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Driffield and East Wolds Area Walks

The table below contains information on all walks centred in the driffield and east wolds area. Click on any walk's name or reference code to see more details on the walk, including photos and a route map.

 

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C9 - The Hutton Hike Part 1
Summary
Walk Name
The Hutton Hike Part 1
Ref
C9
Follow riverbanks and country lanes on this, the second stage of the East Riding Heritage Way.
Details
Circular Walk
No
Grade
Challenging
Walk Type
  • Challenge Walks (Inc. The Yorkshire Wolds Way)
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map
293
Car Parking Facility
Roadside parking near Beverley Minster
Refreshments
Pubs, cafes and shops in Beverley and Driffield
Public Conveniences
Various sites in Beverley
Distance
Distance (Miles)
23
Distance (Kilometres)
37
  • Although this is not a circular walk, you can make this into an enjoyable excursion by travelling home by train; if you complete the full Hutton Hike your walk ends at the Riverhead by Driffield railway station.
  • To begin your walk, make your way from the Minster through the town centre, past St. Mary's Church and New Walk until you reach the Sessions House.
  • Turn right alongside the cemetery and continue to Woodhall Way.  Scrubwood Lane and Oak Tree Drive will lead you into an enclosed path, which crosses the disused railway line after about 600 yards.  The line is now known as the Hudson Way, and is a lovely recreational route providing traffic-free access to Market Weighton for walkers, cyclists and horseriders.
  • From now on it's countryside all the way.  Between the former RAF Leconfield and the Hull-Scarborough railway you walk to Arram, crossing the line just before the station.  Through the hamlet, join tracks and field paths to reach Aike ("Yakka-back-of-Arram") by the bridge over Aike Beck.
  • For about 5 miles beyond Arram there's a choice of route.  The more direct - almost a straight line - follows the eastern bank of the Beverley and Barmston Drain.  The bank of the river Hull is certainly more tortuous as it meanders through the Holderness Plain, but it gives better views of the nature reserve at Top Hill Low water works. 
  • Carry on along the river bank, now straight, where the 'New Cut' was dug to aid the navigation of barges and keels to Driffield.  Turn left at Scurf Dike, which makes your navigation a simple matter for the next 2 1/2 miles.
Map(s)
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Location
Start Point
Beverley Minster
End Point
Near Hempholme Pumping Station
Towns & Villages
Aike, Arram, Beverley, Burshill, Hempholme, Leconfield and Skerne
ParishBeverley
Start Easting
503,720.00
Start Northing
439,270.00
End Easting
507,941.00
End Northing
450,031.00
Accessibility Information
This route:-

- is relatively flat.

- contains a mixture of stiles and gates.

- may involve walking through fields with livestock.

- crosses at least one road.
Additional Information
- If you complete the full Hutton Hike in twelve hours you can collect a badge by sending a stamped, addressed envelope to:-

Mr. G. Hood,
329 Kingston Road,
Willerby,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
HU10 6PY.

- When you reach the end of the route, turn around and retrace your steps back to the start. (You walk for 23 miles in total if you walk to Tophill Low and back). Alternatively, complete the full Hutton Hike between Beverley and Driffield by using both of the maps on this page.