WI Walking Group: Sproatley (4.2 miles)

Saturday, 30th September 2017

Our monthly walk, led by Mo, on a beautiful sunny Saturday.  This walk was a sponsored walk for Children In Need.  

Heading from Church Lane towards East Field and Glebe Farm

Random toadstool enjoying the sunshine

Group Photo taken at the Lelley/Humbleton Road

View across North Field

Heading along Lelley Balk (track)

Crossing Sproatley Drain

Along the woodland behind Sproatley Church

Sproatley Church

A lovely 4.2 mile walk in the sunshine, followed by a cuppa and a scone at Sandhills Nurseries.

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WI Walking Group Weekend: East / North Yorkshire Coast

Saturday 23rd September 2017

A great walking weekend with the walking group.  Lots of laughs.  Lots of food.  Lots of wine!  Oh, we did a bit of walking too...

Saturday started off with a cuppa in the Old Forge at Sewerby - a lovely little tea shoppe hidden down the main street.  Then it was time for a leisurely stroll on the inland path towards Danes Dyke and a return route along the popular cliff top route to Bridlington, before returning to Sewerby on the broad grassy part of the cliff top near where the land train runs.

An old Dovecote near Sewerby Hall

On the clifftop at Danes Dyke

Looking towards Bridlington

Heading down to Brid

The Land Train

Paragliders launching from the clifftop

Sheila and Pam at the Bogey Hole!

Heading back to the cars at Sewerby Hall

After a quick cuppa and scone at The Station Cafe at Burniston, we headed to our accommodation for the evening at Cober Hill.  A quirky, characterful building set in beautiful terraced landscaped grounds at Cloughton (north of Scarborough).  After settling into our rooms for the night we finished off the evening with a delicious 3 course meal and a sociable glass of wine or 2 and a good natter before heading off to bed.

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Sunday 24th September 2017

On Sunday, after a hearty buffet-style breakfast, we packed up, checked out and headed along the quiet lane towards the old railway line known as the Cinder Track, which we followed for a mile or two to Burniston.  Turning onto Field Lane we headed to the coast to join the Cleveland Way and return along the cliff top to Cloughton.

Heading down onto the Cinder Track

Cattle sunbathing in the fields

A fairy wishing tree

Hazy Scarborough Castle on the horizon

Information board at Crook Ness

Looking towards Scarborough

Group photo

Old signal station

Heading along the Hundales

Steep steps down Hun Dale

... and back up again!

Hundale Point

In the Secret Garden at Cober Hill

Sheila and Mags!

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We returned to Cober Hill for Sunday lunch before heading off home.

A brilliant walking weekend with a bunch of lovely WI ladies 👍

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East Yorkshire: South/North Cliffe - Houghton Moor

Sunday, 17th September 2017

The sun was shining and I had a galloping case of Cabin Fever again, so, I dodged the rain showers (successfully as it happens!) to do a new walk for me.

I got parked up near the entrance of North Cliffe Wood Nature Reserve (space for about 3 cars) and set off on what was a pleasant, peaceful meander.

My Mission - get up onto that hill behind those houses

Stormy skies rolling in

Light at the end of the tunnel?

Heading to Gardom and Houghton Moor

They're not scary on the other side of a fence!

Into the woods we go

Action shot of a bambi leaping out of my way!

The track through Houghton Moor is a fire break in the trees

Rhododendrons?

Looking across to the higher Wolds near Market Weighton

Big, posh house

A lovely 6.25 mile walk, AND I managed to avoid getting rained on.  It just started to spit a bit when I got back to the car so I'm saving a short mooch round the Nature Reserve I parked near for another day, probably when the trees have changed into their autumn clothes.

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