The Yorkshire Wolds is full of beautiful scenery, rolling hills, dry valleys, and farmer’s fields. This particular walk is one of my favourite, especially on a clear day. You can see views for miles. Sadly, this time on our walk, we had a lot of thick fog and saw very little views.
I ummed and ahhed about writing this blog, as my photos don’t do full justice of the walk. But I thought I would still share my route and maybe update my photos another day when we redo the walk in better weather.
The walk is a lovely 6-mile circular, starting and finishing in East Yorkshire’s highest village, Huggate. The route takes you along part of the famous Yorkshire Wold’s Way long-distance footpath, through the dry valleys, around farmer’s fields, and past the lovely poet bench. It’s a great walk for the whole family!
Location
Huggate is a little village located in the Yorkshire Wolds, just 9-mile west of Driffield.
Parking
There isn’t a lot of parking in the village of Huggate. You can park on the street, just make sure you are not blocking the road or anyone’s house.
The Route
Follow this map, as you walk the route, you shouldnât get lost! Make sure your location is turned on and you should be able to see exactly where you are, on this map. Or if you prefer, download the GPX file and use it on your choice of route tracker.
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Starting the village of Huggate, head north out of the village, along the country lane, passing the sewage works on your right-hand side.
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Follow the country lane up towards Northfield Farm. Shortly before reaching the farm, you should see a footpath going off to your left-hand side marking the Yorkshire Wolds Ways. Take the footpath and follow it along the edge of the field to a gate.
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Pass through the gate and take the footpath in front, leading you down the valley towards the poet bench. Continue to follow the path past the bench and down to the bottom of the dry valley.
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At the valley bottom, take the footpath leading you through a gate. Follow the footpath along the dry valley, Holm Dale. Eventually, the path will folk off to your left-hand side, leading you up out of the valley, towards a gate.
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Follow the footpath towards Wold House Farm. Pass through the farm, following the footpath signs. As you head out of the farm, follow the country lane for a very short distance. You should very shortly see a signpost pointing to a path going off to your left-hand side.
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Follow the path along the edges of the field and down towards a gate. Head through the gate and continue to follow the path down to the bottom of the dry valley.
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Head through the gate and follow the path that leads off to your left-hand side, leading you up the dry valley to a gate on your right-hand side. Head through the gate and follow the path until you reach a country lane.
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Turn towards your left-hand side onto the country lane and walk towards Glebe Farm. Just before reaching the farm, you should see a footpath marked on your right-hand side, leading you past the farm houses. Take the path and follow it until it reaches the country lane again.
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Turning towards your right-hand said, carry on a long the country lane until you see a footpath going off to your right-hand side. Take the footpath and follow it across a field to a gate.
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Head through the gate and turn towards your right-hand side onto the country lane. Follow the lane back into the village of Huggate, where you started the walk from.
Enjoyed this walk and would like to do another walk in the Yorkshire Wold’s, please check out some of my other walk guides:
For more information about Yorkshire and the Wolds, please visit their website:
https://www.yorkshire.com/places/east-yorkshire/the-wolds
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