My Walking Journeys

Exploring Goathland and Gromont by rail and foot.

Sep 29th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Angela and I enjoyed an 8-mile circular walk from Goathland to Grosmont and back. We travelled to Goathland using The North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Firstly we walked a mile from our accomodation to Whitby Station getting a glorious view of Whitby from the road bridge across the River Esk.

A view of a coastal town with a marina filled with boats, alongside a river and railway tracks. The sky is clear and blue, and the town features buildings and greenery along the waterfront. — Whitby

You can’t beat a steam train trip.

A red steam train at a station, with passengers on the platform and steam rising from the train.

A green steam locomotive at a station with trees in the background and a blue sky. — The Loco

A view of a vintage train station with a red train in the foreground, surrounded by green trees and a hillside. The station features a small brick building and benches, with another train carriage in the background. — Goathland Station

It was a nice nostalgic trip, swaying to the motion of the train and listening to the clickety clack of the wheels across the rails. We enjoyed a coffee along the way.

Goathland railway station with wooden building and sign, surrounded by trees and hills, tracks visible in the foreground.

Arriving at Goathland we began our walk, heading off through the village and across the moorland.

A hiker overlooking a scenic valley with a railway bridge and tracks, surrounded by lush greenery and autumnal vegetation.

The walk to Grosmont station was peaceful with a nice wooded section. No one was around.

A scenic view of lush green hills and trees under a clear blue sky, with ferns in the foreground.

Arriving into Grosmont we took a look at a railway bridge over the river Esk that need remedial work.

View of an arched stone bridge under construction, featuring scaffolding, wooden platforms, and overgrown vegetation on the sides.

A yellow diesel locomotive at a railway station, with passengers waiting on the platform and historic station buildings in the background under a blue sky. — Gromont Station

After viewing the station we headed off back to Goathland following the Rail Trail along a disused railway line.

Wooden signpost indicating the Rail Trail to Grosmont, surrounded by greenery.

Climbing out of Grosmont we enjoyed a great view of the village.

A scenic view of a small village nestled among green hills and trees under a partly cloudy sky. — Grosmont

A person walking along a leaf-covered path in a wooded area, wearing a backpack and shorts, surrounded by lush greenery.

We passed the site of a former Ironworks which was marked with a nice sculpture.

A rusted metal sign depicting the Beck Hole Ironworks, highlighting its historical significance between 1860 and 1864, set against a backdrop of greenery and trees.

We had a very steep incline to walk up to reach Goathland once again. Goathland was the location for a very popular tv series called Heartbeat which was set in a village called Aidensfield. Some of the shops still display Aidensfield in their name.