Route: Drewton
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 11th February 2021
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 4.0 miles
Ascent: 500 feet
Weather: Sunny
This is a local walk we’ve done many times and it never fails to please – it provides a perfect example of rolling East Yorkshire Wolds countryside
On a glorious day, with a covering of snow on the ground, we parked on the roadside verge of the estate road leading to Drewton Manor. The landowners kindly permit this as long as care is taken to park considerately. We walked past the manor house and, just beyond it, we left the road and crossed Drewton Beck. There then follows a gradual climb up to the top of the wold. There were views over miles of open countryside as we made our way above Austin’s Dale
Near the top of the wold there’s a short section beside the busy B1320. The road can be kept behind a hedge by following an informal path along the edge of a field – this obscures the view of the traffic, but not the sound. In any event the road section only lasts for a couple of minutes before the start of the return leg above the other side of Austin’s Dale
After enjoying some more big views we gradually descended back into Drewton Dale, eventually reaching the estate road and from here we retraced our steps back to the start. For anyone following this walk, a visit to the nearby Drewton’s Farm Shop is highly recommended
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The day before the walk, a robin in the garden, posing for this year's Christmas card...
...and a blue tit, long tailed tit and goldfinch
Lastly, a sparrowhawk - I'm advised by an expert that this is a female about 9 months old
Next day, the start of the walk - there is free parking by the side of the private road leading to Drewton Manor
We'll be returning via the path ahead, but turn left here to cross over Drewton Beck
Drewton Beck, which has been dammed here to form a pond
Looking across to Drewton Wold from Jackdaw Plantation at the start of a gentle climb...
Looking back over the flat landscape to the west...
Looking across Austin's Dale
The River Humber in the distance
Another view over St Austin's Dale
The high point of the walk, at about 160 metres, as we reach the top of Drewton Wold
A view back along the track
We continue along Drewton Wold
The start of a very gradual descent back into Drewton Dale
Austin's Dale is on our right as we follow a path beside the edge of the wood
We emerge from the wood into a field, with Diamond Cottage below
We pass behind Diamond Cottage and join the track which leads to it
Looking back up to Drewton Wold
We cross over Drewton Beck, which we keep on our right for the remainder of the walk
Drewton Manor ahead
Looking back along the track
Having passed by Drewton Manor, the end of the walk is just around the corner
