Yorkshire Walks

The start of our walk at Towthorpe Corner

It's on the A614 near Market Weighton on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. We parked at the north east end of the lay-by where the Wolds Way route crosses the A614.

This morning My neighbour, Jim, and I drove to the large lay-by with a few picnic tables at Towthorpe Corner, map ref. SE878439.

Looking across to Drax power station from the Wolds Way

Large disc harrow parked by the path

The parkland is laid out with groups of trees which are now mature, making some very pleasant countryside in the rolling foothills of the wolds.

We crossed the road and set off along the Wolds Way toward Londesborough. As we approached Londesborough we were crossing old parkland.

Rolling farmland in the foothills of the wolds

Gas fired bird scarer at the edge of a field

Lake in the parkland below Londesborough

Lake in the parkland below Londesborough

Lake in the parkland below Londesborough

Lake in the parkland below Londesborough

Crossing the parkland toward Londesborough

We walked a few hundred yards into Londesborough village just to have a look and then retraced our steps and followed the Wolds Way again down to Towthorpe Village. This the site of a medieval village abandoned in the mid 1600's.

A lovely group of Scots Pines in the parkland at Londesborough

Snowdrops in the woods at Londesborough

Drainage ditch across the flat land approaching Market Weighton

From there we continued along the Wolds Way across the A614 and across the fields to Market Weighton.

Drainage ditch across the flat land approaching Market Weighton

At last just as the shops seemed to be coming to an end we found a very nice little coffee shop where we had our usual bacon sandwich and coffee and a good sit down for me to rest before the second part of our route.

We were relying on a cafe in Market Weighton for some lunch and we were getting rather worried as we progressed along the main street with no sign of one.

The church at Market Weighton

Path along the disused railway from Market Weighton

There was no way we were going back at that stage. We continued on another 150m and found a couple of men with a machine spreading gravel on the path. We said "Hello" and carried on.

We followed the Wolds Way out of Market Weighton on a disused railway line that is now a footpath. After about 500m we came to a sign in the middle of the path which read "Footpath Closed".

Path along the disused railway from Market Weighton

The church at Goodmanham

At first we did not realise it was the road because there was a large stack of gravel that was being used on the path and the loading of the little dump trucks had spread the gravel all over the road so it looked just like a rough farm track.

A couple of other little dump trucks came along the path with more gravel as we walked on the path as far as the road at map ref. SE899426.

The lane leading out of Goodmanham along the Wolds Way

The lane leading out of Goodmanham along the Wolds Way

The whole route had been about 10km and had taken us four and a half hours including our long lunch stop in Market Weighton. This was a longer route than I have tackled for some time and I found it quite hard, but I've just got to keep some walking going.

Eventually we realised that it was indeed the road to Goodmanham and began the climb up to the village. I was finding it hard going by this time, but finally we made it up the hill to the village. We stayed on the Wolds Way through the village and across the fields back to the start of our walk at Towthorpe Corner.

Wolds Way heading back to Towthorpe Corner

Looking back over Goodmanham from the Wolds Way heading back to Towthorpe Corner