England Coast Path - North East

This is one of the North York Moors National Park's coastal ambles.

This coastal stretch of Cleveland Way is steeped in local folklore, fishing traditions and an industrial past that can be seen in the villages and natural surroundings. The linear route takes in the picturesque coastal villages of Runswick Bay and Staithes and offers breath-taking views.

• Distance:  4 1/2 miles
• Duration:  allow about 3 hours including breaks
• Difficulty:  This walk is fairly easy,  as it descends gradually to Staithes

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This is one of the North York Moors National Park's Coastal Ambles. 

Become immersed in birdsong, observe nature and admire the stunning views from Ravenscar. This is the perfect place to escape to for peace and quiet. Ever wandered what mindfulness is about? Take a mindful meander to find out.

• Distance:  just over 3 miles/ 4.8km
• Duration:  allow 2 1/2 hours including breaks
• Difficulty:  A moderate walk including hills and uneven ground

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This short walk is one of our coastal ambles.  Saltburn was once an important Victorian seaside town. Today it still retains that grandeur; with the North East’s only pleasure pier and the oldest working water-balanced inclined tramway in Britain. There are plenty of fascinating finds to discover here, including the Valley Gardens, a miniature railway and artisan cafes and shops. Peruse the town to get to know its history and sample its quirkier delights.

• Distance: just under 2 miles/ 3.2 kilometres
• Duration:  allow 2 1/2 hours with plenty of breaks
• Difficulty: This is a generally easy ramble, with a bit of a climb out of the Valley Gardens to reach the top of Saltburn, then the option of the Cliff Lift to return to beach level

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A 3 mile (1.5 - 2 hours) walk around the lively harbour town of Seaham, a place full of history. The walk takes you to the 7th Century church, one of only 20 surviving pre-Viking churches in the country, and provides opportunities to explore Seaham and the Marina.

A 3 mile (1.5 hour) walk exploring the coastal village of Crimdon.

Crimdon has been a popular place for holiday makers for many years. From the 1920's mining communities from the area visited Crimdon for their annual summer holidays. The walk takes in the beach and the important little tern breeding ground. It crosses Crimdon Dene and passes many features of historical interest.

The Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park lies between Sandilands, Chapel St Leonards and Huttoft, on the quiet Lincolnshire coast.  With five miles of beautiful sandy beaches, amazing big skies and some wonderful wildlife sites, the Coastal Country Park is a great place to explore and enjoy. One of the best ways to discover the area is on foot and these walks will take you along the coast. Walking along the beach and behind the dunes you will discover wildlife rich nature reserves. For detailed walk directions and map go to https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/62790/anderby-creek-to-marsh-yard

The Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park lies between Sandilands, Chapel St Leonards and Huttoft, on the quiet Lincolnshire coast.  With five miles of beautiful sandy beaches, amazing big skies and some wonderful wildlife sites, the Coastal Country Park is a great place to explore and enjoy. One of the best ways to discover the area is on foot and this walk will take you along the coast. Walking along the beach and behind the dunes you will discover wildlife rich nature reserves, the Round & Round House and the Cloud Bar. For detailed walk directions and map go to https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/62810/anderby-creek-to-wolla-bank  

The Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park lies between Sandilands, Chapel St Leonards and Huttoft, on the quiet Lincolnshire coast. With five miles of beautiful sandy beaches, amazing big skies and some wonderful wildlife sites, the Coastal Country Park is a great place to explore and enjoy. One of the best ways to discover the area is on foot and this walk takes in the coast, the arable farmland as well as nature reserves and a variety of unusual attractions including the Cloud Bar, the Round and Round House and Sound Tower.  The North Sea Observatory, at Chapel Point,  is a purpose-built marine observatory with fantastic views of the dunes and sea. It offers all year round facilities for everyone. The building includes information and exhibitions on the local area’s rich natural history and heritage, an art space, a café and public toilets. It is an impressive gateway to the Coastal Country Park. For detailed walk directions and map go to www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/coast-countryside

The Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park lies between Sandilands, Chapel St Leonards and Huttoft, on the quiet Lincolnshire coast.  With five miles of beautiful sandy beaches, amazing big skies and some wonderful wildlife sites, the Coastal Country Park is a great place to explore and enjoy. One of the best ways to discover the area is on foot and this walk will take you through a variety of landscapes including a tree-lined disused railway line, now a nature reserve, across fertile arable farmland and along the coast. For detailed walk directions and a map go to https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/62964/huttoft-to-sandilands

This is one of the North York Moors National Park coastal ambles.  It is a better alternative route for the Cleveland Way along the beack when the tide is out

With picture postcard cottages, babbling becks and stunning seascapes, Sandsend’s romantic setting will get your heart racing. The extensive 3-mile beach stretches all the way to Whitby with views of the imposing Whitby Abbey perched high on the clifftops. Walk along the beach at low tide and head back through the pretty village of Sandsend in time for sunset. Check tide times.

• Distance:  about 3 miles/ 5km
• Duration: about 2 hours with a break
• Difficulty:  an easy walk along the beach

Part of the Try a Trail series, here is a perfect walk for a weekend.  It follows the northern escarpment of the Cleveland Way from Kildale through to the sea at Saltburn.  The recommended overnight stop is at Guisborough. There are many highlights to the route, including Captain Cooks Monument, Roseberry Topping, Gisborough Priory and the delightful seaside settlement of Saltburn by the Sea.  There are also great rail connections to both ends at Kildale and Saltburn via Middlesbrough.

• Distance:  16.6 miles (26.7km)
• Duration:  Two day walk - Day 1 about 5 hours and Day 2 also about 5 hours
• Difficulty:  This is a moderate walk

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This is a fantastic two day walk taking in the jewels of the North Yorkshire Coast.  Take a weekend to explore this superb section of the Cleveland Way starting from Whitby and travelling  to Scarborough, with an overnight stop at the enchanting village of Robin Hood's Bay.  There are endless highlights to this route, the cliff scenery, Whitby Abbey, Ravenscar and the rocky cove of Hayburn Wyke to name but a few.

• Distance:  20.8 miles (33.5km)
• Duration:  Two days - Day 1 about 5 hours, Day 2 about 8 hours
• Difficulty:  Moderate - there are plenty of ups and downs along this walk

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This is a circular walk on an attractive coastal section of the Cleveland Way at Ravenscar.  Ravenscar is a great spot to visit, with a unique history - it is known as the "Town that never was" and outstanding views across the coast to Robin Hoods Bay. It also houses the National Trust Visitor Centre, where there is plenty of good advice and drinks and light snacks are available, as well as the Ravenscar Tea Rooms and Raven Hall Hotel

This is a  walk of great contrasts. Firstly the dramatic cliff top experience, then a chance to walk on the old railway line between Scarborough and Whitby before culminating in a visit to the fascinating site of the Peak Alum Works.

• Distance:  6 miles (9.5km)
• Duration:  allow 3 1/2 to 4 hours including breaks
• Difficulty:  this is a fairly easy walk

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Enjoy the National Park in a nutshell on this 11-mile walk through some of the North York Moors’ most characteristic landscapes. From the craggy heights of Ravenscar the route runs across Howdale Moor for some classic moorland scenery before dropping down to the old Scarborough-to-Whitby railway line and along to the famous smugglers’ haunt of Robin Hood’s Bay. Both here and at nearby Boggle Hole you can indulge in a spot of rock-pooling and fossil-hunting, before returning along an exhilarating clifftop stretch of the Cleveland Way National Trail, via the old alum works industrial site. That’s a powerful combination of the best National Park experiences in one big day out.

• Distance: 11 miles (17.7km)
• Duration:  6 1/2 hours
• Difficulty:  This is a strenuous walk

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This is one of the North York Moors National Park's Coastal Ambles.

Robin Hood’s Bay holds a fascinating mix of history and legend. A Stone Age settlement, smugglers’ haunt in the 1700s and a 190 million year old coastline full of ancient rocks, Jurassic fossil and rock pools. This experience leads you along the beach at low tide and back on the Cleveland Way National Trail, with views from the cliff top. Check tide times. Add 10 minutes to the Whitby tide times for Bay.

• Distance:  1 1/2 miles/ 2.25km
• Duration:  about 2 hours
• Difficulty: There are steep steps at both Boggle Hole and Robin Hood's Bay

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This 6 mile circular walk to Maw Wyke follows the cliffs north of Robin Hood's Bay and passes Ness Point, one of the most treacherous headlands along this coastline. Looking at the jagged rocks, it's not hard to imagine small fishing boats being tossed about at the mercy of the sea.  The stiff breezes, wheeling seabirds and clifftop panoramas are left behind on the return along the Cinder Track, the line of the old railway between Whitby and Scarborough, where occasional benches, hedgerows and wildflower patches offer a gentle approach to the age-old fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay.

• Distance    6 miles (9.8Km)
• Duration     4 hours
• Difficulty      Moderate - it is generally easy going, but there is one steep climb to get from the Cleveland Way to the Cinder Track

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This is a moderate walk on good tracks, but with gradients up to 1:15. The Saltburn Valley Gardens are a maze of pleasant paths and tracks with seats at frequent intervals. Refreshments, a Woodland Centre, children’s play areas and a miniature railway can all be enjoyed – all set in a mix of formal gardens and ‘wild’ woodland.

The walk is likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility or with a pushchair, wheelchair or mobility scooter.

The walk can be done without steps or stiles, though alternative stepped sections are also described. The path condition will vary depending on the weather.

Get some sea air on this 4-mile circular walk, starting at the atmospheric old fishing village of Staithes, with its harbourside cottages, cobbled streets and winding alleys. Leave the sheltered harbour and follow the Cleveland Way National Trail for the first half of the walk, tramping across the high cliffs to Port Mulgrave and enjoying wonderful coastal views. The return is across fields and through woodland, via the small hamlet of Dalehouse.

• Distance: 4 miles (6.4km)
• Duration:  2 1/2 hours
• Difficulty:  A moderate walk, with a steep climb from Staithes Harbour to the cliff top and a descent and ascent in the woods.

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