We have nine fantastic walks to enjoy the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in York and across North Yorkshire.
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York City Walls
The classic York walk. The length of the walls is less than three miles, and for that you get two millennia of history – all bathed in the golden light of Autumn – hopefully!
Clifton circular
Staring at Bootham Bar, this walk goes northwards away from the city, and returns by the riverside footpath to Lendal Bridge. It takes you to some of the Rowntree homes around Clifton which in their days lay right on the leafy outskirts of the city.
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Outer town Rowntree walk
This walk takes you to some significant establishments and resting places connected with the Rowntree family. From the groundbreaking Retreat to the Quaker burial ground and back via Rowntree Park, it offers a new perspective on our historic city.
Skelton
This walk starts in a conservation area and takes in the Church of St Giles, which is Grade I listed and dates from c1240. Tasing through the edge of the city, it returns North along the bank of the River Ouse, affording long views across Poppleton Ings.
Askham Richard, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan
This walk takes in a number of ancient settlements to the West of York, with Askham Richard, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan all recorded in the Doomsday book of 1086.
Bilbrough is 150 feet above sea level and as a result, the village commands extensive views over the Vale of York.
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Osbaldwick and Bad Bargain Lane
A circular walk around the village of Osbaldwick that goes past ‘Bad Bargain Lane’ – it was named after a small holding in the nearby parish of Holtby and was regarded as a ‘bad bargain’ by a disgruntled owner, as the enclosure allotment contained two thirds of an acre of swampy pond…
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Beningbrough
Only a 20 minute drive from York city centre this walk is suitable for all ages. Takes in the open parkland around Beningbrough Hall, York’s country house now owned by the National Trust.
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