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We finally completed the Yorkshire Wolds Way.

Oct 22nd, 2025

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

It was a chilly start as Angela and I set off to park the cars at the start and end of todays walk – our final leg of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. I parked my car at the Filey Brigg Country Car Park (for an astronomic fee) and then Angela drove us to Folkton- the start for todays leg.

We had a 2-mile, uphill, walk to reach the Yorkshire Wolds Way path where we had finished on the previous leg. We passed a field where the potato crop was being harvested which was interesting to see.

It was a lovely blue sky morning, although the grass was sodden following yesterdays rain.

We spotted one of the special Wolds Way wooden benches and stopped for a break overlooking Camp Dale.

Taking a break in Camp Dale

After a cuppa we continued along Camp Dale and then dropped into Stocking Dale- a dale full of trees, wild bushes and bird song.

Stocking Dale

Leaving Stocking Dale we started walking adjacent to agricultural fields and in the distance we could see the sea – our first glimpse.

Our first glimpse of the sea.

Our route took us through the village of Muston and soon we arrived into the outskirts of Filey. As we made our way towards the seafront we passed a model steam train adjacent to the railway station. The train commemorates the arrival of the railway which transformed Filey from a small, but important fishing village, to a major east coast seaside resort.

We arrived onto the promenade and treated ourselves to a coffee.

I had never been to Filey before and it struck me as an unspoilt seaside town. The beach was sandy and quiet.

We walked along the promenade, passing an impressive statue of a fisherman, and then had some ups and downs along the cliff path to Filey Brigg- the end of the walk. There were lovely views along the way.

The beach at Filey

A large stone marks the finish of the Yorkshire Wolds Way.

The finish point of the Yorkshire Wolds Way

Being close to Filey Brigg, we decided to take a stroll along the Brigg where we again enjoyed nice views looking back towards Filey.

Along the Brigg we found an impressive stone bench so we stopped for lunch and took in the views.

The view at the end of Filey Brigg

We both had thoroughly enjoyed walking The Yorkshire Wolds Way and would highly recommend it. So many beautiful views along the way and, surprisingly, not at all busy with walkers.

Happy Walking 😊🚶
A Day Out in the Yorkshire Wolds: 7 Miles of Beautiful Landscapes

Oct 19th, 2025

Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Angela and I enjoyed a lovely 7-mile circular walk in classic Yorkshire Wold’s country, starting in Fridaythorpe and visiting Huggate. We had done this walk on two previous occasions and the fact that this was our third time speaks volumes.

Fridaythorpe claims to be the highest village along the Wolds Way – but there again, so does Huggate!

Sign in old telephone kiosk in Fridaythorpe

The morning’s weather was better than we had expected as we set off from Fridaythorpe quite early in the day. The leaves were crunching underfoot as we walked along.

Entering Holm Dale

Sunrise over Holm Dale

Quite soon after leaving Fridaythorpe we entered Holm Dale and, as the sun was rising over the wold, it was a spectacular view. A fine start to the walk. There was an old church pew nearby. The words ‘A pew with a view’ were engraved on the seat – indeed it was.

Our route took us through a large and modern farm yard where I remembered there was a life sized statue of a deceased Farm Manager. He was clearly held in affection by the people at the Farm. I pointed this out to Angela. The reason I mention this will become clearer later in the blog.

What’s so nice about walking in the wold’s is that you can walk all day and not meet a soul.

The wold’s are rolling chalk hills with deep green dry valleys.

It wasn’t long before we arrived into Huggate and took a break in the bus shelter.

Refreshed, we took a stroll around the village.

Pond in Huggate

Whilst we were looking at the pond a chap in a nearby house hailed us and began asking us about our walk. He was a very friendly chap, but by strange coincidence, his partner turned out to be the daughter of the man whose statue was in the Farm that I had pointed out to Angela earlier. How strange is that!

Leaving Huggate we followed our route, arriving into Horse Dale, where we took advantage of one of the special wooden benches that can be found along the length of the Wolds Way.

Special Wolds Way benches

Horse Dale

We headed down the side of Horse Dale and then walked along the valley bottom of Holm Dale, eventually climbing out of the valley and along the footpath to Fridaythorpe.

Walking down the side of Horse Dale

Arriving into Fridaythorpe we headed for the Seaways Cafe – a popular bikers café where we enjoyed a drink and cake 😊.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶