Yorkshire Walks

The Wolds Way leaving the old railway to climb up on to the wolds

However we turned right to follow the Wolds Way climbing up onto the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds and across the fields to a farm called Arras.

After about 2km we came to a minor road at map ref. SE899426. To the left the road leads up to the village of Goodmanham.

Ears of wheat in the field by the path

The Wolds Way between Market Weighton & Sancton

Old combined harvester serving as a TV aerial stand

Finger post to Sancton

We followed a track called Dale Road on the map, which leads down to the village of Sancton. At the turn the finger post is hidden in the hedge and is not visible until you have already made the turn.

We walked along the farm access road to cross the A1079 and continue on a minor road for about 200m to map ref. SE926410. Here we turned right off the road and left the Wolds Way.

Poppies amongst the oil seed rape pods

Track called "Dale Road" from the Wolds Way to Sancton

Not long after we stopped the first light shower began but did not disrupt our break. As it turned out this was the only shower we had all day and the patches of blue sky and warm sunny spells returned. We continued down the little valley to the village of Sancton and at the A1034 we turned right to walk up the hill past the church for 300m to map ref. SE898397.

So far the weather had been very pleasant with warm sunny spells and a light breeze, but the cloud was building (as forecast) and we decided to stop for an early lunch before the showers arrived. We sat in a gateway decorated with poppies and cow parsley.

The church at Sancton

Path through the woods approaching Houghton Hall

Just through the wood the public footpath turned left and after 200m turned right to go around the edge of the parkland at Houghton Hall.

Here we turned left to follow a track down the side of the fields for about 700m to a small wood.

Houghton Hall

An ancient oak tree at Houghton Hall

The path turned right here and we followed it down the side of the polo field to a small wood.

We continued along the public footpath past the hall to map ref. SE883392 at the corner of the polo field of the "Vale of York Polo Club".

Score board at the polo field

Path through a wood to Market Weighton from the polo field

Here we joined a minor road leading to the Market Weighton by-pass.

The path continued through the wood and beyond the wood we followed the path across the fields to Crossfield House.

Chocolate brown butterfly with white edging on its wings, a 'Ringlet'

Market Weighton Fire Station

The whole route had been about 14km and had taken us about four and a half hours to walk including our lunch stop. On the way home we stopped at a large garden centre (one of our regular haunts) for a coffee and a bacon roll to complete the day.

We walked along the minor road, not too much traffic but travelling very fast. We crossed the by-pass to a housing estate road on the edge of Market Weighton and walked back through the town past the fire station to the church where we had parked.

Back at Market Weighton Church