W19: Along the Edge of the North York Moors with a Taste of the Cleveland Way and the Coast to Coast Trail - NEW
Leave Station car park at 9.00am. Start Ingleby Cross at the crossroads (GR: NZ 450 006, What3Words: ///flirts.interacts.draining) at 10.00am. 8.5 Miles. Moderate. £7
Our walk starts at Ingleby Cross, where the Coast to Coast Trail leaves the plain of the Vale of York and starts to climb into the North York Moors. Here the trail and the Cleveland Way coincide for a time along the edge of the moor, and we have some great views, both to the north towards Teesside, and south into the Moors. Our walk takes in the scenic setting of Cod Beck Reservoir and the wooded path around it, and also the interesting Lady Chapel near Osmotherly. This is a varied walk on good paths and tracks, but there are plenty of ups and downs, and an overall 1,300 feet of ascent during the day.
W20: A Nature Discovery Walk– Ivelet Wood Seed Walk - NEW
Leave Station car park at 9.00am. Start at The Farmers’ Arms, Muker (GR: SD 909 979, What3Words: ///driver.thrashed.trousers) at 10.00am. Park at the National Park CP (chargeable) at the entrance to the village, or roadside parking beyond the pub. An easy nature walk of around 4.5 Miles. £7
Our walk passes through Ivelet Wood - one of the few remaining areas of ancient woodland in Swaledale, with evidence of sites of charcoal burning platforms and wood kilns dating back to the 16th century. Rob Macdonald of Sustainable Swaledale will accompany the walk and outline the work of the Group. There will be an opportunity to collect tree seeds, some of which you will be able to plant towards the end of the walk. We will also visit Adelaide Level and the lovely waterfall of Arn Gill, before continuing up the valley for a lunch stop at Swinner Gill. On the return to Muker we shall make the short climb up to the Old Vicarage where walkers will be able to sow some of the seeds collected, see some intermediate saplings from the Group’s tree nursery, and then visit a small area of recent planting.
Supported by: Sustainable Swaledale
W21: Barnard Castle, The River Tees and the Tees Railway Path - NEW
Leave Station car park 9.15am. Park at Demesnes in Barnard Castle (free car park, accessed via Gray Lane off Thorngate) (GR: NZ 050 160, What3Words: ///beeline.bring.speedily) at 10.00am. 9 Miles. Moderate. £7
In some ways a companion piece to our Wednesday walk W15, today covers further sections of the Teesdale Way and the Railway Path to the south. Starting in Barnard Castle, we follow the Teesdale Way for the first part of our walk, passing the Castle which gives the town its name. We cross the Tees and walk to Pecknell Wood and on to Cotherstone. Here, we pick up the southern section of the Tees Railway Path and into the lovely grounds of the Grade II* listed Lartington Hall. Reaching the village of Lartington, we follow the course of a further dismantled railway. An impressive bridge abutment marks the line’s crossing of Deepdale Beck. We follow the Beck back to its confluence with the Tees, and then back into Barnard Castle.
E16a: A Sketchbook Walk With Liz Harvey - Morning Session
The Station, Richmond, DL10 4LD | 10:00am | £25 | café, bookstall, disabled access
Join us for a gentle walk …with a sketchbook! We will be taking a 3-hour stroll, with plenty of sketching stops where you will be guided by artist Liz Harvey. Liz is an experienced artist & tutor whose own work is inspired by natural forms and the landscape. She will share sketchbook ideas and approaches with you and help you to create interesting, mixed media sketches based on your observations. All materials & a sketchbook will be provided.
Suitable for all abilities and levels of experience.
We will start and end our walk at The Station.
E16b: A Sketchbook Walk with Liz Harvey - Afternoon Session
The Station, Richmond, DL10 4LD | 1:30pm | £25 | café, bookstall, disabled access
Join us for a gentle walk …with a sketchbook! We will be taking a 3-hour stroll, with plenty of sketching stops where you will be guided by artist Liz Harvey. Liz is an experienced artist & tutor whose own work is inspired by natural forms and the landscape. She will share sketchbook ideas and approaches with you and help you to create interesting, mixed media sketches based on your observations. All materials & a sketchbook will be provided.
Suitable for all abilities and levels of experience.
We will start and end our walk at The Station.
E17: With the Law on Our Side - Baroness Hale Interviewed by Chris Lloyd
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond DL10 4DW | 7:30pm | £15 | from www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk | bar | bookstall | disabled access
Lady Hale retired as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in January 2020, after a varied career, as an academic lawyer at the University of Manchester (also qualifying and practicing for a while as a barrister), then as the first woman member of the Law Commission, and finally as a Judge. She has taken part in many notable cases, but most famously the ‘prorogation case’ in September 2019. In retirement she has spent her time on good works, speaking and writing – Spider Woman, A Life (2021), With the Law on Our Side (2025), and Do We Have a Right to Die? (2026). Lady Hale with be interviewed by Chris Lloyd, who is no stranger to the Richmond Walking and Book Festival. A prominent local journalist, author and local historian in his own right, Chris appeared at the Festival in 2025 to talk about his latest book on The Stockton and Darlington Railway.