Walk: 10am to 1:45pm - 7 miles and 580ft of ascent
After a couple of broken nights sleep due to this cold that I just can't get rid of, last night was much better. It certainly helped that I went to sleep with a small cup of menthol infused hot water at the end of the bedroom which kept my nasal passage clear whilst I nodded off. I can't claim that it was my idea, but that of my 'carer' Donna :-)
The forecast for today was for sunny intervals into the early afternoon and light showers from then on; and to be fair to the weathermen (and women of course) they were spot on. Our walk was planned around this forecast and it allowed us enough time to undertake the walk, have half an hour in the sun on the patio before the rains came.
We headed out of Helmsley on part of the well trodden Tabular Hills Walk, a much loved walk for people in this part of the world which starts in Helmsley and takes you 48 miles to the coast near Scarborough. The route took us over some fields near to the outdoor swimming pool and into the southern end of Ash Dale, where we picked up the path taking us north for a couple of miles up to the northern end of Ash Dale. It was easy walking along a clear route, but I must admit not a great deal to see along the way.
At the top of Ash Dale we headed west across fields just south of High Baxton's Farm and entered the top of Collier Hagg Wood. Whilst the walk back south down the dale was a similar walk to the one up Ash Dale, there was so much more to see. A winding stream with various types of small crossings, fenced off areas where Pheasant are reared, piles of logs from freshly cut down trees. Ok we're not talking about anything particularly mouthwatering, but still plenty to break the monotony of just walking along a path lined by tress on both sides. We even found a small pile of large concrete pipes to sit on for our lunch, clearly they were being used to allow small river crossings to be built.
I must admit, that having done a decent amount of walking over the last 3 days, my ankles and joints were aching quite a bit and my left knee was sore, so maybe a hot bath would be on the agenda for later today. We arrived back at the cottage with the weather still set fair so took advantage of it and spent some time on the patio with a hot drink and newspaper. And then the rains came....
As the rain took hold for a couple of hours; albeit lightly, we relaxed in the cottage just passing away the time. Was it wasted time, no, we're on holiday and surely chilling out is all part of it. Our plan for food this evening was to have a curry at Helmsley Spice, a place we'd visited on a couple of occasions in the past when staying a few miles away at Spring Farm Cottage and it has never disappointed. So, as soon as 6pm came around we headed off the 100m up the road and yet again, were not disappointed.
After a couple of broken nights sleep due to this cold that I just can't get rid of, last night was much better. It certainly helped that I went to sleep with a small cup of menthol infused hot water at the end of the bedroom which kept my nasal passage clear whilst I nodded off. I can't claim that it was my idea, but that of my 'carer' Donna :-)
The forecast for today was for sunny intervals into the early afternoon and light showers from then on; and to be fair to the weathermen (and women of course) they were spot on. Our walk was planned around this forecast and it allowed us enough time to undertake the walk, have half an hour in the sun on the patio before the rains came.
We headed out of Helmsley on part of the well trodden Tabular Hills Walk, a much loved walk for people in this part of the world which starts in Helmsley and takes you 48 miles to the coast near Scarborough. The route took us over some fields near to the outdoor swimming pool and into the southern end of Ash Dale, where we picked up the path taking us north for a couple of miles up to the northern end of Ash Dale. It was easy walking along a clear route, but I must admit not a great deal to see along the way.
At the top of Ash Dale we headed west across fields just south of High Baxton's Farm and entered the top of Collier Hagg Wood. Whilst the walk back south down the dale was a similar walk to the one up Ash Dale, there was so much more to see. A winding stream with various types of small crossings, fenced off areas where Pheasant are reared, piles of logs from freshly cut down trees. Ok we're not talking about anything particularly mouthwatering, but still plenty to break the monotony of just walking along a path lined by tress on both sides. We even found a small pile of large concrete pipes to sit on for our lunch, clearly they were being used to allow small river crossings to be built.
I must admit, that having done a decent amount of walking over the last 3 days, my ankles and joints were aching quite a bit and my left knee was sore, so maybe a hot bath would be on the agenda for later today. We arrived back at the cottage with the weather still set fair so took advantage of it and spent some time on the patio with a hot drink and newspaper. And then the rains came....
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