Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Todays walk was found in the Ordnance Survey book ‘Vale of York and Yorkshire Wolds -outstanding circular walks’. It would take me through Newbald Wold, give me views of the Vale of York and a glimpse into Swin Dale.

The day was sunny but chilly with a biting wind when I arrived in North Newbald and parked close to the village green.

I set off passing the Norman church of St Nicholas which was described by Pevsner as the ‘most complete Norman church in the East Riding’.

The village hall looked impressive as I walked past.

I found my way out of the village (which can sometimes be troublesome) and headed up a tarmac road with views back to Newbald.

Reaching the crest of the hill I headed along the side of a field by a path which eventually headed downhill. There were a few village dog walkers about enjoying the sun but not the wind!

I walked into the wold along the dry valley bottom.

This particular Wold is not as spectacular as other ones I know e.g Thixendale, but as I wandered along I became lost in my thoughts. I am in the habit now of using the voice memo app on my phone to capture inspirational thoughts because they have a habit of disappearing quite quickly!

I noticed large wind turbines in the distance and it wasn’t long before I was passing close to them. I hadn’t realised quite how noisy they are – before I got close I thought the noise was from a plane overhead.

Leaving the Wold I walked up an incline to join The Yorkshire Wolds Way.

On the Wolds Way I walked by some more wind turbines – its an ideal place for them because it is very windy here. There were views across the Vale of York in the distance.

The Wolds way took me on a path steadily upwards to reach the high point marked by a trig point which has been adopted by a local walking group.

A little further there was a bench which I made use of for a cuppa. it had a lovely view, so I sat in the sun enjoying the moment.

The Wolds Way continued downhill.

After a while I entered Swin Dale. A freshly ploughed field lay to my right which I crossed ( it was dry!) and entered the woods. The path rose through the woods to another field.

After crossing the field I reached a road which took me back to the village.

It had been a lovely little walk – plenty of undulation to make things interesting.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶‍♂️