Yorkshire Walks

Today we met some friends at Kirkham Abbey by the River Derwent about 1km east of the A64 near Malton at map ref. SE735658. It was a perfect warm sunny spring day.

Bridge over the River Derwent at Kirkham Abbey

Level crossing at Kirkham Abbey

There is a charge to park at the abbey (it's free if you pay to look around the abbey). We set off walking from the abbey at about 10.30 across the road bridge over the River Derwent. We continued over the level crosssing on the York/Scarborough line.

About 25m beyond the level crossing at map ref. SE732657, we turned left off the road onto a path climbing up through the woods. This path brought us to a minor road where we turned left to walk along the road for about 25m to a track on our left.

Muddy path through the woods from the level crossing

Path through Oak Cliff wood

Wood sorrell, a nice sign of spring

Part of a badger sett in the woods

We followed this track up a slope at the edge of a field to the Oak Cliff Wood at the top. there was a pleasant path through the top of the woods and a at one point there was a very large badger sett visible down the hillside below the path.

Path through Oak Cliff wood

Track to the road from Oak cliffe Farm

We followed the path out of the wood and down the hill onto the farm access track to Oakcliffe Farm. We walked along this track to the road at map ref. SE738645. At the road we turned right to walk along the road towards Crambe.

The road to Crambe

St.Michael's Church at Crambe

Footpath to Crambe church

St.Michael's Church at Crambe

After about 500m we took a path across a small field to the church at Crambe There was a seat on the grass verge in front of the church where we stopped for a drink in the sunshine before continuing through the village.

We followed a track from the western end of the village (map ref. SE730649) over the hill for about 2km to the edge of Barton-le-Willows.

The track out of Crambe

Speedwells by the track

Track to Barton-le-Willows

Level crossing near Barton-le-Willows

Donkey & Jacob's sheep at Crambe

Looking back to Crambe

Track to Barton-le-Willows

Cellandines by the path

We followed the lane around the edge of the village to a junction at map ref. SE715632. At the junction we kept left and after about 30m we took a path on the left across a large field to Spittal Beck at map ref. SE721633.

We sat by the beck in the warm sunshine for our lunch. After our break we followed the beck for about 120m to a footbridge where we crossed the beck and followed the path across the fields to Crambe Grange farm.

Llama at Crambe Grange farm

Llamas at Crambe Grange farm

Path from Crambe Grange to the road

Path around Crambe Grange farm

Llamas at Crambe Grange farm

White violets by the path

There was a large number of llamas at the farm and a good deal of new, high quality timber fencing to contain them. The path skirted the edge of the farm and brought us to a road at map ref. SE730631.

We crossed the road and followed the path to the River Derwent. Here we turned left to follow the path along the riverbank for about 4km back to the road bridge over the river at Kirkham Abbey.

Howsham Hall on the bank of the Derwent

Path by the River Derwent

Wood anemonies by the path

Path by the River Derwent

York/Scarborough railway near the R. Derwent

Peacock butterfly on the river bank

The whole walk had been just under 12km and it had taken us about 4hours to walk including our stops. It has become quite warm and we all had an ice cream from the abbey shop at the end of the walk.

Path by the River Derwent

Path by the River Derwent