Day 12 - Richmond to Danby Wiske

We were warned that the stretch from Richmond to Danby Wiske 23.5km, and Danby Wiske to Osmotherly would appear a little drab compared with other stretches, and they were right. The Vale of Mowbray certainly didn’t have quite the appeal that other legs of the walk had, and consequently although much flatter it felt like it was a lot longer. We spent a lot of time walking along roads or through paddocks – oops sorry they are fields over here aren’t they!

We had lunch in the church grounds at Bolton-on-Swale where the church there is supposed to date back to Saxon times, although the original timber structure no longer exists it is a very pretty church. It also contains a monument to Henry Jenkins who was reputed to have lived to 169 years of age.

We stayed at The Old School in Danby Wiske, a 19th Century former village school but it really felt just like a small semi-detached and didn’t have quite the character we would have hoped for. Carol & Stephen and Frank and I had small twin rooms up in the roof you can see our open skylights in the picture.

UK Coast to Coast - Richmond to Danby Wiske (Day 11)

Gurning Photo of the Day – nothing of interest to use

Nothing here!