Route: Around Hackness
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 10th November 2019
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 2.7 miles
Ascent: 300 feet
Weather: Mostly sunny
Hackness is a small and unspoilt village near Scarborough and is located in the North York Moors National Park. It’s one of our favourite places for walking, and numerous routes radiate out of the village in all directions. We only had time for a short walk today, and opted for a circular walk which takes in the highlights of the place
We started from Derwent View holiday cottage, but anyone not staying at the cottage could start just as easily from the nearby village hall. After walking along the village street we turned right at the war memorial by the village hall, and just beyond Mill Farm we left the road to climb up to a path which hugs the edge of Walker Flat Wood. There are lovely views back over the valley from here
The path leads into the woodland briefly before emerging above St Peter’s Church and Hackness Hall. The hall and its landscape gardens were created in the 1790s, and the house is a Grade I listed building. Neither is open to the public. The views over church and the hall were wonderful, and the autumn colours in the surrounding woodland were shown in good light
After passing above the hall we descended to the road and turned left, passing by the entrance to the hall. We made a short detour to St Peter’s Church and then continued along the village road. At a junction with a path we left the road to climb up towards Hackness Head, following a track which brought us to Keeper’s Cottage above the Hackness Grange Hotel. From here we descended to the road and followed it back to the start
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A couple of days ago, a quick visit to Loweswater
On the other side of the country, a nuthatch at Birdwatcher's car park in Forge Valley near the start of today's walk
Cottages in Hackness as we set off through the village
We pass by the war memorial in front of Hackness village hall. The wall is appropriately adorned, for today is Remembrance Sunday
Looking back to Hackness as we leave the village
We pass by Mill Farm and a few yards beyond it leave the road to join a signed public footpath
A short climb follows, with views across to Coomb Hill and Mount Misery
Keeper's Cottage top right, which we'll pass by at the end of the walk
Coomb Hill again
We follow the path below Walker Flat Wood
St Peter's Church comes into view - we'll visit the church later in the walk
Looking across the lake at Hackness Hall to Hackness Head Wood
Hackness Hall
Hackness Head Wood again
Wonderful views of Hackness Hall and St Peter's Church, with Lowdales beyond
We descend towards the road, with Hackness Hall on our left
This is one of my favourite views, and we were fortunate to enjoy it in good light and full of autumn colour...
We continue to descend towards the road
The view over Hackness Hall again...
We arrive at the road, here looking back along Crossdales Beck
We pass by the entrance gates of Hackness Hall
We follow the path back into the village
We detour into the grounds of St Peter's Church
We pause to remember dear Auntie Marjorie, who lived in and loved this place
Having returned to the road, we leave it after a short distance to head up through Chapman Banks Wood
Looking across the valley towards Wrench Green...
...and now looking towards Walker Flat Wood, where'd we'd been earlier
Derwent View Hackness at the end of a wonderful short walk...
