Hutton-le-Hole ~

Medium Walk

A walk from the charming village of Hutton-le-Hole, which includes fields and woodland areas. The walk passes through the peaceful village of Lastingham and a detour to the church, which includes a Norman crypt is highly recommended. Both Hutton-le-Hole and Lastingham have some very nice places to eat so a pitstop either at the end of the walk or mid way through the walk are also highly recommended. There are some steep declines along the way so a walking stick will come in handy particularly after rainfall. A visit to the open air museum the Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole is also a recommendation. 

Getting There From Middlesbrough, go to the top of Ormesby Bank and then head towards Stokesley. At the roundabout just outside Stokesley follow the B1257 to Great Broughton and follow it all the way to Helmsley. When you arrive at Helmsley take the turning to Scarborough which is the A170. Follow this road and look for the turn off for Hutton-le-Hole which is a left turning shortly after you pass through Kirbymoorside. Follow the road through Hutton-le-Hole and parking can be found at a right turning on the edge of the village, the parking is £4.50 for a longer stay if over 2 hours. 

Map of the Hutton-le-Hole walk

 From the car park follow the road back to pass a pub and the Ryedale Folk Museum. Look for the chapel and look for a well hidden signpost on the left just after it. Its easy to miss, its a small gate.

Keep to the path and walk past keepong to the left of the bowling green. Cross a series of fields on the well worn path and through a woodland area over a footbridge which passes over Fairy Call Beck

Follow the path onto the road and walk ahead keeping on the grass verge near the road.

Look for a sharp bend in the road to the right and instead of following the road, join a track to the left.

Follow the track heading to the right and keeping the field boundary wall to your right. Keep on the track until you come to the farm buildings of Camomile Farm. 

Turn left away from the farm keeping the boundary wall to your right. Soon you will come to a steep decline and a beck. Be careful on the decline down the steep bank and use the stepping stones to cross the beck.

After crossing the beck look for a bench and then turn right onto a lane that heads into the village of Lastingham.

Following the road down into Lastingham you can now turn right and make a slight detour off the walk to visit the Norman crypt at the parish church of St Mary. If you choose to a pit stop at one of the cafes can be done as Lastingham is a particularly peaceful village.

When you re-join the route keep going on the lane down through Lastingham and look for a road to the right with some cottages on it. Follow the sound of water and at the end of the road just past the last cottage follow a path to the right and climb the path.

Climb the path which can get muddy In wet weather, keep following it at a waymark until you eventually come out onto a road. Turn right and at a set of junctions head right signposted to Spaunton.

Walk through the village of Spaunton until you come to a T junction. Turn right and then left into Grange Farm.

Follow the waymarks through the farm buildings and then join a track. Follow the track as it turns to the left and pass more farm buildings. Look for a signpost to the right and follow the track again.

Now follow the waymarked track down which eventually goes downhill and through sparse woodland. Keep following the waymarks and you will eventually come to the road into Hutton-le-Hole. Turn right to get back to the car park or to visit the museum or for a bite to eat in Hutton-le Hole. (Using your GPS on your phone comes in handy for the last part of the walk however just following the waymarks is easy)