The village of Osmotherley lies on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, at the point where the rugged Cleveland Hills meet the more gentle, rolling Hambleton Hills. This is an area with a history that stretches back to the early days of human exploration and settlement. A history that has left it’s mark right up to the present time.
Here the walker is presented with a mixture of landscapes to explore. The rugged, heather moorland, the rolling grassland of the lower hills, and the forests of conifer and broad-leaved trees that line the edges of the moors. Join the author on a series of walks as he explores both the landscape and the history of this part of one of the country’s most popular national parks.
Walk 1: Mount Grace Priory
Mount Grace Priory
Walk 2: The Stones of Thimbleby Moor
Rock Art on Thimbleby Moor
Nine Stones
Walk 3: Arnsgill and Cow Ridge
Iron Howe Settlement
Walk 4: Lady’s Chapel & Hambleton Drove Road
Lady’s Chapel
Starfish SF10C
Walk 5: Thimbleby Bank and Silton Forest
Walk 6: Above the Cod Beck
Walk 7: Miley Pike and Holy Well Gill
Walk 8: A Circuit of Black Hambleton
Low Locker Moor Settlement
Walk 9: A Stroll Over to Thorodale
Steeple Cross Dyke
Kepwick Long Barrow
Round Barrows
