Cropton, Appleton-Le-Moors, Hutton-Le-Hole & Lastingham

Friday 23rd April 2021

A gentle walk in the North Yorkshire Moors, although the scenery is more traditional English countryside rather than the bleak moorland that the name suggests. A wonderfully warm and dry day made for a very pleasant trip out. We started at the village of Cropton with the aim of finishing in the New Inn upon our return (which worked out well). Our walk took us to the wonderfully preserved Appleton-le-Moors and then to the pleasant village of Hutton-Le-Hole with it's large village green and Hutton Beck winding its way through the centre. The final stop was Lastingham - A very beautiful small village in Ryedale - I love this place, a stunning Norman church dating back to the 11th century (plus a crypt that actually dates to AD 654) and a schoolhouse which just takes you back in time. Plus a really good pub !

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Distance: 11.3 miles

Duration: 5:30 hours

Ascent: 1311 ft

Difficulty: Moderate

Accompanied By: Brian

Weather: Warm & Sunny

3D outline of route

Parking

Parked up in Cropton village

Strolling through Cropton bank Wood - looking like we are in for a good day.

Approaching Appleton-Le-Moors

Love the fact that Appleton has resisted having much in the way of modernisation - reminds me a bit of Goathland

Leaving Appleton-le-Moors we stop for a while to admire the French Gothic style Christ Church

Getting a bit peckish as we wander into Hutton-Le-Hole

A picnic on the green

After lunch we skirted the moorland of Spaunton Moor. A brief reminder of my younger days when we were headed for a folk festival in Rosedale and attempted to go down Chimney Bank in a heavy snow blizzard. My car disappeared into a snow drift and we had to be dug out. Good news was we spent the whole night drinking & singing in the White Horse bar as we weren't going anywhere soon !

A bit of country lane walking - but very quiet

These guys seemed very interested in us

The Blacksmiths Arms - Lastingham

Well it would be rude not to

The stunning Norman church (St Marys) at lastingham dating back to the 11th century (plus a crypt that actually dates to AD 654).

A particularly pretty old schoolhouse - No longer in use as a school I think.

Heading out of Lastingham in the direction of Cropton

Walking towards the road, we had intended to follow it back to Cropton via Lower Askew, but chatting away we found ourselves going the other way round - so we picked up the path we started on earlier in the day and followed that back to Cropton. No harm done.

Now for that beer in the New Inn (a microbrewery !!)