Route: Drewton
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 3rd June 2017
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 4.0 miles
Ascent: 500 feet
Weather: Mostly sunny
This is a walk we’ve done many times and it never fails to please – it provides a perfect example of rolling East Yorkshire Wolds countryside
We parked near Drewton’s Farm Shop (it would be a serious omisson to neglect a visit to the excellent shop before or after the walk) and walked along the estate road past Drewton Manor. Just beyond the manor we left the road and crossed Drewton Beck before starting the gradual climb up to the top of the wold. There were fabulous views over miles of open countryside as we made our way above Austin’s Dale
Near the top of the wold there’s a short section beside the busy B1320. The road can be kept behind a hedge by following an informal path along the edge of a field – this obscures the view of the traffic, but not the sound. In any event the road section only lasts for a couple of minutes before the start of the return leg above the other side of Austin’s Dale
After enjoying some more big views we gradually descended back into Drewton Dale, eventually reaching the estate road and from here we retraced our steps back to the start
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Raindrops on roses in the garden earlier in the day...
Iris
Euphorbia
Fuschia
A Speckled Wood butterfly
Later that day, the start of the walk as we follow the estate road towards Drewton Manor
We pass by Drewton Manor...
After passing by the manor we turn left to cross over Drewton Beck
Drewton Beck
The start of the climb up Austin's Dale
Looking back to the flat landscape south of the wold
Bonnie
Another view back down our path, which had followed the line of trees to the left
A glimpse of the River Humber
The Humber again, and North Lincolnshire beyond
We continue to climb gently above Austin's Dale
Drewton walk
We pass through a gap in the hedge and walk along the edge of the field in order to avoid a short roadside section
We pass round this small copse at the start of the descent from the wold
Bonnie contemplates the way ahead
The start of a lovely path down Drewton Wold
Looking across Austin's Dale
We follow a path around Diamond cottage
We cross Drewton Beck
Back in Drewton Dale we retrace our steps back to the start
Bonnie leaps over the well designed gate
Big skies at the end of the walk
