Country walks by George Wilkinson and Brian Beadle - Directions, maps, pictures and videos

Grinton country walk

11:26am Saturday 18th May 2013

George Wilkinson returns to Grinton in the Dales and finds everything grand at 1,500 feet.

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Country walk at Grinton in the Yorkshire Dales

11:49am Saturday 4th May 2013

GEORGE WILKINSON reports back on the first of two walks at Grinton in the Dales.

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Country walk from Castleton to Westerdale

3:58pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

FROM a narrow gorge between Farndale Moor and Westerdale Moor rise several springs which join together then tumble their way down beneath the rocky outcrop of Esklets Crag towards Westerdale village.

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Walk at Strensall Common

11:25am Saturday 20th April 2013

George Wilkinson finds that an easy walk across Strensall Common offers many great pleasures.

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Country walk at Low Mill in Farndale

10:18am Saturday 6th April 2013

GEORGE WILKINSON braves a Russian wind to visit Low Mill in Farndale.

Country walk near the Tabular Hills

10:00am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

THIS month let us take a stroll through vibrant countryside along the edge of the Tabular Hills between Scarborough and Brompton.

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Country walk at Roecliffe

10:36am Saturday 23rd March 2013

George Wilkinson leaves the road noise behind on a tranquil stroll beside the gently flowing water.

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Country walk at Dalby Forest

11:24am Saturday 9th March 2013

George Wilkinson visits Dalby Forest with a borrowed dog and finds a walk that’s perfect for canines and their human companions.

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Country walk to Mulgrave Castle, Sandsend

8:00am Wednesday 6th March 2013

Mulgrave Castle, or castles as there are three, are steeped in mystery, legend and great deeds at sea.

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Country walk at Bank Foot

11:34am Saturday 23rd February 2013

GEORGE WILKINSON walks at Bank Foot in the Cleveland Hills, and climbs to where Rosedale iron ore was once hauled off to the furnaces of Middlesbrough.

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Country walk near Grewelthorpe

11:39am Saturday 9th February 2013

George Wilkinson ventures to Grewelthorpe but stays away from the route to Hackfall Woods.

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Country walk round Silpho

8:00am Wednesday 6th February 2013

MANY years ago on a dark, winter’s night, a strange object glowed red as it crossed the sky heading for a tiny village on the edge of the North York Moors.

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Country walk at Rosedale Chimney Bank

11:49am Saturday 26th January 2013

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a snow-muffled walk at Rosedale Chimney Bank.

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Country walk at East Moors, near Helmsley

10:47am Saturday 12th January 2013

George Wilkinson enjoys a walk across East Moors, near Helmsley – at least that’s what he thinks it’s called.

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Country walk from Burton Agnes to Sledmere

3:41pm Wednesday 2nd January 2013

EARLY in the 17th century, a young girl on her way home to Burton Agnes Hall was cruelly murdered.

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Country walk at West Tanfield

9:49am Saturday 29th December 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON braves the rain for a walk along the swollen River Ure at West Tanfield.

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Country walk at Helmsley

8:03am Saturday 15th December 2012

An indisposed George Wilkinson sends his navigator on to follow his chosen route at Helmsley.

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Country walk at Hutton Buscel

4:40pm Friday 7th December 2012

THE village of Hutton Buscel sits peacefully on a hillside with grand views stretching across the Vale of Pickering to the Yorkshire Wolds.

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County walk at Appleton-le-Moors

12:23pm Saturday 1st December 2012

George Wilkinson suggests a stroll out from Appleton-le-Moors.

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Castleton country walk

10:48am Saturday 17th November 2012

George Wilkinson enjoys a fine winter’s walk from Castleton.

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Country walk at Levisham

9:00am Wednesday 7th November 2012

QUERN stones have been used for grinding corn for more than 10,000 years.

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Country walk at Marske

10:53am Saturday 3rd November 2012

MARSKE, the village six miles along Swaledale from Richmond, very much impressed on our first visit.

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Hartoft Rigg country walk

11:11am Saturday 20th October 2012

George Wilkinson heads to Rosedale Abbey but turns the ‘other way’ into Hartoft Rigg.

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Country walk at Square Corner

10:00am Saturday 6th October 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON visits Square Corner on the North York Moors, where he enjoys a walk that starts on a high.

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Country walk at Ravenscar

3:28pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

HUNTCLIFF, Goldsborough, Peak, Scarborough and Filey have one thing in common – they all had small Roman forts or signal stations on the cliffs.

Country walk at Grosmont

11:16am Saturday 22nd September 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a glorious walk from Grosmont.

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Country walk at Lastingham

10:19am Saturday 8th September 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys the heather on the moors above Lastingham.

Country walk in the Howardian Hills

12:50am Wednesday 5th September 2012

THERE are many long distance challenging walks across our region ranging from a leisurely 27-mile ramble along the Sheriff’s Way from York to Malton to an exhausting hike of a 190 miles on the coast to coast walk from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire coast.

Country walk at Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales

12:41pm Saturday 25th August 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON marks a walking milestone with a stretch out to Grassington

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Country walk at Kilburn

11:57am Saturday 11th August 2012

GEORGE WILKINSON visits the White Horse.