8-day Yorkshire Wolds Way itinerary

1. Day 1

   Hessle to Welton

   2–3 h 6.1 mi (9.8 km) ↑ 120 m (400 ft) ↓ 70 m (250 ft)

   A half day to find your feet: the walk starts under the Humber Bridge and follows the estuary on stones and shingle. There is a high-tide path inland at North Ferriby. Keep to the waymarks there, because one wrong turn leaves you beside the busy A63. Welton Lodge is close to the path.

   Example stay Welton Lodge (opens in a new tab)

2. Day 2

   Welton to South Cave

   3–4 h 6.4 mi (10.4 km) ↑ 250 m (800 ft) ↓ 260 m (850 ft)

   The first hill, with an afternoon to spare: woods lift you out of Welton onto Ellerker North Wold, with the whole estuary below. The path drops steeply into Brantingham, where the war memorial was built from the stones of Hull's old town hall. South Cave has pubs and shops for the evening.

   Example stay Cave Castle Hotel (opens in a new tab)

3. Day 3

   South Cave to Market Weighton

   4–5 h 10.5 mi (16.9 km) ↑ 310 m (1,000 ft) ↓ 300 m (1,000 ft)

   The loneliest stretch of the week, quiet enough that you may see nobody for hours. Lanes cross High Hunsley Beacon and drop into Swin Dale. At Goodmanham the Goodmanham Arms brews its own ale and the Fiddle Drill serves teas. Leave time for the walk into Market Weighton, about a mile from the path.

   Example stay Towthorpe Grange

4. Day 4

   Market Weighton to Millington

   4–5 h 8.8 mi (14.2 km) ↑ 330 m (1,100 ft) ↓ 210 m (700 ft)

   A short, easy day, with the afternoon free in Millington. Nunburnholme's church is just off the path, and Kilnwick Percy Hall's Buddhist centre runs a café open to all. Millington has no shop and no bus, so arrange supper with your bed before you set out.

   Example stay Laburnum Cottage Bed And Breakfast

5. Day 5

   Millington to Thixendale

   5–6 h 11.7 mi (18.8 km) ↑ 420 m (1,400 ft) ↓ 480 m (1,550 ft)

   Dale after dale, "a bit of everything": the dales come in quick succession, grassy and quiet. Robert Fuller's wildlife gallery at Fotherdale Farm is a detour "well worth" making. Lunch is at the Seaways café in Fridaythorpe. Thixendale has the Cross Keys and very few beds, which is why it fills first.

   Example stay The Cross Keys Inn Thixendale (opens in a new tab)

6. Day 6

   Thixendale to Wintringham

   5–6 h 12.5 mi (20.1 km) ↑ 400 m (1,300 ft) ↓ 460 m (1,500 ft)

   The hardest day of the eight: the highest ground on the Way, then a short, extremely steep drop into Deep Dale. Wharram Percy was dug every summer from the 1950s to 1990, and the finds told the story of a village cleared for sheep. Woods by Settrington Beacon and the Enclosure Rites artwork look over the Vale of Pickering.

   Example stay Wolds Way Caravan and Camping (opens in a new tab)

7. Day 7

   Wintringham to Ganton

   3–4 h 8.6 mi (13.8 km) ↑ 250 m (800 ft) ↓ 260 m (850 ft)

   An easy day below the hills: start with St Peter's church in Wintringham, cared for by a conservation trust. Field edges run along the foot of the escarpment past the Heslertons, where the Dawnay Arms is a short way off. Sherburn has a shop for tomorrow's lunch, and Ganton's Greyhound is near the path.

   Example stay The Ganton Greyhound (opens in a new tab)

8. Day 8 Longest

   Ganton to Filey

   5–6 h 12.6 mi (20.3 km) ↑ 390 m (1,300 ft) ↓ 400 m (1,300 ft)

   The sea at last: the final climb onto the Wolds is above Staxton Brow, and the last dales lead to Muston and Filey. The finish sculpture stands by Filey Brigg. Legend says the Devil dropped his hammer in the sea here and grabbed a fish instead. His curse gave the haddock its name.

   Finish Yorkshire Wolds Way Finish

Cross-check: Yorkshire Wolds Way route description . The National Trail route page gives six sections, Hessle to Filey, with a fork at Spring Dale to Market Weighton or Goodmanham. These plans follow the Goodmanham branch. Card distances are measured along the trail between the towns. A walk off the path to a bed is extra.

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