Hawnby Hill – Easy Walk

This short walk is ideal for combining a pub lunch with a short walk afterwards. Starting the walk at the Inn at Hawnby and completing a circular route around Hawnby Hill, this walk should take about an hour to complete.

 Hawnby Hill

 Getting There Follow the A19 south from Middlesbrough and look for the Thirsk turn off. Follow the road to Sutton Bank but shortly after you take this turning look for a left turning signed to Boltby. Following this road which is an enjoyable route with plenty of twists and turns and hills, you will pass through a few villages and eventually reach Hawnby. Parking can be found at the top end of Hawnby in the car park at the Inn at Hawnby. Parking here is for patrons only, a great excuse to have a drink and a bite to eat before commencing your walk! The Walk 

 

Route of the Hawnby Hill walk 

 Starting the walk from the Inn at Hawnby follow the road west to the left of the Inn until you reach Manor Farm. Look for a gate to the right opposite the farm. 

 Manor Farm

 

Go through the gate and follow the well worn track, which will give you brilliant views as you are following the track. 

 View from track

 

The track will take you through some fields and eventually you will come across Hill End House. Look for a signpost to Moorgate which will take you around the circumference of Hawnby Hill which will be directly to your right. 

 Signpost at Hill End House

 

Take the right track which goes uphill to find Hawnby Hill to your right. 

 Right track uphill

 Hawnby Hill

 

If you are feeling up to it you can climb to the top of the hill for some great views. Otherwise follow the track around the bottom of the hill until you reach the road below.

 Follow the road to the right and this will take you back to Hawnby and the Inn at Hawnby where you started the walk.

 

HawnbyHawnby is a small crossroads village and civil parish in Rye Dale in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of HelmsleyThe village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book as Halmebi in the Allerton hundred. It was part of the Thornton-le-Moor manor and records local landowners to be Fredegaest and Ulf. After the Norman invasion, the lands passed to the King and were granted to Robert Malet.The village is in the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is in the Kirkbymoorside electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Helmsley ward of Ryedale District Council.The village sits at the junction of several small roads at the head of two valleys, close to the B1257 road between Oswaldkirk and Stokesley. The nearest settlements are Boltby 3.7 miles (6.0 km) to the south-west; Old Byland 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the south and Fangdale Beck 3.4 miles (5.5 km) to the north. It lies between Ladwith Beck and the River Rye at an elevation of around 500 feet (150 m) above sea level.The 1851 UK Census recorded the population as 326, which had decreased to 231 at the time of the 1881 UK Census. The 2001 UK Census records the population as 223, of which all of the 127 aged over sixteen years were in employment. There were 94 dwellings, of which 65 were detached.There is an Anglican church dedicated to All Saints in the village, built in the 12th century and a Grade II listed Building. It stands on the banks of the River Rye. There is also a Weslyan Chapel founded in 1770, following a visit from John Wesley and rebuilt in 1814. It too is a Grade II Listed Building.

Arden Hall just to the west of the village is a Grade II Listed Building and is the seat of the Earls of Mexborough. Previously it had been the seat of the Tancred family for at least 300 years. Mary, Queen of Scots stayed here briefly en route to her execution. In addition to Arden Hall and the two churches, there are 33 other Listed Buildings in and around the area, including Church Bridge and Laskill Bridge