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250m Highlights The real highlight of this walk is the peaceful walking along the Wolds escarpment with great views across the Vale of Pickering to the North York Moors National Park. A bed for the night If you are looking to stay over in the area there is accommodation at East Heslerton and Ganton. For details go to www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshire woldsway Food & drink West Heslerton has the Dawnay Arms pub. There are also 2 shops and the East Riding pub at Sherburn. Just off the walk at Potter Brompton, there is a coffee shop at the Sally Middlewood Farm Bakery, where you can stock up on some local produce. The Ganton Greyhound pub can be found at Ganton and finally Staxton has the Hare and Hounds. Catching buses The route is served by the excellent Yorkshire Coastliner service, regular hourly buses running every day from Leeds, York and Scarborough. Visit www.coastliner.co.uk for details, or call 01653 692556. Bus stops are at the crossroads at West Heslerton, and opposite the Ganton Greyhound at Ganton and the Hare and Hounds at Staxton. Following the trail From the bus stop at West Heslerton head into the village and left along the High Street. Pass the school and shortly before Rectory Farm cross the stile and head up the field. After the next stile go diagonally across the fields to the top of the escarpment where you reach the Yorkshire Wolds Way. From here the signs clearly mark out the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail through to RAF Staxton Wold. When you reach here turn left to drop down off the Wolds into Staxton. For more information North Yorkshire Wolds www.yorkshiremoorsandcoast.com Yorkshire Wolds Way www.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshire West Heslerton to Staxton (shorter option finishing at Ganton – 6.5 miles (10.5km) Travel by bus Excellent regular connections on the Yorkshire Coastliner from Leeds, York and Scarborough Terrain Moderate walking on mainly grass paths, with two ascents from the Vale of Pickering onto the Yorkshire Wolds escarpment Try a Trail... Yorkshire Wolds Way NATIONAL TRAIL Wolds Edge A day walk on the northern chalk escarpment of the Yorkshire Wolds 9.9 mile (15.9km) Route profile West Heslerton Staxton Sherburn Ganton Sherburn West Heslerton East Heslerton Ganton Staxton A64 Staxton Brow Willerby Brow Potter Brompton Brow East Heslerton Brow Yorkshire Wolds Way Staxton Wold Follow the Countryside Code If you follow the countryside code wherever you go, you’ll get the best enjoyment possible and you’ll help to protect the countryside now and for future generations Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs Leave gates and property as you find them Protect plants and animals, and take your litter home Keep dogs under close control Consider other people 2m 4 6 8 4km 8 12 G E T T H E R E B Y B U S
Transcript of NATIONAL TRAIL Wolds Edge 9.9 mile (15.9km)...Wednesdays May to June – Alan Titchmarsh is a big...
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HighlightsThe real highlight of this walk is thepeaceful walking along the Woldsescarpment with great views across theVale of Pickering to the North York MoorsNational Park.
A bed for the nightIf you are looking to stay over in the areathere is accommodation at East Heslertonand Ganton. For details go towww.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshirewoldsway
Food & drinkWest Heslerton has the Dawnay Arms pub.There are also 2 shops and the East Ridingpub at Sherburn. Just off the walk at PotterBrompton, there is a coffee shop at theSally Middlewood Farm Bakery, where youcan stock up on some local produce. TheGanton Greyhound pub can be found atGanton and finally Staxton has the Hareand Hounds.
Catching busesThe route is served by the excellentYorkshire Coastliner service, regularhourly buses running every day fromLeeds, York and Scarborough. Visitwww.coastliner.co.uk for details, orcall 01653 692556. Bus stops are at thecrossroads at West Heslerton, andopposite the Ganton Greyhound atGanton and the Hare and Hounds atStaxton.
Following the trailFrom the bus stop at West Heslerton headinto the village and left along the HighStreet. Pass the school and shortly beforeRectory Farm cross the stile and head upthe field. After the next stile go diagonallyacross the fields to the top of theescarpment where you reach theYorkshire Wolds Way. From here the signsclearly mark out the Yorkshire Wolds WayNational Trail through to RAF StaxtonWold. When you reach here turn left todrop down off the Wolds into Staxton.
For more informationNorth Yorkshire Woldswww.yorkshiremoorsandcoast.com
Yorkshire Wolds Waywww.nationaltrail.co.uk/yorkshire
West Heslerton to Staxton(shorter option finishing at Ganton – 6.5 miles (10.5km)
Travel by bus Excellent regular connections on theYorkshire Coastliner from Leeds, York andScarborough
Terrain Moderate walking on mainly grass paths,with two ascents from the Vale of Pickering onto theYorkshire Wolds escarpment
Try a Trail ... Yorkshire Wolds WayNATIONAL TRAIL
Wolds EdgeA day walk on the northern chalk escarpmentof the Yorkshire Wolds
9.9 mile (15.9km)
Route profile
WestHeslerton
StaxtonSherburn Ganton
Sherburn
West Heslerton
East Heslerton
Ganton
Staxton
A64
StaxtonBrow
WillerbyBrow
Potter BromptonBrow
East Heslerton Brow
Yorkshire Wolds Way
StaxtonWold
Follow the Countryside Code
If you follow the countryside codewherever you go, you’ll get the bestenjoyment possible and you’ll helpto protect the countryside now andfor future generations
Be safe - plan ahead and followany signs
Leave gates and property as youfind them
Protect plants and animals,and take your litter home
Keep dogs under close control
Consider other people
2m 4 6 8
4km 8 12
GET THERE
B Y B U S
West Heslerton to Staxton 1 Yorkshire Wolds WayNATIONAL TRAIL
Locals recall egg rollingon the slopes of EastHeslerton Brow on EasterSundays, followed by ‘eggsandwiches at Grans’
St Helen’sSpring
Jackson’sWold
West HeslertonAt the foot of the northern escarpmentof the Wolds, six miles south east ofPickering, the village is the site of one ofBritain’s largest archaeological digs.Recent excavations at Heslerton haveshown that an extensive network offarms, tracks and important buildingswere built along the foot of the Woldsfrom prehistoric to Roman times. Thesettlement flourished for severalcenturies during late Roman and earlySaxon times until about 800AD. The sitecontains traces of over 200 buildingsincluding some substantial structuresand bread ovens.
East Helserton BrowAn important wildlife site, recorded as aSite of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).East Heslerton Brow is situated on thenorth facing escarpment of the Woldwith good views across the Vale ofPickering to the North York Moors. Acomplex of spurs and small valley slopessupport a rich variety of chalklandgrasses, herbs and wild flowersespecially orchids, including twayblade,fragrant, pyramidal, frog and beeorchids.
Jackson WoldLovely gardens open Tuesdays andWednesdays May to June – AlanTitchmarsh is a big fan!
St Helen’s SpringRecorded as one of Yorkshire’s HolyWells, the spring rises out of chalk rubblein a field alongside the road south fromSherburn, forming a stream which flowsinto the nearby lake.
Bee orchids thrive inchalk grasslands.The beautifullysculptured lip of theflower resembles abumble bee ,attractingmating malebees whichthen carrypollen to otherflowers helpingpollination .
West Heslerton to Staxton 2 Yorkshire Wolds WayNATIONAL TRAIL
Sally MiddlewoodFarm Bakery
RAF Staxton WoldThere has been an early warning stationhere since the 3rd century AD when therewas a warning beacon on the site. It wasfirst used as a radar station in 1937,making it the oldest radar station still inuse.
Sally Middlewood Farm BakeryThe coffee shop here, at PotterBrompton, is a new attraction forwalkers.
Ganton Golf CourseVoted the 7th best golf course in England.Opened in 1891 and noted for thevastness of its bunkers! It hosted theRyder Cup in 1949, the AmateurChampionship in 1964, 1977 and 1991, andthe Walker Cup in 2003.
St Nicholas Church , Ganton
GantonGolf Course
RAFStaxton Wold
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Published by Natural EnglandJune 2010© Natural England 2010
