Route: Goodmanham to Millington (Yorkshire Wolds Way stage 3)
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 6th February 2015
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 10.2 miles
Weather: Sun and blue skies, no wind, perfect
Today was stage 3 of our walk along the Yorkshire Wolds Way, a wonderful long distance walk across chalk landscape and full of beauty throughout. We’re not walking the route on consecutive days, as we’ve decided to pick and choose fair weather days when the big skies and huge views are shown to their best advantage
We chose the right day today, and after leaving one car in Millington for the return journey we returned in the other car to Goodmanham to start the walk, full of anticipation as to what lay ahead
After leaving the unspoilt village of Goodmanham we walked across rolling chalk farmland to the beautiful estate village of Londesborough. It was a thrill to see a pair of red kites soaring above us as we walked through the parkland
For much of the walk the path followed the western edge of the Wolds, enabling us to enjoy massive views over the Vale of York – we could see landmarks that were at least 40 miles away
It was one of those walks that you hope will never end, but eventually it did, in the pretty village of Millington. We look forward to stage 4 of this great walk
Follow the links to see: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7
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)
Information board at the car park at the start of our walk
All Hallows Church Goodmanham
The Wolds Way is superbly waymarked along its whole length, and our map was redundant again
Lovely rolling countryside
Cooling towers in the distance as we walk along Intake Hill
Descending to Londesborough Park
Family of swans on the estate pond, most of which was frozen
A lot of walking to do until we reach our eventual destination
Red kite. I nearly left the telephoto lens at home as it’s a heavy piece of kit, but was glad I made the effort to bring it along
We walk through the unspoilt village of Londesborough
All Saints’ Church Londesborough
We follow a quiet lane out of the village
An information board points out the landmarks across the Vale of York
The cooling towers in the distance are about 30 miles away
Walking above Burnby Grange Farm
Nunburnholme ahead
St James’ Church Nunburnholme
The path climbs back up to the wold
Chalk farmland near Wold Farm
More big views over the Vale of York
Walking along the side of Kilnwick Percy Hill
Lovely dappled light looking across the Vale of York
Climbing up between North Plantation and Warrendale Plantation
Plenty of snow around as we gain height
Looking back
Looking across Millington Bottom
Walking above Millington
Millington again
One of the beautiful carved poetry benches which adorn the Wolds Way: “The straight line breaks into the mutterings of a track, the body's unfolding way from dale to dale. Our muscles burn in its common knowledge, our breath its song above springs as they pour villa into village, marsh marigolds into God's chrysalis”
Descending to Millington
St Margaret’s Church Millington, and the end of stage 3 of the Yorkshire Wolds Way
