Planning & Preparation

The Pennine Way is a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border. Often called the backbone of England, it crosses the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines, Hadrian’s Wall country and the Cheviots, combining moorland, limestone valleys, historic villages, exposed uplands and some of the […]

Osmotherley is one of the best walking bases on the western edge of the North York Moors, with short reservoir circuits, historic woodland walks and longer routes across the Cleveland Hills. These six walks cover everything from an easy loop around Cod Beck Reservoir to challenging sections of the Cleveland Way and Lyke Wake Walk.

If a walk with a bit of drama sounds appealing, you’ll be glad to hear that this one will have enough to keep everyone entertained. It is not a stroll around the park with a takeaway coffee, rather it’s a proper four and a half mile loop that treats walkers to a greatest hits album