The low moors which start 4 miles to the north of Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside and immediately north of the Tabular Hills are only crossed...

A dense network of rights of way radiates from Wolsingham, a testament to its historical importance as a focal point in Weardale. Our 8...

The middle section of Teesdale between Eggleston and Mickleton is a delight to explore on foot. There's a network of well maintained...

Until the 19th century Borough Beck, the busy little stream that tumbles through Helmsley provided a permanent clean water supply for the...

The fertile, limestone slopes of the Tabular Hills on the edge of the North York Moors National Park make for easy yet stimulating...

The "ashes on the ridge" for which Askrigg was named by Anglo-Saxon settlers well over 1,000 years ago are no more, but the trees still...

An intricate network of paths radiates from Bishop Auckland, many of them developed to link Auckland Castle with the vast estates of the...

In the past 20 years considerable environment improvements have been made to the shoreline of County Durham, formerly blighted by coal...

Skinningrove takes its name from the Viking meaning 'rocky gorge'. Whilst the rocks may now be less evident the narrowness of the valley...

Dentdale is one of the westernmost of the Yorkshire Dales. This is perhaps why it is less well known than its more popular neighbours to...

There are many attractive walking routes in the middle reaches of the valley of the River Leven where the river, having shaken off its...

Middleton Tyas is a quiet village of limestone houses on the lower slopes of what was once Gatherley Moor. However two centuries ago it...

A busy town with an ancient church, the scanty remains of two castles and a good choice of pubs and cafes, Kirkbymoorside also makes an...

Behind Yorkshire's magnificent heritage coast is a remote upland of gently rolling pastures covered by a little used network of rights of...

Since its castle was built in the early 12th century by Guy de Baliol, Barnard Castle has dominated mid Teesdale and from it a network of...

From the observation platform (the gift of Timothy James Newham) in the car park at the top of Newgate Bank (GR 563891) there is one of...

Built between 1780 and 1860 as a model village by the owners of the castle, Ripley is a popular stopping off place on the road to Ripon...

In their book "The Yorkshire Dales" of 1963 Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby describe West Burton as 'one of the show villages of...

This 4½-mile circular walk uses the drove road above Osmotherley. It starts at the popular picnic spot of Sheepwash on the lane between...

The Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has rolling parkland, well managed woodland and rich farmland. The area is well...