Route: South Dalton
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 31st July 2016
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 3.1 miles
Ascent: 200 feet
Weather: Sunny
South Dalton is a picture postcard estate village set in rolling countryside, but it suffers from one defect as far as walkers are concerned – there are no public footpaths in the vicinity. All is not lost however, for a quiet road runs through the beautiful parkland of the Dalton Estate and this makes for a good short walk.
We’ve been to South Dalton many times before, the purpose of our visit invariably having been to dine at the superb Pipe and Glass Inn – a pub and Michelin starred restaurant in the village. Anyone following this walk would be well advised to time their outing so as to finish up there at journey’s end. If you were to visit the inn first, it’s doubtful you’d manage to start the walk
We parked near the village pond and before setting off along the estate road visited St Mary’s Church, which boasts a tall graceful spire that can be seen for miles around. We then walked through the village, past the Pipe and Glass, and entered the Dalton Estate
The usual maps page is included but is hardly necessary as it would be impossible to get lost. It’s a simple question of walking along the road past Dalton Hall and then retracing your steps back to the start whenever you feel the time is right – in our case it was just beyond Keeper’s Cottage
Click on the icon below for the route map (subscribers to OS Maps can view detailed maps of the route, visualise it in aerial 3D, and download the GPX file. Non-subscribers will see a base map)
Scroll down – or click on any photo to enlarge it and you can then view as a slideshow
A few macro shots in the garden, taken before we set off
Daylily
Sunflower
‘Bee-like critter’ is the best I can do for this caption
Pond skater
On with the walk - this is the village pond at South Dalton
St Mary’s Church and its wonderful slim spire
View through the lych gate towards the Dalton Estate
Walking through South Dalton
The Pipe and Glass - we’d made an early start, too early for a visit, but we’ll be back
The pub stands on the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park
Dalton Hall, which is private
A view back to St Mary’s Church
Looking across the parkland
Park Lane continues for another mile or so, but we turned back here and retraced our steps
The home of a proud Yorkshireman
The end of a very pleasant short walk
Kites on Beverley Westwood on the way home
