Route: South Cave Circular
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 31st May 2013
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 12.5 miles
Ascent: 600 feet
We parked in the attractive village of South Cave and joined the public footpath which leads across Cave Castle golf course. The sun was shining and it was T shirt weather the whole way
We passed through Everthorpe and North Cave, and then walked along Mires Beck to Drewton. By the time we reached the main road it was time for a pit stop, so we took a short detour to Drewtons and enjoyed a very calorific break
The walk through the Drewton Estate was beautiful. The estate is well known to bird watchers, and we saw red kites and a buzzard, but failed to spot any goshawks or green woodpeckers, which can also be seen
The route then took us high up onto the Wolds and we then joined the Yorkshire Wolds Way which took us through chalk fields and woodland plantations back into South Cave
It had been a fantastic walk and we’d enjoyed every step of it
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All Saints Parish Church South Cave
Shortly after leaving the village, there’s a lovely walk along a public footpath through the golf course
In open countryside now, and approaching Everthorpe
Mires Beck, on the way to North Cave
Mires Beck again
North Cave
All Saints Church, North Cave
Potato plants just starting to show
Looking back towards North Cave
And now approaching Drewton
Drewton’s - making a bold claim which we felt compelled to put to the test later on. They may well be right
Entering the Drewton Estate, well known for its red kites
We start to climb onto the Wolds - this is looking towards the Vale of York
The Humber in the distance
On the return leg we join the Wolds Way, superbly waymarked throughout
Chalk farmland
East Dale
The Warrens
Recently planted - Little Wold Vineyard - good luck with your venture!
The Humber
One of the beautiful ‘poetry benches’ installed along the Wolds Way
Descending towards South Cave
Back to the start - Market Place South Cave. What a great walk this had been!
