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River Humber area country walk

A view from the River Humber area country walk

11:30am Saturday 4th July 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON takes in the views across the Humber.

Husthwaite

A scene from the Husthwaite country walk

8:55am Saturday 27th June 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON follows the signs from Husthwaite.

The Moors Centre, Danby

The Moors Centre, Danby

11:47am Saturday 20th June 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON reports from the ideal spot to celebrate tomorrow’s summer solstace.

Grosmont

Grosmont

10:54am Saturday 13th June 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a colourful day out in Grosmont.

Ingleton

Ingleton

11:11am Saturday 6th June 2009

Waterfalls and bluebells galore, GEORGE WILKINSON takes in a corner of England’s finest countryside.

Clapham

Clapham

10:33am Saturday 30th May 2009

Clapham’s weather was 50/50, a walker said the cloud was at 2,000ft.

Austwick

Austwick

10:20am Saturday 23rd May 2009

AUSTWICK is a village in the western dales, a place we’d settled on for some walking in limestone country. We booked in, booted up and set out north past a house dated 1673 and the Game Cock where the inn sign shows a bird with steel spurs, illegal since 1835.

Romaldkirk

Romaldkirk

9:30am Saturday 16th May 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON travels north to Romaldkirk and explores a circular up-and-down route on the Teessdale Way.

Forge Valley

Forge Valley

8:10am Saturday 9th May 2009

George Wilkinson heads to Forge Valley on the coast for a lovely dappled walk rich with wild flowers and pungent with garlic.

Fimber

Fimber

11:01am Saturday 2nd May 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys exploring the open-access land in the Wolds, even if he does have an argument with a barbed-wire fence.

Gribdale Gate

Gribdale Gate

9:20am Saturday 25th April 2009

The Cleveland Way is 40 this year and the park authority asked GEORGE WILKINSON if he would pick a favourite walk along its 100 miles, so he choose Gribdale Gate.

Wheeldale

The “Blue Man” ancient standing stone on Wheeldale Moor

10:24am Saturday 18th April 2009

George Wilkinson enjoys a spring stroll through Bumble Wood Walk at Wheeldale.

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey

10:45am Saturday 11th April 2009

Fountains Abbey is always worth a visit now and then, finds GEORGE WILKINSON as he explores a route that leads along the River Skell.

Low Mill

Low Mill

7:50am Saturday 4th April 2009

The daffodils are out in force as George Wilkinson visits Low Mill, in Farndale, to admire the flowers and drop in on the Daffy Caffy.

Boltby

Boltby

8:53am Saturday 28th March 2009

The pretty Hambleton Hill lanes around Boltby lead GEORGE WILKINSON on a merry hilly dance.

Ricall Dale

Ricall Dale

2:54pm Saturday 21st March 2009

George Wilkinson enjoys the peace of Riccal Dale and discovers a bridge that wasn’t meant to be there.

Ravenscar

Ravenscar

10:52am Saturday 14th March 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON finds his spirits lifted as he follows the oh-so-beautiful cliff-top path out of Ravenscar.

Glaisdale

Glaisdale

9:57am Saturday 7th March 2009

Four bridges face the walker who leaves Glaisdale. GEORGE WILKINSON sets out on what proves to be a clean walk, mostly free of boggy interludes.

Carlton

Carlton

8:33am Saturday 28th February 2009

George Wilkinson is delighted by Carlton in the Yorkshire Dales, once a misunderstanding about parking has been sorted out.

Appleton-le-Moors

Appleton-le-Moors

10:19am Saturday 21st February 2009

Snow, ice and dazzling sun greet George Wilkinson as he sets out at Appleton-le-Moors, on the edge of the North York Moors.

Sproxton

Sproxton

10:57am Saturday 14th February 2009

George Wilkinson enjoys a crisp walk Sproxton near Helmsley following footprints in the deepening snow.

Hovingham

Hovingham

8:10am Saturday 7th February 2009

George Wilkinson enjoys an easy five miles in the Howardian Hills, ending with a stroll across the parkland of Hovingham Hall.

Osmotherley

Osmotherley

5:43am Saturday 31st January 2009

GEORGE WILKINSON thanks Harry Mead for this one – a lovely route into lonely moorland at Osmotherley.

Thirkleby

Thirkleby

10:38am Saturday 24th January 2009

George Wilkinson leads an easy country walk at Thirkleby and offers handy advice on how to photograph sheep.

Hawnby

Hawnby

6:10am Saturday 17th January 2009

George Wilkinson reports from his sickbed on Victoria Ellis’S walk at Hawnby

Brompton-by-Sawdon

Brompton-by-Sawdon

9:14am Saturday 10th January 2009

Struck down by man flu, George Wilkinson does the typing while Victoria Ellis does the walking at Brompton-by-Sawdon.

Grassington

Grassington

10:45am Saturday 3rd January 2009

George Wilkinson enjoys a lovely New Year walk in the Dales at Grassington.

Pateley Bridge

Bridge over the River Nidd.

9:10am Saturday 27th December 2008

GEORGE WILKINSON suggests a fine Dales ramble at Pateley Bridge to walk off the Christmas excess.

Easingwold

A view from the Easingwold walk

8:10am Saturday 20th December 2008

GEORGE WILKINSON sets out from cheerful Easingwold on a walk with sticky moments and fine furrowed views.

Swainby, North York Moors

Crags near Swainby.

1:38pm Saturday 13th December 2008

George Wilkinson has to walk to keep warm when he visits fair Swainby on the North York Moors.


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