It’s a sad day today as the family are leaving me to go home. We have all enjoyed our little cottage at the Bay in Filey. It was warm, comfortable and had everything we needed to make our stay enjoyable.
Walk Date : 5th Feb 2016
Mileage : 12.70 miles Total Mileage : 2, 960.99 miles
Accommodation : YHA, Scarborough
The family are joining me today, this will be fun. We resume on the coastal path called Headland Way at South Landing just below Flamborough. We can see Bridlington and the coastline going southwards spread in front of us.
Walk Date : 4th Feb 2016
Mileage : 12.50 miles Total Mileage : 2, 948.29 miles
Accommodation : Kittiwake Cottage, The Bay, Filey
My wife walked down to the beach this morning to see me off on this bright cold sunny day. She walked a little way with me but will join me again later with my daughter. The wind had died down a bit compared to the last couple of days which suited me fine.
Walk Date : 3rd Feb 2016
Mileage : 16.00 miles Total Mileage : 2, 935.79 miles
Accommodation : Kittiwake Cottage, The Bay, Filey
I’m feeling a bit stiff after yesterdays walk, but will be OK after getting into the rhythm of daily walking. I start at the sealife centre at Scalby Mills. There are quite a few people with binoculars and telescopes trained on the sea and rocks. I’m not sure what they can see.
Walk Date : 2nd Feb 2016
Mileage : 15.20 miles Total Mileage : 2, 919.79 miles
Accommodation : Kittiwake Cottage, The Bay, Filey
Today is my first day back walking this year and I have my family with me for a few days which is quite exciting. I could not of picked a worse day to start because there were weather warnings given that storm Henry was going to hit Britain.
Walk Date : 1st Feb 2016
Mileage : 13.40 miles Total Mileage : 2, 904.59 miles
Accommodation : Kittiwake Cottage, The Bay, Filey
Runswick Bay is a place I have been to several times with its sweeping sandy bay and the cottages clinging to the cliff side. I love to come here to sketch but today I make the steep descent past the cottages to the beach to start my walk.
Walk Date : 14th Nov 2015
Mileage : 15.20 miles Total Mileage : 2, 891.19 miles
Accommodation : West View, Reeth
Saltburn is a charming Victorian seaside town where the industrialists and businessmen escaped the noise and grime of Teesside with their families. There is a funicular lift, that is two cars that counter balance each other with water, that take you down from the cliff to the seafront and pier. The pier is supported by iron legs which have withstood the force of the North Sea.
Walk Date : 13th Nov 2015
Mileage : 12.70 miles Total Mileage : 2, 875.99 miles
Accommodation : West View, Reeth
Middlesbrough was a large industrial city on the River Tees with a large port and docks, Steelworks nearby and the large chemical complex of ICI which was split up in the 1990’s and there are many chemical offshoots.
Walk Date : 12th Nov 2015
Mileage : 14.10 miles Total Mileage : 2, 863.29 miles
Accommodation : West View, Reeth
Today I start off at Hartlepool in wet soggy weather which does not show the place in it’s best light. Hartlepool seems to be split in two, first the headland, the older part which shelter the docks and West Hartlepool with the shops and marina.
Walk Date : 11th Nov 2015
Mileage : 14.70 miles Total Mileage : 2, 849.19 miles
Accommodation : West View, Reeth
I have now crossed the border into the county of Durham. As I enter Seaham at the Terrace Green by the cenotaph are two long lines of wooden crosses and poppies laid out to remember those who have given their lives. What a lovely way to pay tribute to those who have died.
Walk Date : 10th Nov 2015
Mileage : 18.80 miles Total Mileage : 2, 834.49 miles
Accommodation : West View, Reeth
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