Helmsley to Rievaulx walk.
Over summer, several of the Moors Buses run between Helmsley and Rievaulx from 10.00 am until about 4 pm making this a one-way walk. This is a short 3 mile walk from the beautiful small town of Helmsley to the equally beautiful village of Rievaulx. In one direction it is not much more than 3 miles and is gentle and not very variied in the middle but is so marvellous at each end that it more than compensates for that.
Take the B1363 out of York to Helmsley and park in the long stay car park. The walk starts at the broad track opposite the public toilets. You can walk there and bus back in the afternoon but If you want to bus there and walk back, then walk to the town square and pick up a bus timetable at the monument or at the library. The Moors Bus goes from the Monument. NB. most of the buses go from in front of the monument but the most direct one at 10.30 am goes from THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. There are several buses back in the afternoon from the Rievaulx Abbey car park (times written on a blackboard at the entrance).
Look out for: Make sure you turn round at the top of the hill out of Helmsley and see the view of the castle. Both the Helmsley Castle and Rievaux Abbey sites are exceptionally photogenic and many excellent images can be taken from the roadside. Stop and eat at Helmsley Walled Garden where the food is excellent and the flower photography superb.
To see a detailed OS map, click on this link ( http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=459487&Y=484385&A=Y&Z=120), or use OS Landranger map 100; grid reference SE617838; 45 minutes from York
Take the B1363 out of York to Helmsley and park in the long stay car park. The walk starts at the broad track opposite the public toilets. You can walk there and bus back in the afternoon but If you want to bus there and walk back, then walk to the town square and pick up a bus timetable at the monument or at the library. The Moors Bus goes from the Monument. NB. most of the buses go from in front of the monument but the most direct one at 10.30 am goes from THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. There are several buses back in the afternoon from the Rievaulx Abbey car park (times written on a blackboard at the entrance).
Look out for: Make sure you turn round at the top of the hill out of Helmsley and see the view of the castle. Both the Helmsley Castle and Rievaux Abbey sites are exceptionally photogenic and many excellent images can be taken from the roadside. Stop and eat at Helmsley Walled Garden where the food is excellent and the flower photography superb.
To see a detailed OS map, click on this link ( http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=459487&Y=484385&A=Y&Z=120), or use OS Landranger map 100; grid reference SE617838; 45 minutes from York
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