Day 12 - Danby Wiske to Ingleby Cross

Distance today 10.1 miles

Total Distance so far 154.2 miles

Before leaving Danby Wiske we decided to have a look at the Norman Church with its carving over the door of the day of judgement!!! Now there's a stirring start to the day.



On the way we passed the village green where outside the pub last night there'd been a dog deportment training session with a wonderful array of happy dogs  with their owners and a rather officious looking judge.

On the outskirts of the village we crossed over the East Coast main line - never again will we pass by on the train to Edinburgh without thinking fondly of Danby Wiske.

No time for namby pamby road signs here - just nail it on a tree!!

How many more railway lines??? 



The North York Moors heaving in to view.

Gone are the Herdwicks, the Swaledales and the Texels. Now enter the Ryedales!!!

Time for a well deserved siesta in the sunshine.
Maybe the sign is having a siesta too!!!!

Where better to buy eggs?

Intriguing architecture in Ingleby.

Ended the day with a delicious dinner at the Bluebell Inn


Comments

  1. RobinMay 9, 2024 at 3:28 PM

    You are bearing up.rarkably well the distance is much greater than I imagined.

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  2. RobinMay 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM

    Indeed what us the total distance you are walking and do you have an online map.so we can track you better?

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM

    Sorry Robin - nothing so fancy as an online map. The official distance is 190 miles but ours will be a bit more to allow for walking to our B&Bs, occasional getting slightly lost etc!!! I suspect if you search on Wainwrights Coast to Coast a map will come up. Arthur Wainwright (who wrote many books between the 30s and the 70s mainly about walking in the Lake District) first established the route. There is a photo on the first day’s blog of David standing in front of a sign with a map which you might be able to read. Sally xxx

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  4. TTMay 10, 2024 at 2:18 AM

    The Danby Wiske day of judgement carving is an interesting one...reminiscent of the doom painting found on the wall of St Thomas's church in Salisbury...xx

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