Yorkshire Wolds Way – Classic English Walking Holiday | Walking Holiday in Britain | Self Guided Walking Holiday

With nearly 80 miles of sign-posted, beautiful and undulating countryside, this is an ideal holiday for experienced walkers and beginners alike. This is an area little explored by walkers, but offering some excellent undemanding walking on a well waymarked route. A new exibition (Jan to Apr 2012) of paintings by David Hockney at the Royal Academy may give you a better idea of the hidden beauty of the area.

The typical chalk scenery of dry valleys and gentle rounded hills has much evidence of a long-inhabited past. Around Arras there have been many finds from prehistoric times, the Romans built roads here, and the route passes by the deserted Medieval village of Wharram Percy. There is a rich variety of plant and wildlife as you walk from traditional village to market town to end your walk at the seaside

Grade: Easy

Meals:

You will normally be staying in a town or village where there is at least one place to buy an evening meal. On the  occasions when this is not possible we will book you into an accommodation which provides an evening meal (this is not included in the holiday price). Lunches are not easily obtained along the route on most days and it is a good idea to book a packed lunch from your accommodation by letting them know the night before, or we can book it for you. These usually cost about £5.



When to Go:
April, May and June are when everything comes to life so it is very green, wild  flowers are abundant and blossom abounds. July and August tend to be the  warmest months, but it is rarely so warm as to be uncomfortable for walking or  cycling. September tends to be one of the most pleasant times in the
countryside and is quieter as most people with children have finished their  holidays. By October the days are getting shorter and the weather is much more  changeable.

Getting there:
There are rail connections to both Hessle (from York on the East Coast Main Line, Hull, Leeds or Sheffield) and Filey as well as between Filey and Hull.  There is also a bus directly from Filey to Hull.

Day 1 Arrive Hessle (has a railway station).

Day 2 Hessle to South Cave.
The walk begins beneath the dramatic span of the Humber bridge and heads west along the bank of the Humber. Turning inland and passing through the charming village of Welton, where the outlaw Dick Turpin was arrested at the Green Dragon Inn, the walk continues down an attractive valley to the village of South Cave. ~ 12 miles

Day 3 South Cave to Market Weighton.
Through small woods and down dry valleys, the walk wends its way to the small market town of Market Weighton, passing the village of North Newbald with its Norman Church and the village of Rowley, deserted when many of the parishioners left for Massachusetts in 1639. ~ 12 miles

Day 4 Market Weighton to Fridaythorpe.
You soon pass the pleasant village of Londesborough, from where the route continues north, and a short detour would take you to the Tibetan Bhuddist Centre at Kilnwick Percy Hall. Your overnight stay is in the village of Fridaythorpe. ~ 15 miles

Day 5 Fridaythorpe to North Grimston.
Navigating the more remote valleys to Thixendale, a village frequently cut-off by snow in winter, another short detour takes you to the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy, now an archaeological site. As you climb higher there are splendid views of the Derwent Valley and the Vale of Pickering. ~ 10 miles

Day 6 North Grimston to Ganton.
Beyond the village of Wintringham the walk swings east and climbs onto the ridgeline from where there are views of the distant North York Moors. At Staple Howe can be seen the remains of an Iron Age village. Descending from the ridge, you find your overnight accommodation in the village of Ganton. ~ 16 miles

Day 7 Ganton to Filey (has a railway station).
Climbing back onto the ridge, the coast now comes into view and you are soon at journey's end in the small seaside resort of Filey. ~ 12 miles

Day 8 Departure.

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