Walks in Wombleton
From easy city strolls to challenging trails, discover the best of Wombleton on foot.
Walk: Stonegrave and the River Rye
The walk is full of variety. There is a long wide ridge to enjoy superb views, two riverside sections along the Rye and two very attractive villages to explore, Nunnington and Stonegrave. The Route what3words for start point: ///shampoos.squeezed.insulated Start Point: Car Park north of the river in Nunnington Finish Point: Nunnington Distance: 7 Miles GPX Route Map stonegraveandtheriverryeDownload Walk Description Start the walk in the village of Nunnington on the River Rye, home of a splendid country house. Leave the village and head west along a riverside path before joining a footpath climbing gently and then descending in to the village of Stonegrave. After looking around the village climb back to the broad ridge of Caukley's Bank and enjoy the views north over the Yorkshire Moors and more immediately the rolling Hambleton Hills. Drop down to the village of West Ness on the River Rye and follow the river west back in to Nunnington.
Walk: Kirkdale Minster
This walk takes in Kirkdale Minster, Sleightholme Dale and Robin Hood’s Howl, skirting past Kirkdale Cave and Hodge Beck. A civilised 5.5 miles, with inclines and uneven paths. The Route what3words for start point: ////proof.survey.perused Start Point: Kirkdale, nr Kirkbymoorside Finish Point: Kirkdale, nr Kirkbymoorside Distance: 5.5 Miles GPX Route Map kirkdaleDownload Walk Description Kirkdale cuts a deep wooded valley through the Tabular Hills of the southern North York Moors. Here you will find hidden away one of England’s ecclesiastical gems - St Gregory’s Minster. Founded in the 7th Century as a monastic mission house, the church was attacked by Danes and Vikings only to be rebuilt in the years just before the Norman Conquest. It boasts the most complete Saxon inscription in the world on its sundial, which can be dated to around 1055. Nearby is Kirkdale Cave, where bones of various long extinct animals were found in the 19th Century including lion, elephant, tigers and hyenas that date from before the last Ice Age when this area was a swamp. This walk explores the wooded valleys of Kirkdale, Sleightholme Dale and Robin Hood’s Howl, a beautiful dry valley.