Date: Sunday 23rd January Start: 11.00am Meet: Hovingham Bakery Length of walk: 4 miles Lunch Venue: The Worsley Arms, Hovingham Time: 2.00pm
A very happy and healthy new year. Andy and I are organising this month’s village walk on Sunday 23rd January, which will start in Hovingham near the Bakery at 11 am. The walk is a very easy, short and flat route (see attached map) and is just over 4 miles long.
We are going to offer you mulled wine and other goodies when we arrive in Cawton to toast the New Year. Some of you may not wish to gather for Sunday lunch but for those of you who do the Worsley Arms would be our suggestion. Details of their lunch are on their web site. I will gladly book tables for those who wish to go.
Date: Sunday 19th December 2021 Start: 11.00am Meet: Opposite Autism Plus centre (see below) Length of walk: Just over 3 miles Lunch Venue: The Worsley Arms, Hovingham Time: 2.00pm
A pleasant walk of just over 3 miles with no stiles, 2 gates and no livestock. To get to the start drive to Gilling and turn right at the Fairfax Arms past the Village Hall and Miniature Railway. In just under a mile you will see cautionary signs about a speed hump (which is a very severe example, so please take care!). Very shortly afterwards you will see our parking area on the left opposite the base of Autism Plus and its chocolate shop.
Most of your effort will be expended in the first steady climb of about 50 metres. Then you can relax and enjoy the rest of the walk. We will have a pause at the viewpoint for a sip of water if you bring some. Then after the second mile we will stop, as usual in December, for something a little stronger. Finally an easy walk back to the start.
There will also be an easy level walk of under 2 miles – This will start from the same place at 12 noon.
We should complete the round by 1.15pm and lunch is booked for 2pm at The Worsley Arms.
Please send your menu choices (below) to Lot Doucet: cjdoucet@btinternet.com 01439 788198 by Sunday 12 December.
You are welcome to join us for the meal even if you don’t walk. You are also welcome to walk and not eat – but please let us know that we should be expecting you to join in the walk.
Sunday Lunch at The Worsley Arms
Cream of mushroom soup with warm bread £6.75 Worsley Arms salmon and haddock fish cake, herb fish cream £6.95 Twice baked cheese soufflé with creamy Parmesan sauce £7.25 Chicken and bacon terrine with sultana and apple chutney, mixed leaves, whole grain dressing £7.50
Roast rump of Yorkshire beef, Yorkshire puddings, red wine gravy, roast root vegetables, braised red cabbage £16.75 Pea and mint ravioli with wilted spinach, garlic and garden peas, cream sauce £15.50 Herb roasted breast of chicken bacon peas and lettuce, sauté new potatoes, thyme, and red wine sauce £17.50 Pork and coriander sausages, mashed potato, onion gravy £15.75 Fillet of sea bass, samphire, braised fennel, saut6 potatoes, saffron cream £17.50
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream White chocolate Brulee, shortbread biscuit Mixed berry and apple crumble with custard All @ £6.75 Selection of British cheeses, celery, grapes, biscuits, fruit chutney £8.50
Date: Sunday 28th November 2021 Start: 11.00am Meet: The large grass area at Hazel Heads (see below) Length of walk: 7.21km Lunch Venue: The Owl in Hawnby Time: 2.30pm
This is a delightful, circular stroll, in and around the valley of the Upper Rye. Offering gently undulating terrain and no fence-climbing, stream-jumping or river-wading. Bridges have been provided where appropriate. There are three stiles and a short section off-piste but easy. Take the Osmotherley road through Hawnby village to the large grass area at Hazel Heads [SE 529928].
This is about 3km or 2 miles from Hawnby. Total drive time is approximately 30mins from Oswaldkirk.
There are plenty of shorter walks around both Hazel Heads and Hawnby for those that wish to have lunch, but not do the full walk. See Walk map and map of Hawnby environs.
28 Day-aged Roast Rump of Beef [£14] Free Range Roast Loin of Pork [£14] Bacon-wrapped Roast Turkey [£14] Vegetarian Nut Roast [£14] All served with Yorkshire Pud, Roast Potatoes Vegetables and Gravy
Sticky Toffee Pudding Trio of Ice Cream Chocolate Brownie
Date: Sunday 29th March 2020 Start: 11.15am Meet: The Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold (Parking on the hardstanding to the left and right of the FA) Length of walk: 4.9 miles Lunch Venue: The Fauconberg Arms Time: 2.30pm
This 4.9-mile walk takes in some unique views of our lovely local countryside and significant historical sites starting at Coxwold > Wildon Grange >Angram Grange > Angram Hall > Shandy Hall.
This is a dog friendly walk but they need to be on a lead on farmland with livestock (some sheep, horses and cattle). There are 2 stiles, gently undulating, approx 3 hrs with a snack’n’drink break. The walk starts at 11.15 am from The Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold (Parking on the hardstanding to the left and right of the FA) – see the walker image for location. For those who wish, we will be eating at the Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold at 2.30pm and the arranged menu is as below. Walkers and Non-walkers welcome.
The Fauconberg’s Sunday Lunch Menu
Starters
S1. Soup of the day with homemade crusty roll & butter £5.95 S2. Chicken liver and brandy pate, sticky white onion marmalade, salad & toast £6.00 S3. Half pint of shell-on Greenland prawns, Marie Rose and lemon. £6.50 S4. Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast, truffle oil £6.50 S5. Breaded Whitebait, Dill & Lemon Aioli £6.50
Mains
M1- Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding with Traditional Sunday Garnish- £12.50 M3- Roast loin of pork with stuffing, crackling and Traditional Sunday Garnish & Apple Sauce £12.50 M4- Chicken Supreme with Traditional Sunday Garnish – £12.50 M5- Fauconberg homemade vegetable Moussaka, little Greek salad, toasted Pitta bread £12.00
Desserts
Order on the day
Please let us know who is walking and who is eating with the main course choice by email to davidbadham@hotmail.com or telephone on 01439 787046 by Friday 20th March. We do hope you can join us.
David and Gaynor Badham
Walk for life was an organisation that encouraged everyone to walk to improve their health and quality of life by increasing their fitness and their social wellbeing by meeting other like‐minded individuals. It closed on 31 March 2022.
Date: Sunday 16th February 2020 Start: 11.00am Meet: The Worsley Arms car park in Hovingham Length of walk: just under 4.5 mile Lunch Venue: The Worsley Arms Time: 1.45pm
This month’s walk is just under 4.5 mile and will start at The Worsley Arms car park in Hovingham at 11 am (15 minutes earlier than usual).
The route is fairly easy with only a couple of gentle inclines and includes parkland, woodland, fields and good tracks. There are a couple of stiles, however, it may be possible to assist dogs over them. At the time of the recce there were no livestock present in the fields. There will be a short refreshment break as we need to be back at the Worsley Arms ready to eat by 1.45 pm latest.
The menu is attached and I would appreciate you letting me know whether you will be walking and/or eating or not by the 10th February latest.
This month’s walk starts and finishes at The Carpenter’s Arms at Felixkirk where we will also be having lunch. There is usually plenty of car parking spaces available.
The walk is 4.7 miles over undulating countryside. As it is January we expect there to be a number of areas where it is muddy underfoot so waterproof footwear is essential. There are a number of stiles, all in OK condition but not all providing for dogs. There were also a few fields with sheep/horses so it cannot be described as dog friendly (final decision is at owner’s discretion). It’s a lovely walk crossing a couple of small streams, which we will check are still crossable nearer the time.
This is a gentle circular walk involving no fords. It is approximately 6.6km [4 miles or so]. It crosses fields for the first half and the second half is along the river bank pathway which is mostly gravelled. There will be no daffodils.
Unfortunately there are a number of stiles on the first part that would be very awkward for dogs – they’re sort of stones sticking out of high stone walls [the stiles, not the dogs] – so not an overly dog-friendly walk, sorry.
Meet in the carpark of the Feversham Arms in Church Houses, Farndale. We will also be eating in the pub. As a bonus there are toilets at the halfway mark [not Portaloos], in Low Mill.
