Category Archives: Walks

Nearly Bluebells

Posted on May 3, 2010 by John

They were there, in Castle Howard woods, but a sheen rather than a sheet.  Per­haps a week too early.  But prim­roses and viol­ets and celandine and dogs’ mer­cury.  Ploughed fields a rich red­dish brown, stubble from last year still in … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Kirby Ravensworth

Posted on January 8, 2010 by John

The Shoulder of Mut­ton at Kirby Hill does a nice pint, has two coal fires, and a good menu.  Situ­ated on the edge of a small escarp­ment look­ing North over the Holme Val­ley, the vil­lage of Ravens­worth, and towards Tees­dale. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Filey Sands

Posted on October 5, 2009 by John

How pleas­ant to stroll along Filey’s wide sands on a sunny Septem­ber day.  Enough breeze off the sea to keep the tem­per­at­ure pleas­ant for walk­ing.  A retreat­ing tide, few waves in the shel­ter of the Brig, a few more as … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Bluebells again

Posted on May 3, 2009 by John

By bus to Cram­beck and then the usual walk through Cstle Howard woods to see the blue­bells.  But also water avens, wild cherry, cuckoo flower, speed­well, prim­roses, viol­ets, dead nettle, red cam­pion, stitch­wort greater and lesser, celandine etc etc.  Spring … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Exeter — misty morning, mellow afternoon.

Posted on February 22, 2009 by John

First, Exeter Youth Hostel is pretty good — espe­cially the food and the local ale they have avail­able.  Then there is an extremely pleas­ant walk along either the canal bank or the water mead­ows of the Exe from Count­ess Weir … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Mist, Rain and Poetry Festival (West Riding).

Posted on October 26, 2008 by John

Ah, the West Rid­ing !  All that Pen­nine weather. Actu­ally pleas­ant enough for autumn as we wound into Wharfedale, stop­ping at the Wharfedale Inn at Arthing­ton for Black Sheep and Fish and Chips (and mushy peas, of course).  But head­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Filey to Scarborough

Posted on October 3, 2008 by John

Filey is so gen­teel !  It actu­ally reminded me of Sher­ing­ham — lots of real shops — a 2 storey sort of place.  Good fish and chips.  This walk was actu­ally earlier in the sum­mer — pyr­amid orch­ids were out … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Norfolk, what a star !

Posted on June 8, 2008 by John

Briefly, we were enchanted by North Nor­folk.  Not only the North Nor­folk rail­way, which com­pletes the land­scape just like a rail­way should, but also the wide marsh­s­capes of Blakeney, the rich wood­lands, the fine coun­try houses, and the excel­lent pubs … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Walk from a pub

Posted on April 20, 2008 by John

The Hay­burn Wyke pub sits just below the former Whitby-Scarborough rail­way line (now a walking/cycling route) a mile or so north of Cloughton. It appar­ently dates from the 18th cen­tury as a pub, although what route it was on for … Con­tinue read­ing →

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A Few Spare Hours

Posted on June 16, 2007 by John

…in Lon­don. Start­ing from Euston sta­tion I just ambled wherever the whim took me, Euston Street lead­ing to a wrought iron arch­way pro­claim­ing “Tolmer’s Square” — just a small space between flats (50s?) with bushes, and trees, wind­ing paths and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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