Redcar & Cleveland’s Summer Walking Festival 15th - 23rd June 2019 The Cleveland Way Special Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum this is Redcar & Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland’s Summer Walking Fes琀val 2019 Welcome to the Cleveland Way special celebra琀ng 50 years of the Cleveland Way where you will see that a lot of the walks incorporate parts of this fantas琀c Na琀onal Trail. There are walks for everyone from beginners to the more advanced walker. Please be prepared for the weather and dress appropriately - you will need waterproof clothing, comfy walking boots or shoes, sun cream, sun hat, bo琀les of water and food (for the walks where this is indicated). Important informa琀on We have provided an approximate 昀nishing 琀me for each walk, but please note that we will walk at the pace appropriate to each walkers abili琀es, so please be pa琀ent on each walk as we will walk as fast as the slowest walker. PLEASE NOTE: booking is ESSENTIAL for all walks and payment must be made in advance either by cash or cheque to any of the visitor centres listed below, cheques to be made payable to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. There is also a maximum number of people able to a琀end each walk, this is stated in the individual walk descrip琀on. Please inform us if you are unable to a琀end a walk you are booked on so your place can be given to someone else. Booking informa琀on At the back of this brochure is a booking form, once completed please send your form and payment to; Sophie Lyth Guisborough Forest & Walkway Pinchinthorpe Guisborough TS14 8HD Or you can hand the form and payment in to our other visitor centre; Fla琀s Lane Woodland Country Park, Normanby, TS6 0NN Alterna琀vely you can email walkingfes琀[email protected] or call one of the following numbers to book onto any of the walks; Guisborough Forest & Walkway - 01287 631132 Fla琀s Lane Woodland Country Park - 01642 459629 Countryside Oce - 01642 496428 this is Redcar & Cleveland Timing Please arrive at the mee琀ng point at least 10 minutes before the start of each walk. Walks will commence at the given 琀me, whether all par琀cipants have arrived or not. Each walk will vary in 琀me and pace based on the walkers abili琀es, please be pa琀ent on each walk as we will walk as fast as the slowest walker. Weather The walk leader will be at the mee琀ng place whatever the weather. However, in excep琀onal weather condi琀ons, the walk may be re-routed or cancelled to ensure your safety. Dogs Where dogs are not allowed on a walk, this is indicated by the symbol. Dogs are welcome on all other walks and must be kept on a lead or under close control at all 琀mes. Where dogs are allowed it does not guarantee a dog friendly route, you may need to help your dog over s琀les. Assistance dogs are allowed on all walks. Health and Safety It is the responsibility of all walkers to ensure that they are physically 昀t enough to take part in the walks that they have selected, and that they have appropriate clothing and equipment. Key to symbols Suitable for most levels of A 昀at route, possibly with 昀tness with the possibility some gentle climbs of some gentle climbs A moderate level of 昀tness One or two reasonably with some quite steep climbs steep climbs A higher level of 昀tness due Very steep climbs on this to the walks being longer and route, only for those with a some steep climbs high level of 昀tness Minimum age for the walk. Younger children are No dogs allowed on this walk. Where dogs are allowed on other walks allowed they must be on leads or under close control - please do not bring your dog where you Please bring food with you see this symbol. Assistance dogs are welcome on as there will be a lunch stop. all walks. T = Time L = Loca琀on WL = Walk Leader GR = Grid Reference Saturday 15th Sunday 16th Scaling Mill Circular (8.5 miles) Cleveland Way Loop (8 miles) Max number of walkers: 30 Max number of walkers: 30 T: 10.30am - 3pm T: 10am - 3pm L: Loftus Town Hall, Loftus Market Place, L: Cat Nab car park, Saltburn, TS12 TS13 4HG 1NY WL: Harry (Loftus ACCORD Walking WL: Carl (Countryside Service) Group) Cost: £2 Cost: £2 This 8 mile walk starts by climbing A walk through woodland passing the site out of Saltburn along the Cleveland of a 12th Century Abbey and on to the Way before heading inland over site of Scaling and Roxby water mills with farmland and woodland. their rivers and waterfalls, returning to Loftus via Ridge Lane and Southtown Lane. A Historical Tour of the Priory and Grounds (1 mile) Max number of walkers: 15 Cleveland Way Icons Walk T: 1pm - 2.30pm (7.3 miles) L: Gisborough Priory Church Street Max number of walkers: 15 Guisborough TS14 6HG T: 10.30am - 3.30pm GR: NZ 6162 1609 L: Meet by the young James Cook statue WL: Christine (Gisborough Priory in Great Ayton TS9 6BW Project) WL: Malcolm (Cleveland Way Partnership) Cost: £2 Cost: £2 Celebrating 900 years of Gisborough This classic circular walk from Great Priory 1119 – 2019. Starting off at Ayton takes in two of the great “Icons” of the little hut at the entrance, the the Cleveland Way – the summit of guided tour will be escorted around Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s the Priory site and given a Monument on the summit of Easby Moor. commentary on its history. this is Redcar & Cleveland Monday 17th A Mindful Walk (4 miles) Valley of Industry (4 miles) Max number of walkers: 20 Max number of walkers: 20 T: 6.15pm - 7.45pm T: 10.30am - 1.30pm L: Guisborough Forest & Walkway, L: The car park opposite the caravan site Pinchinthorpe, Guisborough, TS14 between Margrove Park village and the 8HD A171. GR: NZ 584 152 GR: NZ 653 157 WL: Sophie & Faye WL: Peter (Cleveland Ironstone Mining Cost: £2 Museum Guide) The purpose of this walk is not to Cost: £2 show you a new route which is why A walk through Margrove Valley, we have picked a well known and taking in the historical sites of Slapewath perfectly 昀at linear walk, the alum quarry, South Skelton Ironstone purpose of this walk is to show you mine, Carr's Tilery, railways and the bene昀ts to both your mind and Heartbreak Hill. body by being more mindful. Please bring something so昀 to sit on as we will be stopping to sit Normanby to Fla琀s Lane silently for 10 minutes half way Woodland History Walk (4.5 miles) through the walk. Max number of walkers: 20 T: 11am - 4pm L: Next to Normanby Manor House surgery WL: Paul (Countryside Services) Cost: £2 A circular walk poin琀ng out places of interest in Normanby stopping at Fla琀s Lane Woodland Country Park. The walk is supported by Sylvia Fairbrass, Vice Chair of Normanby Local History Group and author of ‘Normanby Brick and Tile Works’. Tuesday 18th Nordic Walking in Saltburn (2.5 Cattersty Crawl (2 miles) miles) Max number of walkers: 28 Max number of walkers: 8 - - T: 10am - 1pm T: 11.30am 1pm or 6pm 7.30pm L: St Helens Church, Skinningrove, TS13 L: Saltburn Cli昀 Li昀 (Top O昀), Marine 4ES Parade, Saltburn, TS12 1DP WL: Amy (Tees Valley Wildlife Trust) WL: Pat (Coast & Moors Nordic Cost: £2 Walking) We will make our descent towards Cost: £2 Skinningrove beach whilst looking for Depending on 琀des, you can orchids. After this we’ll head upwards on experience Nordic Walking on the the Cleveland Way towards Cattersty Gill beach, or in the woods around Nature Reserve. We will explore the tops Saltburn. Have a go at walking with of the cliffs before making our way down poles behind you, to experience how back into Skinningrove. the poles propel you forward, increase your stride length and how much easier it is to walk up and down Circular to the Mythical Final hills. Pressure is taken o昀 your knees Des琀na琀on of Beowulf (5 miles) & hips, and your posture improves Max number of walkers: 30 with standing more erect and you T: 10.30am - 3pm become lighter on your feet. L: Cowbar car park, TS13 5DA Nordic Walking uses 90% of your GR: NZ 775186 major body muscles, enabling you to WL: Marshall (Lo昀us ACCORD Walking burn more calories than ordinary Group) walking. Cost: £2 A walk through woodland and open farmland leading to the Cleveland Way and the highest point on the eastern side of England where Beowulf was mortally wounded a昀er slaying the dragon. this is Redcar & Cleveland Wednesday 19th Thursday 20th Roseberry Topping Circular (8 Ironstone remains of the miles) Skinningrove Valley & Huntcliff Max number of walkers: 20 (4.5 miles) T: 9.30am - 3pm Max number of walkers: 20 L: Guisborough Forest & Walkway visitor T: 10am - 1pm centre, TS14 8HD L: Cleveland Ironstone Mining GR: NZ 584 152 Museum, Skinningrove, TS13 4AP WL: Sheila (Countryside Services) GR: NZ 713 193 Cost: £2 WL: Ian (Museum Guide) A circular walk from the visitor centre at Cost: £2 GFW around the base of Roseberry Starting from the museum car park, Topping and Cli昀 Ridge Wood. the walk will examine the remains of former ironstone mining activity in the Skinningrove Valley before following the route of the Cleveland Way as far Nordic Walking in Saltburn (2.5 as the Guibal fan house on Huntcliff, miles) returning via the beach & Skinningrove Jetty. Max number of walkers: 8 T: 10am - 11.30am L: Saltburn Cli昀 Li昀 (Top O昀), Marine Parade, Saltburn, TS12 1DP WL: Pat (Coast & Moors Nordic Walking) Cost: £2 Thursday 20th Friday 21st Circular to St Hilda’s Well (7 Wildflowers of South Gare and miles) Coatham Marsh (3.5 miles) Max number of walkers: 30 Max number of walkers: 28 T: 10.30am - 3.30pm T: 10am - 3pm L: Cowbar Lane car park, TS13 5DA L: South Gare – parking near the Pilot GR: NZ 775 186 Station, TS10 5NX WL: Marshall (Loftus ACCORD Walking WL: Amy (Tees Valley Wildlife Trust) Group) Cost: £2 Cost: £2 We will look around the beach and The route follows broad track through towards the sea for any wading birds.