8 great walks in the Yorkshire Wolds

Yorkshire Wolds may not be as well known as the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors, but that also means you can enjoy the beautiful Yorkshire countryside that many tourists don’t experience.

William Bradley was born in Market Weighton and known as the Yorkshire Giant at 7ft 9ins (Image: Joan Russell Photography)

Market Weighton
Start from the small green in front of the town hall of Market Weighton, where there is a statue of William Bradley and pass by St Helen’s Well, a natural spring which has become a place to leave offerings to ask for divine help.
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Fridaythorpe
Explore Yorkshire’s biggest collection of dales and witness a series of grassy spirals which aren’t as ancient as they may seem.
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Hunmaby church (Image: Archant)

Hunmanby
Set off from the pretty village of Hunmanby on the eastern fringes of the Yorkshire Wolds and climb gently up onto the open Wolds before giving views of the coastline up to Scarborough’s thrusting castle headland and the North York Moors beyond.
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Wolds Way sign post (Image: Archant)

Settrington
Enjoy classic Wolds views on this delightful and relatively easy walk which makes use of the well-signposted Wolds Way national trail for part of the route but also includes one or two less obvious sections.
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Looking across Uncleby (Image: not Archant)

Kirby Underdale and Thixendale
Set off from All Saints’ Church in the tiny village of Kirby Underdale and follow part of the Chalkland Way, before heading into Thixendale
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Gait Inn (Image: Archant)

Millington
The Minster Way is a 50-mile route which joins the minsters of York and Beverley and the brief section within this walk offers broad views across the Vale of York.
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Tatton Sykes Monument (Image: Terry Fletcher)

Wetwang and Tatton Sykes Tower
This ramble sets off from the peaceful if quaintly-named village of Wetwang and traverses field paths and an old drovers’ road to Tatton Sykes Tower, a Grade: II listed building that sits on Garton Hill.
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Bishop Wilton's large village green (Image: Terry Fletcher)

Bishop Wilton
This walk samples both sides of the village’s topography, climbing to the edge of the wold and visiting four villages before following the fields back to Bishop Wilton.
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All the routes were correct at the time of publication, over time access to certain parts of the walk may be subject to change. We advise you acquire a recent OS map of the area you plan to visit and assure there are no major changes.