Walk: 9:30am to 2:30pm (including lunch and shops) - 7 miles and 430ft of ascent
Firstly I can't claim that I came up with the title of this blog post, at the back of my mind I had something closely linked to Cinderella but to be honest this one that Donna came up with is much better.
And of course I need to play that stuck record again when describing the weather. Ok; I'll admit that it wasn't quite as nice as much of the rest of the week, but with just thin cloud and patches of blue sky it really topped of a great week on the weather front.
The only stretch of the Cinder Track between Scarborough and Whitby that we hadn't walked is the one between Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay, so today we would complete that link. The walking along the Cinder Track is always pleasant as in the main the surface is very good, and the track is relatively flat. That's not to say that you don't do any ascent, just that it's very gentle and easy on the ankles - and now I'm 50 I have to consider these things. The only negative aspect of the track is that a lot of it is tree-lined so photo opportunities are few and far between.
We picked up the track in the Arry Hill area of Whitby just across the bridge over the River Esk, an initial small section of the Esk Valley Walk to the point where it meets the Cinder Track. Then the first section which is very enjoyable as you cross the viaduct over the River Esk - the views from atop the viaduct are stunning, but if you suffer a little from Vertigo as Donna does it's probably not the most enjoyable section of the walk.
The next 5 miles or so takes you through agricultural land in the main until it reaches a point where it gets fairly close to the Cleveland Way coastal path. The views in the latter section out to sea make a lovely change from ploughed fields and fences which so far has been your vista. As you enter Robin Hoods Bay the two routes converge at the road at the top of the village. And if you've never been to Robin Hoods Bay before, 'at the top of the village' means what it says as it's a very steep walk down to the bottom of the village and the shore.
It was now lunchtime so we headed to Swell Cafe, a place that Donna had found when doing some pre-walk planning. To say it was a good choice would be an understatement. We sat on the non-smoking outside terrace which overlooked the sea (the smokers get the street view) and had a lovely lunch. The place is well worth a visit if you're even looking for somewhere to dine when in the area, well priced and the food was very good.
We then had a brisk (but stenuous) walk back up the hill to get the 13:18 bus back to Whitby. I had to have a little moan on the bus as it's £3.90 for the 6 mile ride back to Whitby, the same that you'd pay for the 15 mile trip to Sheffield back home. We'd considered walking back but as we needed to make sure that we could get to Ebor Jetworks to pick up Donna's ear-rings we didn't want to take the risk. After alighting the bus we picked up some bread and cakes, then over to the east side of the town for Donna's ear-rings and headed back to the apartment to put our feet up. Then tomorrow back home.
Firstly I can't claim that I came up with the title of this blog post, at the back of my mind I had something closely linked to Cinderella but to be honest this one that Donna came up with is much better.
And of course I need to play that stuck record again when describing the weather. Ok; I'll admit that it wasn't quite as nice as much of the rest of the week, but with just thin cloud and patches of blue sky it really topped of a great week on the weather front.
The only stretch of the Cinder Track between Scarborough and Whitby that we hadn't walked is the one between Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay, so today we would complete that link. The walking along the Cinder Track is always pleasant as in the main the surface is very good, and the track is relatively flat. That's not to say that you don't do any ascent, just that it's very gentle and easy on the ankles - and now I'm 50 I have to consider these things. The only negative aspect of the track is that a lot of it is tree-lined so photo opportunities are few and far between.
We picked up the track in the Arry Hill area of Whitby just across the bridge over the River Esk, an initial small section of the Esk Valley Walk to the point where it meets the Cinder Track. Then the first section which is very enjoyable as you cross the viaduct over the River Esk - the views from atop the viaduct are stunning, but if you suffer a little from Vertigo as Donna does it's probably not the most enjoyable section of the walk.
The next 5 miles or so takes you through agricultural land in the main until it reaches a point where it gets fairly close to the Cleveland Way coastal path. The views in the latter section out to sea make a lovely change from ploughed fields and fences which so far has been your vista. As you enter Robin Hoods Bay the two routes converge at the road at the top of the village. And if you've never been to Robin Hoods Bay before, 'at the top of the village' means what it says as it's a very steep walk down to the bottom of the village and the shore.
It was now lunchtime so we headed to Swell Cafe, a place that Donna had found when doing some pre-walk planning. To say it was a good choice would be an understatement. We sat on the non-smoking outside terrace which overlooked the sea (the smokers get the street view) and had a lovely lunch. The place is well worth a visit if you're even looking for somewhere to dine when in the area, well priced and the food was very good.
We then had a brisk (but stenuous) walk back up the hill to get the 13:18 bus back to Whitby. I had to have a little moan on the bus as it's £3.90 for the 6 mile ride back to Whitby, the same that you'd pay for the 15 mile trip to Sheffield back home. We'd considered walking back but as we needed to make sure that we could get to Ebor Jetworks to pick up Donna's ear-rings we didn't want to take the risk. After alighting the bus we picked up some bread and cakes, then over to the east side of the town for Donna's ear-rings and headed back to the apartment to put our feet up. Then tomorrow back home.
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