Category Archives: Walks

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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The Pied Piper of Yorkshire

Posted on May 28, 2007 by John

Take 33 Ger­man school­chil­dren and six Ger­man adults and lead them over the Dales and Moors and along the coast of York­shire. God’s own coun­try, as we know. Day 1, and their bus dropped us at Kilnsey for a walk across … Con­tinue read­ing →

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