017 Snapshots of Medieval Beverley This walk will hit the heights – literally! Starting with a stunning viewpoint (weather Join Colin Bradshaw for a walk which links together some of Beverley’s many medieval permitting) giving you probably the best view in the East Riding. You will need a head for buildings. Hear about collapsing buildings (including the role of an earthquake), the life heights and good mobility as there will be tower and steps during the walk. Leaving this of the clergy, an archbishop’s palace and his deer park. You will also learn about the vantage point we will walk through Beverley, forward in time, covering a millennium of seamier side of medieval life as it affected the inn keepers and their customers and the history as we walk. The walk will highlight signs of the past centuries in our busy streets. best place to visit the loo – at the time. Right up to date in 2017 we will then have a very privileged opportunity to see Beverley Minster and the rooftops of the town from the latest spectacular viewpoint from the Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 15:30pm Conference Room at the East Riding College. The Vice Principal John Doris has invited us to Meeting Point: Outside the Monks Walk pub in Highgate Cost: Free join him for coffee to hear about the college and the development of Flemingate. Booking Essential: Yes maximum 20 people Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Start Time: 9:00am to finish at 11:30am Meeting Point: St Mary’s Church gates Cost: Donations to St Mary’s welcome. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672

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Where the posh people lived Burnby Hall Gardens and Pocklington Canal Heritage Walk Join our guide David Horsley for this walk commencing at the Market Cross and travels Starting at Burnby Hall Gardens, join us for an 8 mile circular walk down to the Bielby, along North Bar Within and Without, finishing at the cemetery off North Bar Without. showcasing two of Pocklington’s most beautiful landmarks. find out more about Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12 noon the history of Burnby Hall Gardens before taking in the history and wildlife of the Meeting Point: Market Cross Cost: Free Pocklington Canal. The walk will be led by Rachel Mort of Burnby Hall Gardens and Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Lizzie Dealey of the Canal and River Trust, with an opportunity to find out more about the work of the Pocklington Canal Amenity Society. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 14:00pm Distance: 8 Miles From the waterside to the woodland Meeting Point: Burnby Hall Gardens Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Rachel Mort Tel: (01759) 307125 Email: rachel@ Join Jon Traill, Conservation Manager for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, to discover a landscape burnbyhallgardens.com on your doorstep. Find out about what is there and how it is maintained for all the wildlife Additional Information: Wear sensible footwear, paths may be muddy depending on living there. A chance to find out about the work of the Yorkshire Wildlife trust locally. weather – walking shoes/boots are advised. Children over 12 welcome who can manage Start Time: 10:00 to finish at 11:30am 8 miles. No Dogs. Meeting Point: BATA Country Store at Tickton Bridge Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Additional Information: No Dogs Walk the Halls – Sancton’s heroes of World War 1 A short, easy, guided walk around Sancton. Hear stories and see places associated with villagers who served in WW1, followed by a vintage tea in the village hall. Non-walkers Walk the Halls in the footsteps of Nuns welcome to come for afternoon tea at 4pm. A one hour walk learning a little about Preston’s history. Retrace the steps of the Nuns Start Time: 14:30pm to finish at 16:00pm. Afternoon tea at 16:00pm from the Convent to the Church. Meet local like minded people and a have tea/coffee Distance: About 2 miles Meeting Point: Sancton Vilage Hall, Low Street. Sancton and cake in the Community Centre full of information on activities in the local area. Cost: Adult £5, Child £3 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Rob Thomson Tel: 07944 Start Time: 11:00am to finish at 12noon and 13:00pm to finish at 14:00 pm 622276 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: No Dogs. Children Meeting Point: Preston Community Centre Cost: Free Welcome. Booking Essential: No Contact: Pam Wakelam Tel: (01482) 899836 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Please wear suitable footwear for walking on grass. Dogs welcome. Spurn Safari Take a guided tour along Spurn on board the giant 4x4 and cross the sands with ease. Learn about the history of this unique place, climb the Spurn Lighthouse and spot some incredible wildlife along the way. Autumn Foraging Come and join outdoor pursuits leader Brian Bate and discover some of the amazing Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12.30pm & 13:00 to finish at 15:30pm. plants that are around at this time of year that can be used for culinary, herbal and Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre, (located on the Nature Reserve) 15 minutes medicinal purposes. Plants, fruits and nuts that are freely available will be discussed. prior to start. Cost: £12 Adult, £6 Child. Booking Essential: Yes, please indicate time required. Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or Tel: (01964) 650313. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12noon Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible footwear. Meeting Point: Allerthorpe Lake Car Park, Allerthorpe, Pocklington. YO42 4RL Cost: Free Children must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley TIC, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672

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Walk the Halls – Harpham to Lowthorpe Nature’s Treasure Trail! Back by popular demand! Solve the clues, follow the treasure trail and complete the trail Enjoy a circular walk from Harpham to Lowthorpe Church. Refreshments, Craft Stalls quiz to be in with a chance of winning a pair of binoculars worth £55! The trail will take and a Tombola at Harpham Village Hall. you on a journey around the reserve, you’ll learn fun wildlife facts and meet some of the Start Time: 10:00am wildlife that lives here at Bempton Cliffs along the way. Discovery backpack contains Distance: 5km Meeting Point: Harpham & Lowthorpe Village Hall, Station Road, bug hunting kit, binoculars and Nature Treasure Trail. Harpham. YO25 4QZ Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Start Time: Anytime between 10:00am and 16:00 Contact: Sandra Morrison (01262) 470496, [email protected] for more info. Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF Additional Information: Smiley faces and a bit of cash! Dogs and Children welcome. Cost: £3 per Discovery Backpack (admission charges apply)

Breeze - Cycle to the Pastures New SATURDAY 9TH – SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER A guided ride along country roads from Driffield to Millington Pastures and back, with a stop for refreshments en route. Breeze is a cycling initiative to encourage Discovery Backpacks more women to get out on their bikes, for the first time, after a break or to continue with a group of like minded riders. Have a go and join the ladies for this event. Become a nature detective with everything you need to explore the reserve – our Discovery Backpacks include a pair of binoculars so you can get close-up views of our Start: 10:00am Distance: 35 miles Meeting Point: Outside Driffield Leisure Centre seabirds, and a magnifying bug pot for collecting mini-beasts along the Bugs Parade Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Jools Turner 07503 193173 or Emma Barnes Nature Trail, plus spotter’s guides and a bird ID book. But which backpack will you 07951164698 choose – the frog, ladybird, owl or bee? Additional Information: Water bottle to keep hydrated and Helmet recommended. Start Time: Anytime between 10:00am and 16:00 Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF Cost: £3 per Discovery Backpack (admission charges apply) Woldgate Trek Join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across beautiful countryside. No TH TH experience or equipment needed. SATURDAY 9 – THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Start Times: (9:30 – 10:30) (11:00 – 12:00) (13:00 – 14:00) (14:30 – 15:30) (16:00 – 17:00) Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre, 14 Woldgate, Bridlington. YO16 4XE Madhyamaka KMC Buddhist Centre Experience Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour each (CASH ONLY) Your chance to find out more in these peaceful and beautiful surroundings. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 The centre was once a stately home and is now a thriving Buddhist community. Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before you departure choice. 15 stone weight Saturday & Sunday: guided meditations at 10:00am, 12:30pm and 15:00pm. House tours limit, parental guidance required for the very young. at 11:00am, 13:30pm and 15:30pm and Buddhist shrine tours at 10:30am and 13:00pm with children’s activities throughout the day. Monday to Thursday: Free 20 minute meditations at 12:30pm. Cafe, gift shop and gardens open Saturday – Thursday. Start Time: Various times as stated above Meeting Point: Percy Hall, Pocklington, YO42 1LF Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Tel: (01759) 304832 Email: [email protected]

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Huggate Valleys Views Walk along 19C Flemingate A photography walk into some of the dry chalkland dales around the village of Huggate. Flemingate is one of the oldest and most significant streets in Beverley and has seen All abilities catered for from phone camera snappers to DSLR users. many changes as the years have gone by. Our walk (more a slow amble) begins at the Start Time: 13:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Distance: 1 – 2 miles Minster and extends as far as the Beckside area. We examine the fabric of Victorian Meeting Point: Huggate Village Green (near Pond) Flemingate and the lives of the people who lived along it in the middle of the 19C. Cost: Adult £10, Concessions and under 16s £5 Booking Essential: Yes Be prepared for surprises. Contact: Tourist Information Centre, 34 Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 Start Time: 10am to finish at 12 noon Meeting Point: Minster Yard North Additional Information: No Dogs, Children welcome. Some steep sided grassy terrain. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Walking boots essential. 34 Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672

Walk the Halls – Sancton Wold Stroll Tea with Gannets Enjoy a guided walk along a dry valley to the Wolds’ Way returning to the village hall A wonderful walk along the cliff tops with a friendly, informative guide to discover for refreshments. A chance to see buzzards and red kites, with views across the Vale of Bempton Cliffs is Planet Gannet – the UK’s largest mainland gannet colony, home to York to the Pennines. Bring your binoculars to make the most of the views. 25,000 of this magnificent bird, country’s largest seabird. Find our all about their lives and loves on the cliffs – from how far they fly to feed to where they go to where they Start Time: 10:30am to finish at 13:00pm Distance: About 5 miles leave the cliffs in winter. Afterwards enjoy a well earned rest and a delicious cream tea Meeting Point: Sancton Village Hall, Low Street, Sancton on the decking area overlooking the meadow. Cost: Adult £5, Child £3 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Rob Thomson Tel: 07944 622276 Email: [email protected] Start Time: 14:00pm (Walk lasts 90 minutes) Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Additional Information: No Dogs. Children welcome. Bempton Cliffs, Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF Cost: £6 (admission charges also apply) Booking Essential: Yes Contact: [email protected] Tel: (01262) 422212 Walk the Halls – Swanland Heritage Trail Additional Information: Only assistance Dogs allowed It is Heritage weekend so we are combining the Walking festival with a tour of the heritage of Swanland Village. There will be an audio app for people to use or if they do Fortune and Misfortune not have headphones, there will be an accompanied walker with you on a tour of historic buildings etc. The short walk covers about 3 miles. Walks can start at 1 p.m. or later. Join us for a stroll around historic Beverley. The growth and decline of the town through For the longer 5 miles, there is the opportunity to walk from Swanland down to North the ages is reflected in the lives of its people. From power to execution, poverty to Ferriby Village Hall and back again in a circular walk. Maps will be provided. influence, riches to disgrace, lives were dramatically changed and fine buildings Refreshments will be available between 2- 5 p.m. at Swanland Village Hall and all threatened with destruction. donations will go to the Heritage Centre. In case of inclement weather, Swanland Start Time: 14:00hrs to finish at 16:00hrs Village Hall will be open for a slide show showing a virtual tour of the village plus a Meeting Point: Outside Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley display about the village Hall. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 13:00pm to finish at 17:00pm Distance: Short walk 3 miles, Long walk 5 miles Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, 34 Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) Meeting Point: Swanland Heritage Centre OS Grid Reference: (Lat. 53.739160 Long. 391672 0.490630) Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Janet Barnes Tel: (01482) 633286 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Dogs allowed. Children welcome. Please bring head phones and phone if you have them to download the app.

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The Vale of Snaith Rich Heritage Walk Spurn Safari Take a guided tour along Spurn on board the giant 4x4 and cross the sands with ease. We take a look at the wealthy families who made Snaith a thriving market town for Learn about the history of this unique place, climb the Spurn Lighthouse and spot some 500 years. Urban, Country and Riverside walking on a fascinating three hour journey, incredible wildlife along the way. including historic Carlton Towers, 17th century Cowick Hall, 19th century Snaith Hall and terminating inside the beautiful medieval Snaith Priory. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12.30pm & 13:00 to finish at 15:30pm Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre, (located on the Nature Reserve) 15 minutes Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 13:00pm Distance: 6 miles prior to start. Cost: £12 Adult, £7 Child. Booking Essential: Yes, Please indicate time Meeting Point: Snaith Railway Station (FREE Car Park) George Street. DN14 9HY required. Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or Tel: (01964) 650313. Grid Reference: SE643223 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible footwear. Children Contact: [email protected], Tel: (01405) 861167 must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. Additional Information: Children welcome (accompanied under 16). No Dogs

Great Geocaching Treasure Hunt RSPB Autumn Highlights Seabird Cruises Ideal for the bird watching enthusiasts. Immerse yourself in the wonders of nature with Join the countryside access team and take part in a special geocaching treasure hunt. awe inspiring views of the rugged Yorkshire coastline and its spectacular chalk cliffs. Borrow our GPS units to follow a trail along the Yorkshire Wolds Way and through the Spot the seabirds on their migrating route. Sightings could include shearwaters, skuas, Humber Bridge Country Parks to discover hidden boxes on the way. divers, fulmars, gannets, cormorants and shags, auks, gulls and terns. Don’t forget to Start Time: There are 4 start times slots; choose a slot and arrive anytime within that watch for the marine life as porpoises and seals can sometimes make an appearance. hour. Start time slots: 10-11am, 11am-12noon, 12 noon-1pm, or 1-2pm. The circular route For further information, terms and conditions please visit: rsbp.org.uk/bempton takes 1 ½ -2 hours to complete. The last start time is 2pm. Distance: 1.5 – 2 miles Start Time: 8:15am to finish at 11:45am (please arrive ½ hour before departure) Meeting Point: Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre,Humber Bridge Country Park Meeting Point: Bridlington North Pier Cost: £22 Adult, £11 Children (under 16) Under 2’s Local Nature Reserve. HU13 0LN Grid Reference: TA 023 253 sail FREE. Group discount is one free ticket in every 10. Booking Essential: Yes Cost: £5 per ‘family group’ (to be paid when booking). £20 equipment deposit (paid and Contact: RSBP Cruise Hotline (01262) 422211 returned on the day). Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Countryside Access Team, Additional Information: Drinks/Snack available on boat. No Dogs. Wear warm clothing. Tel: (01482) 395320 Online: www.eastriding.gov.uk/events (Select brochure for Countryside 2017). Additional Information: Recommended group size is 2-6 with one Adult. All Ride at Bridlington North Promenade All Ride is an adapted bike scheme which has been set up along the North Promenade in Bridlington. The scheme offers people with disabilities, as well as their family and carers, the opportunity to take part in cycling. All Ride is the only adapted cycling scheme of its kind in the East Riding. Start Time: 10:00 to 12:00pm & 14:00pm to 16:00pm Meeting Point: Foreshore Office, North Promenade, Bridlington. YO15 2LS Booking Essential: Yes Cost: £2.50 per Bike for 1 hour. Contact: Foreshores Office Tel: (01262) 678255

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Beverley Ramblers – North Grimston Walk Exploring Central Beverley for people with impaired mobility Enjoy a 9 miles circular walk in the beautiful rolling countryside around North Grimston Join Colin Bradshaw for a walk which takes you round some of Beverley’s oldest streets, with Joe Neal of the Beverley Ramblers. You’re welcome to join us on any of our walks to using a route designed to make it easier for someone with limited mobility The route see if the Ramblers is for you. Then, once you’ve enjoyed the views, fun, exhilaration and uses dropped kerbs, to give those using a wheelchair or a mobility scooter, the chance good company, it’s just a case of becoming a member. to more easily access the centre of town and learn about the town’s history. We will Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 9 miles/14.5km tell you about floods, famous people, executions and the life of ordinary people. Past Meeting Point: North Grimston, Station Lane OS Grid Reference: SE839677 entertainments will be described from theatres to cock fighting and some of the Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes drinking dens patronised by the rich and poor. Contact: David Court (01482) 871703, email: [email protected] Start Time: 10am to finish at 12noon Meeting Point: Outside Tesco Main entrance Additional Information: Wear appropriate footwear and clothing. Bring a drink and a Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, bite to eat. Dogs on a lead. Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672

Woldgate Trek Fungi Foray at North Cliffe Wood Nature Reserve Join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across beautiful countryside. No Join leading mycologist Caroline Hobart at this picturesque location for a rare experience or equipment needed. opportunity to enter the fascinating world of Fungi. Learn more about the important Start Times: (9:30 – 10:30) (11:00 – 12:00) (13:00 – 14:00) (14:30 – 15:30) (16:00 – 17:00) part fungi plays as waste disposal agents for the natural world. Bring a magnifying Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre, 14 Woldgate, Bridlington. YO16 4XE glass if you have one. Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour (CASH ONLY) Start Time: 10am to finish at 12:00 noon Meeting Point: North Cliffe Wood Nature Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Reserve, Sand Lane, Market Weighton, YO43 4XE. From the A1079 Market Weighton Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before you departure choice. 15 stone head south down Cliffe Road. Turn right after 4 miles down Sand Lane. Park on the left weight limit, parental guidance required for the very young. by the wood. OS Grid Reference: SE 860 374 Cost: Adult £2.50, concessions & children under 16 £1.50, family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £7.50 Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 The Pilgrimage of Grace and Millington Join the PoG team in a circular walk starting and finishing in Pocklington via Millington. The route passes alongside the ancient woodland, views a moat at Ousethorpe and Barmston to Bridlington Beach Walk reaches Millington via Mill Farm where a stop will be made for food at Ramblers Rest. On this guided linear walk along a golden beach, you’ll pass towering cliffs inhabited Leave Millington and climb a relatively steep slope up to Warren Farm. Follow the by sand martins, soft sand dunes, and traditional seaside attractions. Free lunch and crest of the valley side past a tumulus and alongside Warrendale Plantation, dropping transport to Barmston provided by the Coastal Opportunities Gateway project. steadily down through Jenny Firkin Wood into Kilnwick Percy and finally along Chapel Start Time: 10:30am to 12:45pm Distance: 8km Hill back into Pocklington. En route commentary will be provided as usual. Meeting Point: Langdale Wharf Car Park, Bridlington. YO16 4LE Start Time: 10:00am to finish at approx 15:00hrs Distance: 8.5 miles Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Jackson Sage Meeting Point: On the pavement outside All Saints Church. Parking available on Email: [email protected] Tel: (01482) 391758 adjacent streets or in West Green car park. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: No Dogs. Children Welcome Contact: John Brown. Email: [email protected], Tel: (01759 302715) Additional Information: No Dogs, Children 12+ welcome.

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Macmillan Cancer Evening Walk Tea with Gannets Join us for a 1 hour guided evening walk in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. A wonderful walk along the cliff tops with a friendly, informative guide to discover Start Time: 18:00pm to finish at 19:00pm Bempton Cliffs is Planet Gannet – the UK’s largest mainland gannet colony, home to Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure Beverley, Flemingate, Beverley. HU17 0LT 25,000 of this magnificent bird, the country’s largest seabird. Find our all about their Cost: Free Booking Essential: No lives and loves on the cliffs – from how far they fly to feed, to where they go when they leave the cliffs in winter. Afterwards enjoy a well earned rest and a delicious cream tea on the decking area overlooking the meadow. Doing good works Start Time: 14:00pm (Walk lasts 90 minutes) Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF This walk will look at how local charities, local individuals, the church and institutions Cost: £6 (admission charges also apply) Booking Essential: Yes such as the Poor Law (paid from local rates) provided for the poor, the elderly, the Contact: [email protected] Tel: (01262) 422212 sick and the unemployed. All this before the time of the welfare state. We will include Additional Information: Only assistance Dogs allowed almshouses, the Beverley workhouse (as it was), “hospitals” and charitable institution around the town. Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Meeting Point: Beverley Minster Elwell Walk Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 Val will explain how the Elwells reached Beverley, where they lived and worked, where you can see their paintings and how their work reflected the changing town. This gentle walk will include many anecdotes. Beverley Ghost Walk Start Time: 14:00hrs to finish at 16:00hrs Meeting Point: Outside the Railway Station. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Prepare to be scared. A twilight visit to the spooky bits of Beverley. Chilling tales drawn Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 from the town’s history. Start Time: 19:00hrs to finish at 21:00hrs Meeting Point: The Royal Standard – North Bar Within Cost: £4 per person Booking Essential: Yes The Alta Via Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 Additional Information: Not for young children In much of central Beverley one can still find the medieval street pattern, none more so than the “Alta Via”, the High Street extending from Beverley Minster to North Bar. We will follow the Alta Via from the Minster, stopping at Wednesday Market, Toll Gavel, Register Square, Saturday Market and North Bar Within. We will consider how things Round and about the Minster would have looked at the time and how much of Beverley’s past remains or has been The aim of the walk is to look at Beverley Minster in its medieval setting. Meeting at the adapted and modified over the centuries. We will be going to the heart of Beverley’s Highgate Steps we will explore the exterior of the building observing the various stages history! of the development of this magnificent church. Our walk will be down five ancient Start Time: 10am to finish at 12noon Meeting Point: North Door, Beverley Minster streets which converge on the Minster. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Meeting Point: North Door Minster. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 The Highgate steps. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672

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Snickets and Rackets Nordic Walking Exploring some of the historic passageways that chart the medieval history of Beverley. An opportunity to ‘have a go’ at Walking with Poles. Join expert Neil Thompson who Another chance to join historian Barbara English to find out what they are and what will introduce you to this fat busting Scandanavian pastime. This is a one hour taster they do! Come and explore. session. It’s great fun and burns 30% more calories than normal walking whilst reducing Start Time: 16:00pm to finish at 18:00hrs pressure on knees and joints. Walking poles will be provided Meeting Point: Beverley Tourist Information Centre Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 15:00pm or 15:15pm to finish at 16:15pm Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Meeting Point: Beverley Westwood – opposite the Race Course entrance. HU17 8QZ OS Grid Reference: TA 016 397 Cost: £5 each Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Additional Information: No Dogs or Children Fraisthorpe Beach to Skipsea Join us for a guided linear walk over golden sands and cliff tops, through green fields, and along quiet country lanes. Admire views of distant Flamborough and English Heritage’s as we showcase the rural coast before the arrival of the Walking for Health – Driffield England Coast Path in 2018. Free lunch and transport to Fraisthorpe provided by the Join us for a two hour guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes before Coastal Opportunities Gateway project. wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at the front Start Time: 13:00pm to 16:00pm Distance: 10km of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. Meeting Point: Skipsea Village Hall, Bridlington Road, Skipsea. YO25 8TJ Start Time: 10.30am to finish at 12.30pm. Meeting Point: Bainton lay-by on A164 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Jackson Sage Email: [email protected] Tel: (01482) 391758 Additional Information: No Dogs, Children welcome. Walking for Health – Hessle Boat Cruise on the Pocklington Canal Join us for a one hour guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes before Join the crew of the New Horizons for a narrow boat trip along the tranquil wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at the front Pocklington Canal. As well as wildlife spotting along the way, you’ll also enjoy of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. the experience of going through a lock. Information about the canal’s history Start Time: 10am to finish at 11am Meeting Point: Hessle Community Centre, will be given on board, with an opportunity for those interested to have a go Old School House, The Hourne, Hessle. HU13 9LJ Cost: Free Booking Essential: No at steering the boat. Start Time: 14:00pm to 16:30pm Meeting Point: Melbourne Arm Moorings. Please park in the Village OS Grid Reference: SE753442 Walking for Health – Sewerby Cost: Adult/Conc & Child £5 each Booking Essential: Yes Join us for a one hour guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes before Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at the front Additional Information: No Dogs. Children Welcome. No WC on the boat. of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. Start Time: 10am to finish at 11am Meeting Point: Sewerby Hall & Gardens, Church Lane, Sewerby. YO15 1EA Cost: Free Booking Essential: No

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Walking for Health – South Cave Walk along 19th Century Flemingate Join us for a one and a half hour guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes Flemingate is one of the oldest and most significant streets in Beverley and has seen before wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at many changes as the years have gone by. Our walk (more a slow amble) begins at the the front of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. Minster and extends as far as the Beckside area. We examine the fabric of Victorian Start Time: 10.30am to finish at 12 noon. Flemingate and the lives of the people who lived along it in the middle of the 19C. Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure South Cave, Church Street, South Cave. HU15 2EP. Be prepared for surprises. Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Start Time: 14:00hrs to finish at 16:00hrs Meeting Point: Minster Yard North Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, 34 Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 The Pilgrimage of Grace and Sancton Start at Sancton village. Leave the village walking east to Houghton Hall with its civil war history. Turn north past Mount Pleasant into Market Weighton. Follow the Hudson Way and Wolds Way to the top of Weighton Hill known popularly as Arrass Woodmansey Waterway Hill, the largest mustering point for the Pilgrimage of Grace in October 1536. Admire A 5 mile walk heading through Lakeminster Park (water), along to “Barmston” Drain the view in all directions and contemplate how 50000 strong and able men gathered (water), across to the River Hull (water), up to the lock and along (water) here. Descend gently south west across Sancton Wold with tumuli visible to the east. and back. There will be an optional lunch at a suitable hostelry (not just water), the Continue into Sancton village and the parish church. En route commentary will be venue depending on the numbers booking for the optional meal. provided as usual. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12 noon Meeting Point: Outside East Riding College, Start Times: 10:00am to finish at approx 15:00hrs Distance: 9 miles Flemingate. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Sancton Methodist Chapel – parking available at the Chapel – Low Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, 34 Butcher Row, Beverley Street, Sancton, York. YO43 4QZ Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Tel: (01482) 391672 Contact: John Brown. Email: [email protected], Tel: (01759 302715) Additional Information: No Dogs, Children 12+ welcome. Flamborough North Landing to Sewerby Hall Join this guided linear walk around Flamborough Head to marvel at the local geology and seabird colony, and to take in some of the locations used to film the recent Dad’s Army movie. Free lunch and transport to North Landing provided by the Coastal Opportunities Gateway project. Start Time: 9:30am to 12:45pm Distance: 10km Meeting Point: Sewerby Hall Car Park, Church Lane, Sewerby. YO15 1EA Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Jackson Sage Email: [email protected] Tel: (01482) 391758 Additional Information: Dogs and Children Welcome

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Walk the Halls – Skeffling September Stroll Quiet Gardens of Beverley Circular walk from Skeffling Village Hall to Easington and return via the Humber Bank Each garden has its own history. Perhaps they exist through the benevolence of a for Soup and a Sandwich. philanthropist, a church, the Festival of Britain or the Quiet Garden Movement. Their Start Time: 10:30am to 12:00noon Distance: 5 Miles (8km) various histories involve brawling churchwardens, a house fire, an earthquake, a gas Meeting Point: Skeffling Village Hall, Church Road, Skeffling chamber, the Civil War and a ghost. Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Start Time: 10am to finish at 12noon Meeting Point: Library Gardens Contact: Karen Wood Tel: 07531191867 Email: [email protected] Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: No Dogs. Children welcome. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672

Walking for Health – Market Weighton Kiplingcoates & Beyond – Guided Ride Join us for a 1 – 1.5 hour guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes before Guided ride of 11.5 miles covering the famous Kiplingcotes Derby ‘race-track’- home to wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at the front the oldest horse-race in the world - the Hudson Way rail-track near Market Weighton, of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. the pretty villages of South Dalton and the beautiful parkland of Dalton Park. The ride Start Time: 10am to finish at 11.30am Distance: 4 miles will include a stop at the Light Dragoon in Etton for refreshments. Meeting Point: Market Weighton St John’s Methodist Church Start Time: 11:00am to finish at approximately 14:30pm Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Meeting Point: The crossroads on the road between Goodmanham and Middleton-on- Additional Information: Tea. Coffee, and toast available at the Church afterwards for £1. Toilets. the-Wolds (nearest postcode is YO43 3LT). There are wide verges here and plenty of parking. Cost: £30 Booking Essential: Yes Doing good works Contact: Janet Cochrane, Tel: 07583 425851 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Ride limited to 6 places. This walk will look at how local charities, local individuals, the church and institutions 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 almshouses, the Beverley workhouse (as it was), “hospitals” and charitable institution Market Weighton Circular around the town. Join walk leader Barry Sedgwick for a circular walk from Goodmanham to Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Meeting Point: Beverley Minster . Returning to Goodhanham and finishing at the Fiddle Drill tea rooms. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 10:00am Grid Ref: 888431 OS Map 294 Distance: 6 mile figure of 8 walk. Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 Meeting Point: The car park on the left hand side of the road going up the hill from Market Weighton to Goodmanham. Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Additional Information: Strong footwear, appropriate clothing, bottle of water. Arrive 15 minutes early for a prompt start.

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The Alta Via Plays, plagues and patriots! In much of central Beverley one can still find the medieval street pattern, none more Join us to hear some stories about Highgate. Where else could you hear about Waterloo, so than the “Alta Via”, the High Street extending from Beverley Minster to North Bar. an American general, monks and plague pits, and people running for their lives? This is We will follow the Alta Via from the Minster, stopping at Wednesday Market, Toll Gavel, only a small sample of the stories that await you! Register Square, Saturday Market and North Bar Within. We will consider how things Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm would have looked at the time and how much of Beverley’s past remains or has been Meeting Point: Wednesday Market/top of Highgate. adapted and modified over the centuries. We will be going to the heart of Beverley’s Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes history! Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Start Time: 17:30pm to finish at 19:30pm Meeting Point: North Door, Beverley Minster Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Shopping in Beverley since 1500 Join David Horsley as he tells you about how people shopped in the past and what remains of the old shops in Beverley. The walk will take you from North Bar to Easington Circular Wednesday Market. The Coastal Opportunities Gateway project is showcasing Holderness to whet walkers’ Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12 noon Meeting Point: Coronation Gardens appetites for the opening of the England Coast Path in 2018. This guided walk offers Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes spectacular views of the coast at Easington, and of wildlife and industry co-existing on Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 the banks of the River Humber. Free lunch provided by Coastal Opportunities Gateway. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 14.15pm Distance: 13km Meeting Point: All Saints Church, The Square, Easington. HU12 0TS Walking for Health – Beverley Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Jackson Sage Email: [email protected] Tel: (01482) 391758 Join us for a 60 minute guided walk. No need to book, just turn up 15 minutes before Additional Information: No Dogs, Children allowed wearing comfy shoes, warm clothing and bring a drink of water. See section at the front of this programme for further information on walking for health initiative. Start Time: 11am to finish at 12 noon Beckside Bumble Meeting Point: East Riding Leisure, Flemingate, Beverley. HU17 0LT Cost: Free Booking Essential: No A Beckside Bumble. Gordon Scaife will lead a guided historical walk around Beverley Beck exploring the origins of the Beck in the early 12th century to the present day. Join the Beverley Barge Preservation Society on the Syntan for a refreshing cuppa after your walk. Start Time: 14:00pm to finish at 16:00pm Meeting Point: The Creelers statue, Beckside, near the Foresters Arms Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672

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Yorkshire Wolds Way Boots and Beer Walk Barmston Circular For this year’s perfect pairing of walking and beer, we will be heading out on a new Join us for a guided circular walk as we showcase the rural coast before the arrival of the circuit from the Wold Top Brewery, combining the and the Yorkshire England Coast Path in 2018. We’ll stroll through green fields and along quiet country Wolds Way. We will pass through the lovely villages of Hunmanby and Muston, then at lanes, enjoying pleasant sea views towards Flamborough. Free lunch provided by the Stockendale we capture some of the delightful scenery of the Yorkshire Wolds. Bring a Coastal Opportunities Gateway project. snack to have on route, but remember that the day will be capped off with the chance THE OFFICIAL ALE OF THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS WAY Start Time: 10:30am to 12:00noon Distance: 5.5km 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 barley, our own pure chalk filtered water and UK grown to sample a couple of award winning Wold Top beers at the brewery at Hunmanby Maize/Maïs/Mais, Goldings and First Gold hops. Barley Malt/Orge/Orzo, INGREDIENTS: Water/Eau/Acqua, Meeting Point: Black Bull Inn, Sands Lane, Barmston. YO25 8PG Hops/Houblon/Luppolo and Yeast/Levure/ère/Birra alc.Lievito 4.0% di Birra.vol. Product Starköl, of Innehåller the UK, kornmalt. Produit du Royaume-Uni. Sisältää Ohramallasta. Beer/Bi

Grange. This comes with a savoury buffet to help round off the experience. Quality soft Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes 2.1 A Simple Dry and UK Fruity B w UNITS drinks are available for non drinkers. Wold Top Brewery are supporters of the Yorkshire Best Before End: See Neck Store Cool Imported into Italy by Cuzziol S.p.A Contact: Jackson Sage Email: [email protected] Tel: (01482) 391758

Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby Grange, Wold Newton, Wolds Way and they brew the official Wolds Way ale. Driffield. YO25 3HS www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk Additional500ml alc.4% vol Information: No Dogs, Children allowed Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 16:00pm Distance: 8 Miles/12.9KM 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 OS Grid Reference: TA 072 755 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 Meeting Point: Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby Grange. YO25 3HS The Vale of Snaith Boots and Beer Walk Cost: £10 to include two half pint samples and a savoury buffet. Booking Essential: Yes We start with a 9 mile walk through the countryside, partly canal side on The Trans- Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Pennine Trail and also around a sailing club reservoir. You will experience the joys of the Addition Information: Dogs welcome on a lead. No Children nature in the wide open-sky landscape as well as local history including the site of WW2 RAF Snaith and the site of King Edward II’s Manor House. After the walk, a guided tour around The Snaith Old Mill Brewery and a chance to sample some award winning beers. We round off the day with a visit to Yorkshire Ales to marvel at the vast array of bottled Breeze – Rotsea Ride beer brewed in the county and to enjoy a splendid Yorkshire buffet in The Beer Café. A guided evening ride along our long and leafy lanes to Rotsea and back. An ideal Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 16:00pm Distance: 9 miles shorter ride for new comers. Breeze is a cycling initiative to encourage more women to Meeting Point: Snaith Railway Station FREE Car Park, George Street, DN14 9JT get out on their bikes, for the first time, after a break or to continue with a group of like OS Grid Reference: SE643223 Cost: Adult £12.50 (including a beer sample at the minded riders. Have a go and join the ladies for this event. brewery and a buffet at Yorkshire Ales). Booking Essential: Yes Start: 18:00pm Distance: 12 miles Contact: Keith Greenwood Tel: (01405) 861167 Email: [email protected] Meeting Point: Outside Driffield Leisure Centre Additional Information: No Dogs. No Children Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Jools Turner 07503 193173 or Emma Barnes 07951 164698 Additional Information: Water bottle to keep hydrated and Helmet recommended. Walking for Health – Weighton Walkers Join the Weighton Walkers for a 9 miles walk round the Hole of Horcum. Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 9 Miles Contact: Dave Battams 07875 550413 or June Gray (01430) 873910 for further information.

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The Beverley Pub Walk – Join the Inn Crowd! Keeping up with the Georgians Your host Paul Schofield will reveal the stories behind pub history in our market town This was a time of welcome growth for Beverley after a period of decline. Showing off with visits to some of the familiar hostelries. Why were there so many drinking places? and buying for pleasure and to impress became fashionable. Sounds like a remarkably Cheers! familiar story! However, it was not a time of equality or prosperity for all. We will have a Start Time: 19:00hrs to finish at 21:00hrs brief look at this new and stylish part of town and some of the people who were living Meeting Point: Outside the Royal Standard, North Bar Within and working there. Cost: £4 per person Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 14:00hrs to finish at 16:00hrs Meeting Point: Outside St Mary’s Church Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Cost: FREE Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672

Larkin about Beverley Philip Larkin was a frequent visitor to Beverley during the 30 years in which he was Wilderness Navigation librarian at the University of Hull. The town figures strongly in his letters to a number Imagine being lost in the wilderness without a map or compass to help you navigate of correspondents. It is also a place that held a particular significance in terms of his to safety. During this event you will learn of the ways nature can help guide you home. love life. Drawing on extracts from Larkin’s writing as an illustrative guide, this walk will You will never be lost again. take you on a journey through the Beverley he knew and loved. Philip Pullen, media and Start Time: 10.00am to 12noon publicity officer for the Philip Larkin Society will be your guide. Meeting Point: Danes Dyke Main Car Park, Bridlington. YO15 1DW (Charges apply) Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12:00noon Cost: FREE Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Outside the (Old) Beverley Arms Hotel, North Bar Within Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: No Dogs. Children welcome. Please wear suitable footwear for Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 the weather conditions. Food Kiosk and Toilets on site.

Tales of the River bank Tales of the river bank with Ratty, Moley, Lampreys, mud and a spot of Geocaching. We will be passing the old dry dock, lock gates and follow part of the Beverley Beck. A 2 mile walk suitable for families, along a generally level route. Start Time: 14:00hrs to finish at 16:00hrs Meeting Point: Beverley Beck lock gates Cost: FREE Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672

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Burnby Hall Gardens and Pocklington Canal Heritage Walk Wolds Dew Pond Heritage Walk Starting at Burnby Hall Gardens, join us for an 12 mile circular walk down to the Join Emily McGregor from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, to discover the fascinating historic Melbourne, showcasing two of Pocklington’s most beautiful landmarks. Find out more dew ponds of the Yorkshire Wolds. Find out about the history of the dew ponds and their about the history of Burnby Hall Gardens before taking in the history and wildlife of value for wildlife. The pace of the walk will be gentle, giving the opportunity to learn the Pocklington Canal. The walk will be led by Rachel Mort of Burnby Hall Gardens and about the dew ponds and the surrounding wildflower grasslands of the chalk dales. Lizzie Dealey of the Canal and River Trust, with an opportunity to find out more about Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12:30pm Distance: 4 Miles the work of the Pocklington Canal Amenity Society. Meeting Point: At the village pond, Back Street, Fridaythorpe Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 16:00pm Distance: 12 Miles OS Grid Reference: SE874591 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Meeting Point: Burnby Hall Gardens Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Emily on 07976 523269 Email: [email protected] Contact: Rachel Mort Tel: (01759) 307125 Email: [email protected] Additional Information: Wear sturdy footwear. Children welcome (accompanied under Additional Information: No Dogs. Children over 12 welcome who can manage 12 miles. 16). Unsuitable for pushchairs. Some steep inclines. Dogs on leads welcome.

Don’t panic – it’s only Dad’s Army! Woldgate Trek Remember the Home Guard? Go back in time nearly 80 years and hear about a very Join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across beautiful countryside. No different Beverley. A Beverley that was bombed, suffered food shortages and blackout. experience or equipment needed. Hear about the Home Guard/Dad’s Army and the many other groups that helped the Start Times: (9:30 – 10:30) (11:00 – 12:00) (13:00 – 14:00) (14:30 – 15:30) (16:00 – 17:00) people of Beverley during the war. Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre, 14 Woldgate, Bridlington. YO16 4XE Start Time: 10am to finish at 12 noon Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour (CASH ONLY) Meeting Point: Beverley Police Station on North Bar Without. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before you departure choice. 15 stone weight Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 limit, parental guidance required for the very young.

Spurn Great British Beach Clean Breeze – Out in the Sticks If you want to do your bit to help care for Yorkshire’s amazing coastline then come and A guided country ride along some quiet, long flat lanes with a stop for refreshments en join us as we take part in this national event. We’ll be giving Spurn a thorough clean – route. Breeze is a cycling initiative to encourage more women to get out on their bikes, everyone welcome. for the first time, after a break or to continue with a group of like minded riders. Have a Start Time: 10:00am go and join the ladies for this event. Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre, (located on the Nature Reserve) Start: 10:00am Distance: 35 miles Meeting Point: Outside Driffield Leisure Centre Cost: Free and all equipment provided Booking Essential: No, just turn up Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Tel: (01964) 650313 Contact: Jools Turner 07503 193173 or Emma Barnes 07951 164698 Additional Information: Dress for the weather, wear stout footwear and bring work Additional Information: Water bottle to keep hydrated and Helmet recommended. gloves if you have them.

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Royal Risby – Oh Deer Tea with Gannets A circular walk of about six miles taking in the Risby Park area. The site of the Hunting A wonderful walk along the cliff tops with a friendly, informative guide to discover Lodge at Cellar Heads and the location of the Risby Hall and its terraced gardens will Bempton Cliffs is Planet Gannet – the UK’s largest mainland gannet colony, home to be viewed along the route. The walk will take around two and a half hours. Suitable 25,000 of this magnificent bird, the country’s largest seabird. Find out all about their footwear is recommended as this is a country walk over gently undulating terrain. It is lives and loves on the cliffs – from how far they fly to feed, to where they go when they advisable to carry wet weather gear just in case. leave the cliffs in winter. Afterwards enjoy a well earned rest and a delicious cream tea Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12:30pm Distance: 6 miles on the decking area overlooking the meadow. Meeting Point: Outside Sail’s Cafe Skidby Mill. Start Time: 14:00pm (Walk lasts 90 minutes) Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Seabird Centre, RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliffe Lane, Bempton. YO15 1JF Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Cost: £6 (admission charges also apply) Booking Essential: Yes Additional Information: Roadside parking is available on Mill Road opposite the mill Contact: [email protected] Tel: (01262) 422212 entrance and there is a public car park south of the mill. Do not use the restaurant car park Additional Information: Only assistance Dogs allowed

Yorkshire Wolds Way Secret Art on the Yorkshire Wolds Way A Walk of Small Things The Yorkshire Wolds Way is magnificent along this stretch of trail between Huggate Lamp posts, kerb stones, decorated foot scrapers, mysterious 200 year old stone and Thixendale, with “big sky” views and wonderful dry valleys to explore. To add inscriptions - Beverley has many small things from the past, some now impossible to to the enjoyment we will see art along the trail, inspired by the stunning landscape, understand. This gentle walk around the town centre is designed to show you things including our new innovative “Secret Art” Project, which includes a poem recorded by that you may walk past every day, and never ‘see’. All are welcome, children and well- renowned poet Ian McMillan and only available to hear at one point on the trail. We will behaved dogs too. The children often notice things we don’t…and have some great be leaving Thixendale and travelling to Huggate by minibus for this linear walk. explanations too. Bring a packed lunch and we will call in at the end at the ever popular Cross Keys at Start Time: 14:00pm to 16:00pm Meeting Point: Beverley Tourist Information Centre Thixendale for a drink to celebrate this great walk. Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Start Time: 11:00am to finish at 15:30pm Distance: 6 ½ Miles Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row, Beverley Tel: (01482) 391672 Meeting Point: Near the church at Thixendale to catch a minibus to Huggate OS Grid Reference: SE 842 611 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row. Tel: (01482) 391672 Walk the Halls – Aldbrough Amble Additional Information: No Dogs, Children over 8 welcome. Walk off that Sunday lunch via this gentle walk from Aldbrough Village/ Sports Hall through open countryside south west towards Etherdwick Grange, the north west to Tansterne Grange returning eastwards to Carlton Farm and back down Garton Road to the hall for tea and cake Start Time: 14:00pm to 16:00pm Distance: 3 miles (5 km) Meeting Point: Aldbrough Sports Hall Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Contact: Karen Wood Email: [email protected] Tel: 07531191867 Additional Information: Dogs and Children welcome

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Walk the Halls – Back Lanes of Bishop Wilton Walk the Halls – Skipsea fields and beaches! A self-guided stroll around the perimeter of the village, starting and finishing at the A circular walk starting from and returning to Skipsea Village Hall. The walk will use village hall, with views of the surrounding countryside using back lanes and some footpaths and lanes to explore the area surrounding Skipsea and Skipsea Brough, which rough tracks. The walk will include a Photo Trail (optional). A map will be supplied and a will include the site of the ancient mere and the castle. The footpaths will also take us to selection of photographic images. The map will have some numbered locations printed the cliffs and onto the beautiful beaches of the Holderness coastline. Although the area is on it. You have to match the photographs with the location that the photographer was mostly flat the terrain can sometimes be difficult in wet weather and rutted in dry weather, standing at when he took the picture. Good fun for children of all ages! – and not as it is therefore not suitable for wheelchairs or push chairs. Dogs are welcome if well behaved easy as it sounds! as there are some sheep and cows in the area of the walk. Refreshments will be available at Start Time: 14:00pm onwards. Hall closes at 17:00pm Distance: 1.5 miles (2.5km) the beginning of the walk and at the end. There are no toilet facilities on the walk. Meeting Point: Bishop Wilton Hall, Worsendale Road, Bishop Wilton. YO42 1ST Start Time: 11:00am to 14.30pm Distance: Up to 8 Miles OS Grid Reference: 798553 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No – just turn up on the day Meeting Point: Skipsea Village Hall, Bridlington Road, Skipsea. YO25 8TJ Contact: Ian Robson Email: [email protected] Tel: 01759 368672 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Yvonne Sparks Email: mrsyvonnesparks@ Additional Information: Afternoon tea will be available in the hall. Dogs and Children gmail.com Tel: 01262 468479 Additional Information: Toilet facilities available at the welcome. village Hall, though not on the walk. Dogs and Children welcome.

A 5 mile Walk near Huggate on the Yorkshire Wolds Walk the Halls – Views over the Vale of York from Bishop Wilton An easy 5 mile walk in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds with Pocklington Ramblers. We This will be a self-guided walk, starting and finishing from Bishop Wilton Village Hall. head off along the Minster Way in an easterly direction, before walking on minor roads Simple directions will be provided. The walk starts with an uphill climb (1.5k; 1 mile) with and descending on the Chalkland Way past Shortlands Plantation. At the minor road, variable gradient but steep in places on a very quiet country road. Leaving the road we go uphill towards Huggate and join Mill Lane back to the start point. Those feeling behind, a gentle descent for c.600m gives extensive views over Bishop Wilton Village energetic may choose to stay on for the extra 5 miles walk, on page 42. and the Vale of York. The path contours for another c.600m as the views continue before gradually descending to the village and the Hall to complete the circuit. Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 13:00pm istance:D 5 Miles Meeting Point: Near Huggate. The meeting point is approximately half a mile along the Start Time: 14:00pm onwards. Hall closes at 17:00pm Distance: 2.2 miles (3.5km) road from Huggate to Warter (called Mill Lane). There are car parking spaces in laybys. Meeting Point: Bishop Wilton Hall, Worsendale Road, Bishop Wilton. YO42 1ST OS Grid Reference:SE877543 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No OS Grid Reference: 798553 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No – just turn up on the day Additional Information: No Dogs. Children welcome, but must be able to walk the Contact: Ian Robson Email: [email protected] Tel: 01759 368672 distance. Unsuitable for pushchairs. Additional Information: Afternoon tea will be available in the hall. Dogs and Children welcome. Although a short walk, it is quite strenuous (going up!). Flamborough, South Landing - Great British Beach Clean 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 South Landing Beach a thorough clean – everyone welcome. Start Time: 11:00am – 13:00pm Meeting Point: Living Seas Centre, South Landing Local Nature Reserve car park. (pay & display charges apply). Cost: Free and all equipment provided. Booking Essential: No, just turn up Contact: Tel: (01262) 422103 Additional Information: Dress for the weather, wear stout footwear and bring work gloves if you have them. Toilets available.

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A 10 mile Walk near Huggate on the Yorkshire Wolds RSPB Autumn Highlights Seabird Cruises A varied and attractive 10 mile walk in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds with Pocklington Ideal for the bird watching enthusiasts. Immerse yourself in the wonders of nature with Ramblers. We head off along the Minster Way in an easterly direction before using awe inspiring views of the rugged Yorkshire coastline and its spectacular chalk cliffs. minor roads, the Chalkland Way and Wolds Way. Then onto Open Access land above Spot the seabirds on their migrating route. Sightings could include shearwaters, skuas, Horsedale and Frendal Dale, before following the Minster Way back to our start point. divers, fulmars, gannets, cormorants and shags, auks, gulls and terns. Don’t forget to Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 15:00pm Distance: 10 Miles watch for the marine life as porpoises and seals can sometimes make an appearance. Meeting Point: Near Huggate. The meeting point is approximately half a mile along the For further information, terms and conditions please visit: rsbp.org.uk/bempton road from Huggate to Warter (called Mill Lane). There are car parking spaces in laybys. Start Time: 14:45pm to finish at 18:15pm (please arrive ½ hour before departure) OS Grid Reference: SE877 543 Cost: Free Booking Essential: No Meeting Point: Bridlington North Pier Cost: £22 Adult, £11 Children (under 16) Under 2’s Additional Information: No Dogs. Children welcome, but must be able to walk the sail FREE. Group discount is one free ticket in every 10. Booking Essential: Yes distance. Unsuitable for pushchairs. Some steep ascents and descents. Contact: RSPB Cruise Hotline (01262) 422211 Additional Information: Drinks/Snack available on boat. No Dogs. Wear warm clothing.

The Vale of Snaith Vermuyden Trail A 9 mile circular Guided Heritage Walk which is easy, interesting and entertaining. See a ....Kingfisher Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden was hired by King Charles 1 to drain a former deer Come along to Tophill Low nature reserve and join the warden to try and spot one of our hunting area to create more agricultural land. His first attempt led to major flooding in most enigmatic birds. Sightings aren’t guaranteed, but we’ll be in the best place at the The Vale of Snaith. On this walk we visit some of the key sites that feature in that story. best time to stand a good chance of seeing one. With 5 young fledged in May alone this Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 14:30pm Distance: 9 Miles summer it’s been a great season - and there is plenty of other wildlife to enjoy on the way. Meeting Point: Snaith Railway Station FREE Car Park, George Street. DN14 9HY Start Time: 10:00am to finish at 12:00 noon OS Grid Reference: SE643223 Cost: Free Booking Essential: Yes Meeting Point: Tophill Low Nature Reserve, YO25 9RH OS Grid Reference: TA 073 486 Contact: [email protected], Tel: (01405) 861167 Cost: This event is free but standard reserve admission charges apply – see below. Additional Information: Dog on leads. Under 16s to be accompanied. Booking Essential: Yes (limited spaces) Contact: Ring the reserve on (01377) 270690 to book. Reserve admission prices: Adult £3.30, Concessions £1.80. Additional Information: No Dogs, Children accompanied with an Adult Spurn Safari Take a guided tour along Spurn on board the giant 4x4 and cross the sands with ease. Learn about the history of this unique place, climb the Spurn Lighthouse and spot some Woldgate Trek incredible wildlife along the way. Join Woldgate Trekking Centre for a one hour trek across beautiful countryside. No Start Time: 12noon to finish at 14:30pm experience or equipment needed. Meeting Point: Spurn Information Centre, (located on the Nature Reserve) 15 minutes Start Times: (9:30 – 10:30) (11:00 – 12:00) (13:00 – 14:00) (14:30 – 15:30) (16:00 – 17:00) prior to start. Meeting Point: Woldgate Trekking Centre, 14 Woldgate, Bridlington. YO16 4XE Cost: £12 Adult, £6 Child Booking Essential: Yes Cost: £18 per hour – Family of 4 or more £16 per hour (CASH ONLY) Contact: Book online at www.ywt.org.uk/whats-on or Tel: (01964) 650313. Booking Essential: Yes Contact: Woldgate on Tel: (01262) 673086 Additional Information: No Dogs, wear warm clothing and sensible footwear. Children Additional Information: Arrive 30 minutes before you departure choice. 15 stone weight must be able to walk unaided and climb steep steps. limit, parental guidance required for the very young.

42 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 43 SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER ENJOYING THE A Walk along Driffield Canal and beyond Join walk leader Sarah Anderson for a pleasant amble down the picturesque Driffield Canal to Wansford, and then to Nafferton before returning to Driffield. GREAT OUTDOORS Start Time: 10:00am Distance: 7 Miles/11.3 km Meeting Point: Driffield Canal Head. YO25 9PZ OSGrid Reference: TA027537 Cost: FREE Booking Essential: Yes Contact: David Court (01482) 871703, email: [email protected] Additional Information: Dogs Welcome on a lead.

HULL OLD TOWN WALK Saturday 9th September Join tour guide Paul Schofield to discover the heritage of this Sunday 10th September wonderful City, with its historic old quarter, local museums and attractions. Soak up the ambience and culture of a city that Monday 11th September has its feet firmly rooted in history and its eyes looking to the Friday 15th September future. www.tourhull.com Saturday 17th September Start Time: 10:00 &14:00 on Friday, Saturday and Monday, 11:00 & 14:00 on Sunday Meeting Point: Box Office, City Hall. Hull Cost: 4 per person IT’S ONLY NATURAL TO ENJOY THE COUNTRYSIDE! Contact: Paul Schofield, email: [email protected] , Tel: 01482 878535. There are plenty of special places to visit in the games and activities. Guides are available from Additional Information: Tour guide Keith Daddy will be leading East Riding countryside and with a wow factor Tourist Information Centres or follow the link some walks. of being outdoors, here are just some of the to www.eastriding.gov.uk/events and select ways you can get closer to nature. brochure for Countryside 2017 or ring 01482 Nature reserves can be used by all ages, and 395320 Paul Schofield, City Tour Guide, abilities and are excellent places to explore, go Why not take a trip down one of the East Hull & East Yorkshire wildlife spotting or play adventure games. Riding’s four disused rail trails, Hull to , Go to yorkshirenaturetriangle.org for lots Hull to , Beverley to Market Paul is a freelance English Heritage Accredited tour more ideas. Weighton and Market Weighton to Bubwith guide who specialises in the heritage of the City of are ideal routes to use either for a short stroll, Hull and the market town of Beverley. For the last Visit one of East Ridings Local Nature Reserves family walk or as part of a long distance route. 29 years, Paul has been seen out and about in all including The Humber Bridge Country Park, They are criss-crossed by public paths and you weathers heading a group of visitors around and a 48 acre wood with open meadows and can use the routes to make up some excellent uncovering the hidden treasure these two towns wildlife ponds. The distinctive chalk cliffs which short circular walks.The rail trails can be used by have to offer. The experience is truly enhanced by surround the park on three sides, give to the walkers, cyclists and horse riders, but motorbikes Paul’s depth of knowledge of the area, its history, park’s local name of Little Switzerland. The are not permitted. architecture and people. bright white chalk cliffs were said to resemble miniature snow covered Alps. Alternatively you The East Riding has a number of picnic sites Paul has been awarded the inaugural Tourism can visit Millington Wood, a 52 acre ancient ash where you can enjoy some alfresco dining. Enterprise Award and the “extramile” certificate. He wood set within a Yorkshire Wolds valley. Our main sites include Bracey Bridge, Fimber, is the only double winner of the Remarkable Yorkshire Wayrham and Towthorpe. Passion Award at the Visit Hull and East Yorkshire Pick up a leaflet from one of East Ridings Tourist Please visit walkingtheriding.co.uk website for Tourism Awards in 2010 and 2016, and was also a Information Centre. more information or alternatively: runner up in this year’s Travel and Tourism Superstar. You can book onto a countryside event, where www2.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/countryside- you can learn about new places, how the For a comprehensive list of Paul walks, view his and-walks/places-to-visit/other-places-to- natural world works, get your hands dirty with website at www.tourhull.com visit/ some practical work or enjoying environmental

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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 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 , 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 Unlock Secret Art along the Yorkshire Wolds Way, has great “Try a Trail” walks that you can print where poetry and paintings float in the landscape off, with maps and directions. just waiting to be discovered. Inspiration to be had and prizes to be caught when you walk, explore and uncover the Traces of Secret Art. Join us and be NORTH SEA East Riding inspired by the beauty of the Trail. Upload your own of Yorkshire Flamborough Headland York Vale of Pickering Hunmanby Heritage Coast paintings and poetry to create a virtual gallery in the landscape. Malton/Norton Discover poems chosen from the Yorkshire Wolds Poetry boxes, written freely by walkers and narrated Bridlington by Phil White. Enjoy the fresh air, the perfect way Sledmere to improve health and wellbeing whilst enjoying Bridlington culture and exciting new technology. Bay Stamford Driffield Bridge www.yorkshirewoldssecretart.co.uk Key to Routes YORK Yorkshire Pocklington Coast Line Hornsea Yorkshire Wolds Way railway Chalkland Way Market Minster Way Weighton Beverley Vale of York Rail Links Holderness Walkers are Welcome towns Selby HULL Withernsea

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46 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 47 CYCLE THE WOLDS Great Wold Valley Whether you are a serious cyclist or prefer a leisurely ride, using two Heritage Trail wheels gives you the freedom to make the most of the rolling Yorkshire The 11.5 mile long Great Wold Wolds countryside and coast at your own pace. Valley Heritage Trail features nine information panels as it Big Skies Bike Rides Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route leads you through nine beautiful A great selection of circular day rides (17- 24 Follow the 146 well signed miles of the Yorkshire Yorkshire Wolds villages, starting miles) across the Yorkshire Wolds on quiet Wolds Cycle Route, taking in a variety of scenery at Wharram-le-Street and ending country lanes and cycle paths for some of the from the dramatic cliffs of Flamborough Head, in Foxholes. country’s best big skies and back roads cycling the parkland s of Sledmere and medieval The panels look at the history at a slower pace. Beverley. Perfectfor a cycle touring break that’s and natural history of the area, You can literally see for miles across this gently ideal for novices and adventurous families. More including the importance of rolling and colourful chalkland landscape or be details from cycleyorkshirewolds.com the , the most winding your way through a hidden valley – just The Yorkshire Wolds circular route includes northerly chalk stream in England: some of the features painted by David Hockney parts of the popular Way of the Roses coast to visitryedale.co.uk who himself first discovered the Yorkshire Wolds coast route between Morecambe in Lancashire on a bike. All the routes are downloadable for and Bridlington which is gaining international Trans Pennine Trail free visithullandeastyorkshire.com recognition attracting cyclists from around the The Trans Pennine Trail runs coast You can put your bike on a train to reach the globe. wayoftheroses.info for more details to Coast for 215 miles between rides from Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, These routes are all part of the National Cycle Hornsea and Southport. Cycle it, Hunmanby and Malton, where (apart from Network, a series of safe, traffic-free paths walk it, ride it but most of all enjoy Hunmanby) there are bike shops. and quiet on-road cycling and walking routes it. transpenninetrail.org.uk that connect to every major town and city now stretching to over 14,000 miles - sustrans.org.uk

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“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     h 

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

52 www.theyorkshirewolds.com www.theyorkshirewolds.com 53 Ale Trail, Hull Wolds Way Lavender, Great Wold Valley Do Anytime A guide to the historical Old Town Nature and Sculpture Heritage Cycle Trail of Hull’s traditional and Walk This trail runs for 11½ miles from contemporary bars. Set in 12 acres of natural Wharram-le-Street in the west Trails landscape with far reaching to Foxholes in the east. In the If you don’t get a chance to take part in the festival this year why not try The R100 Airship History views of the Yorkshire Wolds. nine Wolds villages interpretation one of the following trails which you can enjoy at your own leisure. Pick Trail, Wander through the quirky panels describe the geology, up a leaflet at a Tourist Information Centre or point. Most of these trails sculptures, read about Harry’s archaeology, heritage and wildlife Designed by Barnes Wallis (of the are available to download at visithullandeastyorkshire.com bench and spot the dinosaur! along the Gypsey Race, Britain’s Dam Busters fame) the R100 most northerly chalk stream. Use was built in Howden by a largely woldswaylavender.co.uk the trail to explore this fascinating Dad’s Army Film Trail local work force. Launched in part of the Yorkshire Wolds. Walking Lights, camera, action…. Why not 1929, it completed its flight trials follow the film trail of the 2016 successfully flying to Canada Bridlington Maritime Trail Trails Dad’s Army movie. Have a great and back in 1930. Its fate was A trail following the rich maritime day out visiting the locations and sealed when its competitor, R101, history of the town. Start at the Cycle Maps discovering other things to do en crashed in France on its way Tourist Information Centre where There are now circular cycle rides Beverley Town Trail route in the area. you can pick up a brochure and a leaflets available for Driffield, The trail depicts 39 medieval to India. R100 was never flown again. howdencivicsociety. free wrist band. Beverley, Pocklington, Bridlington, guilds and trades and the and South Holderness. sculptures are positioned close to co.uk/projectsR100.html for The Larkin Trail, Hull further details. Cycle trails their locations. Copies are available at Tourist Follow Larkin’s literary journey Beverley Historic Pub Trail Information Centres. taking in places where he lived, 1557 saw 38 drinking The Pilgrimage of Grace The Beastly Beverley Trail worked and visited, and which establishments in the town. Cycle Ride Alternatively call 01482 391747or email transportpolicy@ The Beastly Beverley Trail is made inspired his poetry. Discover the brief history of the This 17 mile circular heritage route eastriding.gov.uk up of two outdoor trails exploring Visit thelarkintrail.co.uk 30 listed in this guide more than with some spectacular views of the darker side of Beverley’s 350 years later. the Yorkshire Wolds links places history. Download and print with a connection to the 1536 the north and south trail via Seven Seas Fish Trail, Hull rebellion against Henry VIII. The Big Skies Bike Rides route is way marked with a penny the website below. Find the fish and explore the city! A great selection of circular day farthing symbol incorporating the Alternatively printed copies When you finish return to the rides across the Yorkshire Wolds Bus Walks heritage badge. of the trail are available from Tourist Information Centre to for some of the best big skies and the Tourist Information Centre A series of ‘bus walks’ has been back roads cycling. receive your free certificate. Old Town Trail, Bridlington A route map and historic and the Guildhall Museum developed in the Pocklington A fascinating trail around the background notes are available Download all the rides from in Beverley. Visit district –walk outwards and bus lesser known Old Town which from [email protected]. visithullandeastyorkshire.com back OR bus outwards and walk visithullandeastyorkshire.com The Vale of Snaith is a hidden gem full of history Touch screen information outside and search Beastly Beverley! back. In both cases cars can be Heritage Walks and heritage and is often used Pocklington Arts Centre and parked in Pocklington and other Fifteen individual walks around in films (Dads Army 2016) and Warter Heritage Centre. If you villages. Details are available the spectacular countryside television productions. Visit undertake this ride we would on pocklington. gov.uk EYMS Giant Bradley Trail, surrounding Snaith and a number bridlingtonoldtown.com appreciate your feedback. Vista Market Weighton of adjacent villages. Natural runs buses throughout the area, boards are along the route. Follow in the footsteps of William beauty and local heritage further details are available at Bradley (b.1787) who grew his combine to provide a backdrop eyms.co.uk way into the Guinness Book of that ensures the walks that are Records as England’s tallest man. both pleasant and interesting. A free pack of laminated cards can be obtained from a number Art Trail, Wolds Village, of outlets in Snaith and the walks Bainton can also be downloaded. Full A mosaic dragon, fairy ring, teddy details are available at bears picnic and a wicked witch walkingsnaithvale.co.uk/ are some of the sights to be heritagewalks viewed. Leaflets available at the gift shop.

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The Toll Cottage 297 Northgate Cottingham East Yorkshire HU16 5RL

64 Trinity Rd, Bridlington, t: 01482 840263 21 Pembroke Terrace, Corner Farm, Burshill, YO15 2HF m: 07834 606509 Bridlington, YO15 3BX Hempholme/Mill Lane, e: [email protected] 01262 601890 01262 400660 297 Northgate, Cottingham, Brandesburton, Driffield, East Yorkshire, HU16 5RL YO25 8NA [email protected] [email protected] 01482 840263 or 07834606509 07843 548460 Offer: 10% discount for direct Offer: 10% Discount on www.thetollcottage.co.uk thetollcottage.co.ukwww.thetollcottage.co.uk [email protected] bookings for the walking bookings of 2 nights or more kingfisher-lakes.com festival. 4-star Victorian guest during September 2017. [email protected] house situated close to the Please quote Walkfest. Offer: 10% discount on all 2 night Offer: 10% Discount off weekly promenade and seafront. stays over the festival period stays, weekend & mid-week breaks between Fri 8th & Mon Etherleigh Guest House (9th – 17th) The Old Forge 18th September. Safari tents (sleeping up to 6) and Yurts Highfield Farm B&B (sleeping up to 4) overlooking tranquil lakes and farmland. 25% Discount off kayak hire. Quote WALKFest17 when booking.

13 Wellington Road, Londesborough Arms Hotel Main Street, West Lutton, Bridlington, YO15 2BA Malton, YO17 8TA 01262 673583 Highfield Farm, Southburn 01944 738828 [email protected] Road, Southburn, Driffield, [email protected] YO25 9AF etherleigh.co.uk forgeholidaycottages.co.uk 01377 270607 Offer: 20% on stays of 3 or [email protected] Offer: 10% Discount off weekly more nights when booked stays, weekend & mid-week direct. [email protected] breaks between Fri 8th & Mon Offer: 20% discount off stays 18th September. Situated in during the festival nights or Wolds Edge Holiday Lodges 44 High Street, Market the heart of the Wolds. Sleeps more during the festival. up to 8. Weighton, YO43 3AH 01430 872214 Hallmark Hotel Hull thelondesborougharms Old Masters Cottage @outlook.com QUALITY thelondesborougharms.com Offer: 10% off bookings for ACCOMMODATION 2 nights or more during the Main Street, Bishop Wilton, festival. Free continental York, YO42 1RX breakfast on all bookings The following establishments are all offering 01759 368490 during the festival. Please quote Wolds Fest when SPECIAL OFFERS for the duration of the festival [email protected] 80 East Street, Leven, Hull, booking. The Londesborough subject to availability. East Yorkshire, HU17 SNG woldsedge.co.uk Ferriby High Road, North Arms is a friendly, family 07736 390633 Offer: 10% discount for Snug Ferriby, HU14 3LG run bed and breakfast Please book direct quoting the ‘Yorkshire Wolds [email protected] Huts or lodges between 01482 645212 convieniently situated 9th September and 30th centrally in East Yorkshire. Walking Festival’ or the code provided. Further Offer: 10% off all 3 night [email protected] November 2017. Booking bookings made during the [email protected] details for each of these establishments can be code Walkingfest17. viewed at theyorkshirewolds.com festival period. Please quote Offer: 10% Discount on direct ‘VHEY10’. bookings plus a free drink GREAT PLACES. per person + 20% off food & beverage. GREAT OFFERS.

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07920 021528 9 & 11 Nordham, North Broadgate Farm, 79 Pasture Terrace, Beverley, HU17 8DR [email protected] Cave, HU15 2LT Walkington, Beverley, Victoria Road, Beverley, HU17 8RP 01482 867299 or 07940 542020 HU17 8PJ hullidays.co.uk 01430 422266 [email protected] 01482 888111 suelofthouse@ 01482 870984 beverleyholiday.co.uk Offer: A range of Luxury nordhamcottages.co.uk Broadgatefarm@ buttfarm.co.uk btinternet.com Apartments available in Hulls beverleyholiday.co.uk [email protected] Offer: 10% off 4 night Old Town. All apartments offer broadgatefarmcottages.co.uk Offer: 10% off when you book midweek stay or a 7 night free parking, complimentary 2 nights or more during the Offer: 10% discount on stays of stay in either Horseshoe or Bay Offer: 10% off rate for a Wifi, Netflix and Tea & festival. 2 nights or more on bookings Tree Cottage. Two homely stay of 3 nights or more _ Coffee.”Please quote Walkfest between 9th - 17th September cottages set in the quiet East all September valid for all when booking” for your 10% 2017. Please quote code Yorkshire village of Nordham, cottages 2 to 6 bedrooms. The Chimes discount. VHEY10 when booking. North Cave. Please use code VHEY10 when booking online.

Corporation Farm Cottages A WIDE RANGE 9 Wellington Road, Bridlington, YO15 2BA OF QUALITY ACCOMMODATION 01262 401659 thechimesbridlington.com thechimes.bridlington Weel Road, Tickton, Nr Beverley, HU17 9RY @hotmail.com 07733 323801 Offer: Call direct quoting Pride and Joy Marton Grange Country House Heapfield Farm Cottage [email protected] VHEY Yorkshire Wolds Walking & Outdoor Festival for 10% and Campsite cottages.com discount on our OTA prices for Offer: 10% discount off website stays of 2 nights or more here. prices of 3 or 4 nights stay, 15% discount off website prices of 7 or 10 nights stay in The Coastguard Holiday Cottage Barn/The Cart Shed or both if booked direct. Please quote Flamborough Road, Walking Festival. Flat 1, 24, Trinity Road, Sewerby, Bridlington, Bridlington, YO15 5EY YO15 1DU 01262 602034 0114 360 1145 Wansford Road, Nafferton, [email protected] [email protected] YO25 8NJ marton-grange.co.uk pride-n-joy.co.uk 01377 232990 Stone Creek, Sunk Island, Offer: 10% Discount on all Offer: 10% discount on [email protected] Hull, HU12 0AP stays of 3 or more nights at bookings during the Yorkshire Offer: Camping with electric £12 01964 631814 Marton Grange Country Wolds Walking Festival. Use (usually £15), no electricity £10 enquiries@coastguard House between the 10th to discount code: WalkFest (usually£12) per night Cottage holidaycottage .co.uk 14th September inclusive on website booking form. price £35 per night instead of £45. coastguardholidaycottage.co.uk (Sunday to Thursday). This Fully wheelchair accessible Situated on a working farm in the is for telephone bookings Offer: 10% discount for direct accommodation. NAS 3a village of Nafferton, just 3 miles only and guests must quote bookings on stays of 2 nights assisted wheelchair user. from the thriving market town of “Wolds Walking Festival” when or more between 9th & 17th Driffield. booking. Sept. Please quote Wolds Fest when booking.

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