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Guided Heritage Walks for 2025

Guided Walks 2025

A voluntary donation for guided walks towards the groups running costs would be most appreciated

August 16th 2025
Tocketts Mill-Errington Wood
Circular

distance approx 6 miles, grade easy time approx 3 hours. Park in carpark

right hand side just before bridge onto caravan park, the path goes up brown hill into Upleatham then follow bridleway into Errington Woods round the edge of the wood then through kiss gates then over a ladder stile round Raisbeck Wood then down to beck over newly restored bridge then back to Tocketts mill carpark. Please bring snacks and drinks if required.

September 18th 2025

Circular Walk from Cowbar to Saint Hild's Well, Hinderwell, and return by England Coast Path, 7 miles

Our path on this 7-mile walk will lead from Cow-Bar to Dalehouse and through Oakrigg Wood to Hinderwell, where we shall stop at Saint Hilda's Well, then continue to Port Mulgrave and follow the England Coast Path to Staithes and Cowbar.

Please meet in the Lay-By at the end of Cow-Bar Lane for a 10.30 start, the Arriva Bus, ( x4 ) stop is close to the Lay-By. Please bring a packed lunch for our stop at Saint Hilda's Well.

October 16th 2025
Fungi Foray

We will leave from outside Loftus Town Hall TS13 4HG at 10.15am to walk up to the area of Warren Wood, where we join North East Fungi Recorder Alan Simkins to investigate and identify the numerous Fungi in this area. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for off road walking and bring light refreshments if required.

Loftus is served by Arriva 5 and x4 buses and there are numerous free car parks in the town.

Guided Walks 2026

Spring Flower Walk, Saturday 2nd May

We will leave from outside Loftus Town Hall TS13 4HG at 10.30, for a walk through local woodlands and Bridle ways to view the display of Spring flowers, we will visit the site of the 12th century Handale Abbey, please bring a packed lunch for a stop at this walled garden,. we will return to the town via Loftus Woods, waterfall and Loftus Mill Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for off road walking. Dogs on short leads welcome. There is free parking available and the town is served by Arriva X4 and 5 and Stagecoach 1 and 2..

A voluntary donation of £3 towards the groups public liability insurance would be most appreciated.

Saturday 30th May

Langbaurgh Loop 40th Anniversary Celebration

Note this is a linear walk of approx 6 miles from Skinningrove to Liverton Village, along the Loftus area section of the Langbaurgh Loop, using public transport to return to the start.

We will leave from Skinningrove Car Park TS13 4BJ (free parking) at 10.30, for a walk starting along the England Coastal path, past the site the Saxon Princess and Neolithic Salt excavations at Street House, through local woodlands and bridleways, to the site of the 12th century Handale Abbey and on to Liverton Village to catch the No2 Stagecoach bus at 3.10pm.

Please bring a packed lunch and plenty of fluids.Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for off road walking. Dogs on short leads welcome. A voluntary donation of £3 towards the group's public liability insurance would be most appreciated.

Thursday, 18th June

Park Pit Ironstone Mine

Please meet at the end of Skelton High Street, on the Green

near the War Memorial-TS12 2ES, for a 10.45am start.

Led by Malcolm Cook, an experienced local walk leader , supported by Lorna Smith, this 3 mile walk will take you through the site of Boroughgate , a mediaeval village and on to the ruins of Park Pit part of our industrial heritage, via working farmland.

Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for the weather, which includes fields and some uneven ground and a drink

A voluntary donation of £3 per adult towards running costs of the group and to the archaeological team at the pit, would be appreciated. Well-behaved dogs on short leads at all times are also welcome.

Skelton High Street is well-served by 3 cafes, a bakery and two pubs for refreshments after the walk and is easily accessible by public transport .

Arriva X3 ,3, 5 and Stagecoach 1&2

July 9th 2026

Grinkle Ironstone Mine

Please meet in the lay-by at the end of Cowbar Lane, opposite the Potash Mine gates, for a10.30 start. We will cross the road into Mines Wood where we will meet Dave Richardson Industrial Archaeologist to receive information on the mine. This is a circular route of about 5 miles, returning via, Ridge Lane, Dalehouse, Staithes and Cowbar. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for off-road walking with some uneven surfaces and steps and bring refreshments for our stop at the mine area.Dogs on short leads welcome, a voluntary donation of £3 to give to the archaeological group would be much appreciated. There is a bus stop close to the Lay-by served by the Arriva x4 bus.

Saturday 1st August 2026

Tockett's Mill Circular

Leaving promptly at 10.30am,led by experienced local walk leader, Malcolm Cook, supported by Lorna Smith , this 6 mile circular walk celebrates our rural and industrial heritage . From a restored nineteenth century mill, past old ironstone workings, with views of Skelton estate , Rosebery Topping and the coast, the walk will head across the new bridge uphill into the woods , onto Errington Woods , down to Upleatham village, returning to the start .
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for the weather and mixed terrain walking. ( Hill, stile, fields , woods)Please bring plenty of fluids and a packed lunch - we will break for lunch .
Refreshments post walk are available at Tocketts' Mill and in nearby Guisborough/ Skelton.
A voluntary donation of £3 per adult would be appreciated , as a donation to the running costs of the Loftus Accord Walking Group.
Well-behaved dogs on short leads at all times are welcome.
We advise car sharing wherever possible .
There is a bus stop directly outside the park( Arriva 5)

August 29th, 2026

The Cleveland Street Trail

Loftus Accord invites you to join them for a 9 mile linear walk, we will meet outside St Nicholas Church in Guisborough , for a 10.30 start. This walk is deeply rooted in our local history and has existed since the twelfth century at least as a trade route.

From Guisborough, the walk passes through Slapewath, the name deriving from Norse, meaning slippery ford, which has been the site of alum , jet and finally ironstone mining.
The walk then continues upwards towards Skelton, down through North Skelton, site of the deepest of the Cleveland ironstone mines.

On to Skinningrove, once a fishing village , then site of ironstone mining becoming a port , carrying heavy goods including steel .

Finally to Loftus , whose history dates back to the Neolithic times
All this , beautiful countryside and wonderful views ( weather permitting).

Loftus Accord walks celebrate the journey , not just the destination.

Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for the varied terrain and the weather. Please bring plenty of fluids and a packed lunch. A voluntary donation of £3 per adult, towards running costs of the group would be appreciated.
Well-behaved dogs on short leads at all times are welcome.

Guisborough and Loftus are well-served by the Arriva 5 bus route and have a range of opportunities for refreshments before and after the walk.

Loftus is a member of Walkers are Welcome .

Saltburn 3 Valleys Trail

Please meet at Saltburn Bandstand for a 10.30 start

Join us at 10.30am for a prompt start on this scenic tour of Saltburn, the walk is about 6 miles. Led by local resident Eric Jackson , supported by Harry Waring this walk will go down through the Valley Garden, commissioned , by Henry Pease as a part of his development of Saltburn as a Victorian seaside resort, past the new conservation project, Mill Meadow, across to Hazel Grove, down to the sea , along the prom and up to Saltburn Gill, nature reserve before returning to the start.

Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for the terrain and the weather. Please bring fluids and a packed lunch. A voluntary contribution of £3.00 per adult would be appreciated towards the running costs of the group. Well-behaved dogs on short leads at all times would be welcome.