MiddlehamCastle – Medium

Walk

Recently featured in the Tour De France Yorkshire leg- this walk starting at Middleham Castle which was Richard III's favourite castle is a medium walk and you can take your time exploring the castle or the charming village of Middleham

Getting there

From Middlesbrough/Stockton follow the A19 southwards until you reach Thirsk, then take the A61 towards Ripon.  Before you reach Ripon turn right onto the A1608 and keep on the A1608 until you reach Middleham. Parking is limited so if struggling to park, go down a residential street and you will find a parking spot.

Route of the Middleham Castle walk

Start the walk to the left of the castle tea rooms and keep left of the castle along a walled track to a gate. Either explore the castle now or after your walk. Take some great pictures of course!

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Bear left across the big field following the sign for the

stepping stones. You should come across this lonely tree in

the field you are walking in.

 

Cross two more fields over

waymarked stiles. After the third stile

follow the field edge above a steep bank.

At a crossing wall turn right down to the River Cover by

the stepping stones.

Have a walk on the stepping stones and then turn back to the rivers edge and turn right to continue your walk. The path takes you through the wood

and a field. A gate leads to some steps and an elevated section. You will

then end up back on the river bank and cross a stile into a field. After

another stile turn immediately right. Climb steeply to a marker post.

Turn left and follow the edge of the wood. At the end of the

field go left through the

trees then left on a descending

path. Cross a stile and turn left to Hullo

Bridge.

 

Cross the bridge and turn right on a permissive path crossing three stiles. At a crossing wire fence turn left. Cross another stile. Where the fence bends

right, go ahead up a steep bank to reach a gate onto a

lane. Turn right and descend to Coverham

bridge. Cross the bridge and turn right onto a track.

Before iron gates, turn left through a

small gate climbing beside a waterfall

into the churchyard.

Turn right at the church onto the main road and walk back to

Middleham for a pint in the local

pub!