Yorkshire Wolds - Day 3

Market Weighton to Huggate
23.8 km

Today, we walked past some lumps and bumps in the ground which were the grassed-over foundations of a deserted medieval village.

Our guide book went into some detail about the village but we can't honestly say that our day was better for the knowing 😆

Not long after leaving Market Weighton, we entered the gates of Londesborough Park. The Park is all that remains of a once great estate which included an Elizabethan manor house, owned by a series of high-faluting members of the English peerage. Kings of England attended shooting parties here (now demolished). The trail took us through what used to be carefully landscaped grounds and the village of Londesborough, which was owned by the estate.

Midway through the estate, our peace and quiet was shattered by the sound of many voices ... children's voices ... lots of children's voices !!! Within minutes, we found ourselves in the middle of an annual fund-raising event where local school kids are sponsored to complete a long hike.
Today !!
On the same trail as us !!!
Hundreds of kids !!!!
Argh !!!!

Fortunately for our ear drums, the kids veered right when we went left and we were able to get ahead of them before the 2 parts of the trail came back together. We did meet other school groups a little later on the trail but we just stood aside and let everyone pass before getting back to our quiet solitary walk.

Our finishing point today is Huggate, the highest village in the Wolds.Read more