#clevelandway — Public Fediverse posts

Love this view on the coast at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, which lies within the historic boundary of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
In the foreground, the seafront pier, dating from 1867, stretches out 681 feet into the North Sea (although it was low tide when I took this photograph!).
The sandy beaches are quite expansive and author of 'Tristram Shandy' Laurence Sterne is said to have enjoyed using them for chariot racing.
The sands were also put to good use by speed record breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell, setting a record of 138.08 mph while driving 'Blue Bird' on Saltburn Sands on 17 June 1922.
Dominating the coastal landscape is Hunt Cliff, topped by Warsett Hill at 166 metres (545 ft).
Both the Cleveland Way long distance footpath and the King Charles III England Coast Path traverse along the cliff edge, heading south towards Skinningrove and the historic fishing village of Staithes.

#england #yorkshire #saltburn #coast #clevelandway #seaside #summer #landscape #seascape #photography

Cleveland Way.. " crosses the North York Moors National Park, boasting great vistas from sweeping heather moorlands. Upon reaching the coast at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, the second half of the route then follows the North Yorkshire coast as far as Filey, taking in the highest cliffs in eastern England at Boulby."
https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/cleveland-way/trail-information/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #NationalTrails #Nature #Walks #Bike #Cycling #UK #WildLife

EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF PATH NEAR CLEVELAND WAY AT RAVENSCAR.

#Yorkshire
#NorthYorkMoors
#ClevelandWay

The Cleveland Way: A Slow March Into The Sea

One from Tuesday’s little jaunt to Whitby. I had fancied a stroll along the coastal path to Saltwick, though the weather had other ideas. A mischievous wind and a steady parade of squalls were doing their utmost to suggest that I might prefer to remain upright. The path here is crumbling with admirable enthusiasm. One ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/11/27/the-cleveland-way-a-slow-march-into-the-sea/

#ClevelandWay #whitby #YorkshireCoast

The Lost Path of Jackdaw Crag

Just along the coast from where the Cleveland Way passes by the mineral railway, far too close to the shear drop for comfort, past the Charm Bracelet sculpture the cliff becomes deceptively less steep. Here walkers might breath a sigh of relief. Yet somewhere below, hidden from view, lies Jackdaw Crag, no doubt once favoured by its clamo ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/11/16/the-lost-path-of-jackdaw-crag/

#ClevelandWay #Huntcliff #Skinningrove #history

Under the Beech: Kildale’s Tribute to the Fallen of WW2

In the quiet heart of Kildale stands this modest stone shelter. Walkers on the Cleveland Way pause here to rest, unwrap their sandwiches, and watch the rain fall. Each morning, local children gather beneath its roof, waiting for the school buses to Stokesley or Ingleby Greenhow, th ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/11/09/under-the-beech-kildales-tribute-to-the-fallen-of-ww2/

#ClevelandWay #Kildale #NorthYorkMoors #history #WW2

Daylight Saving: An Experiment in Collective Jet Lag

Every autumn, we perform our favorite ritual of self-sabotage: we change the clocks and then act surprised when our bodies protest. The great “extra hour of sleep” myth returns, while our circadian systems quietly implode.
And tonight’s the night, as the clocks are about to jump back, our bodie ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/10/25/daylight-saving-an-experiment-in-collective-jet-lag/

#ClevelandWay #CodhillSlack #NorthYorkMoors

A Mystery Beneath our Feet on Cold Moor

Last Sunday, the weather gods allowed a final memorable spectacle of blue skies over the North York Moors before the autumnal gloom. From the heights of Cold Moor, the view towards the Wainstones was as grand as ever, but my eye was drawn not to the distant crags, but to something ra ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/10/15/a-mystery-beneath-our-feet-on-cold-moor/

#ClevelandHills #ClevelandWay #CoastToCoast #ColdMoor #NorthYorkMoors #wainstones

Guardian of the Cleveland Way

Had those two ominous notes from Jaws been playing in my earphones, I might have sensed what was coming. Just two notes, faster and faster, the sound of danger creeping closer.
This red grouse appeared on the Cleveland Way path over Carr Ridge, no more than ten metres away, a plump silhouette against the heather. I expected it to take ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/08/20/guardian-of-the-cleveland-way/

#CarrRidge #ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #grouse

A Boundary Stone of 1860 and a Chaloner Legacy

A one-way walk to Guisborough—infinitely preferable than a circular route. Today’s image features Highcliff Nab, seen from just below Black Nab across the fields of Codhill Farm—or Highcliffe Farm, depending on whom you wish to offend. One must name both or risk mild social unrest. The boundary ston ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/04/29/a-boundary-stone-of-1860-and-a-chaloner-legacy/

#ClevelandWay #HighcliffNab #NorthYorkMoors #history

Hunt Cliff — Victorian Engineering Meets Geological Indifference

It is endlessly surprising—though it really should not be—how absurdly fragile this stretch of the old Cleveland Railway remains, teetering along the edge of Hunt Cliff as though daring gravity to intervene.

Originally built between 1865 and 186 ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/04/20/hunt-cliff-victorian-engineering-meets-geological-indifference/

#HuntCliff #Saltburn #YorkshireCoast #ClevelandWay #geology #history

High Lingrow: From Wartime Deception to Agricultural Use

At Port Mulgrave today, where the weather could not make up its mind, shifting between sunshine and snow flurries. Lingrow Cliffs is just that little headland across the bay, not really anything special, especially at low tide. But near its highest point—named, with great imagination, High Lingrow—there was once a Second World W ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=37445

#ClevelandWay #PortMulgrave #YorkshireCoast #history #military

After the Rain: Life on Newton Moor

A sky of blue is like a breath of fresh air after the dreary weather we’ve been enduring for the past week. It lifts the spirits, reminding us that sunlight still exists.
It is not every day that one sees standing water on Newton Moor. While the ground is often damp and there are always the odd boggy patches, to see water lingering at this high point is ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=36379

#NewtonMoor #NorthYorkMoors #ClevelandWay #NationalTrust

Windy on the #ClevelandWay today.
Here are streams being blown back over the path. We got wetter from water blown uphill than from water falling down, today.

#FootpathFriday
#Yorkshire

Zen and the Art of Being Out & About

Another gloriously miserable day on the North York Moors, the sort of day where fog clings like a wet blanket over everything, damping one's bones. I heard later the Great North Air Ambulance had been grounded due to poor visibility. It is, as ever, a perfect day for a bit of being out and about.
In the distant past—before we all became enslaved to GPS and our glow ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=36336

#ClevelandWay #HighcliffNab #NorthYorkMoors

This lovely and interesting walk, starting near #Scarborough is a relatively easy walk along part of the Cleveland Way following #Yorkshire’s coast and returning via the ‘Cinder Track’. For details see tinyurl.com/un2p6kz4

#EastYorkshire #NorthYorkMoors #ClevelandWay

90 Metres of Progress: The Curious Case of a New Bridleway

It is a curious thing, is it not, that the powers-that-be, in their infinite wisdom, believed they could neatly parcel up the English countryside like so many slices of cake, each path and bridleway served with a side of bureaucracy. Under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, a grand endeavou ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=36179

#ClevelandHills #ClevelandWay #CringleMoor #NorthYorkMoors #AccessRights

This walk visits an interesting and picturesque section of the East coast of #Yorkshire. Very easy navigation because you simply follow the #ClevelandWay to Robin Hood’s Bay and the Cinder Track to return. Details at tinyurl.com/4xvf88kn

#NorthYorkMoors

#ukcountrypic #photography #England #NEYorkshire #Scarborough #Cinderpath #ClevelandWay

Back in time - March 2020

Walks out included the wander along the Cinder Path (follows the old disused railway line) of which I never tire of capturing on 'film'.

(Day 5 of 5)

#ukcountrypic #photography #England #NEYorkshire #Scarborough #Cinderpath #ClevelandWay

Back in time - March 2020

Scalby Lodge in Burniston, NE Yorkshire again. Heck we've been going there for nigh on 10 years now.

Walks out included the wander along the Cinder Path (follows the old disused railway line) of which I never tire of capturing on 'film'.

(Day 4 of 5)

#ukcountrypic #photography #England #NEYorkshire #Scarborough #Cinderpath #ClevelandWay

Back in time - March 2020

Yes we were back staying at Scalby Lodge in Burniston, NE Yorkshire again. Heck we've been going there for nigh on 10 years now.

Our favourite cottage on the complex overlooks the Cleveland Way.

(Day 3 of 5)

#ukcountrypic #photography #England #NEYorkshire #Scarborough #Cinderpath #ClevelandWay

Back in time - March 2020

Yes we were back staying at Scalby Lodge in Burniston, NE Yorkshire again. Heck we've been going there for nigh on 10 years now.

Our favourite cottage on the complex overlooks the Cleveland Way along the headland so yes there are more photos of that view, including a rare shot looking back towards the cottages.

Walks out included the wander along the Cinder Path (follows the old disused railway line) of which I never tire of capturing on 'film'.

(Day 1 of 5)

Burton Howe — A Bronze Age round barrow

Just adjacent to the Cleveland Way, as it slogs its way along the landrover track on Greenhow Bank, lies Burton Howe, topped with its medieval parish boundary marker stone. Perched at an elevation of 433 metres (1,419 feet), it affords a splendid view of the Cleveland Plain, stretching westward along the line ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=35083

#BattersbyMoor #BurtonHowe #ClevelandHills #ClevelandWay #GreenhowMoor #NorthYorkMoors #BronzeAge

This is a lovely walk along #Yorkshire’s coast from Crook Ness to Hayburn Wyke, following the #ClevelandWay. Easy return via the level Cinder Track disused railway. Pub for lunch too!Route details at tinyurl.com/246p83ne

#EastYorkshire #NorthYorkMoors

hiking • railtrails • reviews • maps

Scarborough-Filey, North Yorkshire UK
5⭐ 8-10 miles • Medium difficulty
https://www.trailspotting.com/2024/01/scarborough-to-filey-north-yorkshire-uk_6.html

#Hiking #Trails #Rambling #Walking #ClevelandWay #Scarborough #Filey #NorthYorkshire #Yorkshire #Outdoors #Beautiful #Nature #Travel

#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #Burniston #ScalbyLodge #Clevelandway

Back at Scalby Lodge Cottages in Burniston, NE Yorkshire, for my 'birthday' holiday.

Of course while there the old favourite tree on the back fields over towards the Cleveland Way got captured..... no doubt there will be more but a couple of sunrise shots come first....

Just wrapping up a 3 day hike from #Saltburn to #RobinHoodsBay along the #ClevelandWay.

Amazing few days swimming in the sea, watching sunsets and wild camping under the stars. A welcome change from all the rain we’ve had recently.

Makes me want to fully complete a national trail one day!

Highcliffe Nab — observer of history

Guisborough is an ancient place, with a long and varied history. It was important enough during the time of the Conquest to be listed in the Domesday Book, a detailed record of The Conqueror’s ill-gotten gains, although it was of relatively low value, contributing just a few shillings per year to the royal coffers.

Over the years, like the rest of the country, inc ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31828

#ClevelandWay #Guisborough #HighcliffNab

#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #WScarborough #Burniston #ScalbyLodge #ClevelandWay

The Cleveland Way looking glorious in the September sun.

#ukcountrypic #photography #Yorkshire #WScarborough #Burniston #ScalbyLodge #ClevelandWay

Tbe Cleveland Way runs at the back of the Scalby Lodge cottages. It is a National Trail in Northern England, stretching for 110 miles (176 km) from the town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire to Filey in East Yorkshire. The section of the trail that runs along the cliffs is particularly popular offering stunning views of the coast, as well as a chance to spot wildlife such as seabirds, seals, and porpoises.

#FingerpostFriday From the start of the #ClevelandWay walk at #Filey on the north #Yorkshire coast. We've walked the coastal part - Filey to #Saltburn - and it is all beautiful: right along the cliff tops. Would highly recommend!

The Wainstones

Playing on the Cleveland Hills today. This is a familiar landmark to all who know these hills.

My dabble in artificial intelligence a few weeks ago, was not very convincing, but I thought I would give it another go. Maybe Shakespear with his iambic pentameter was too intelligent, so I thought KISS, 'keep it simple stupid', and asked the ChatGPT bot to write me a l ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31625

#ClevelandHills #ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #wainstones #Poetry

A familiar scene to many …

... least not Cleveland Way walkers heading south to Helmsley. Walkers going clockwise will be trudging up this bank to Coate moor and Capt. Cook's Monument.

Bankside Farm itself probably dates from the 18th-century, while the distant building to the right is the former manager’s house and workshop for the Coate Moor Iron Company. The drift entrance ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31110

#Kildale #NorthYorkMoors #ClevelandWay #ironstone #ironstonemining

Clear felling on Little Ayton Moor has opened up super views across Great Ayton Moor all the way to Highcliff Nab

A light overnight snowfall hides the debris from the forestry work.

I guess the remainder of the forestry will go in due course.

Great Ayton Moor has a wealth of archaeological features which I've posted about many ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=30919

#AytonBank #ClevelandWay #GreatAytonMoor #Gribdale #LittleAytonMoor #Lonsdale #NorthYorkMoors #archaeological #snow

Saltwick Bay and Black Nab

When King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries, Whitby Abbey did not escape. Its fixtures and furnishings were all sold off with the funds going into the King's coffers. The lead on the roof was stripped and used on the nearby St. Mary's Church which until then had a thatched roof.

The bells were sold and ordered to be conveyed ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=30888

#ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #SaltwickBay #whitby #YorkshireCoast #alum