Walking the length of a river to its source, as explorers have been doing since the earliest of times, is a miraculous prospect. The Swale Way, which traces the course of the River Swale from its confluence with the River Ure in the Vale of York to its source in the windswept hills above Swaledale, is especially enchanting.
From the old coaching city of Boroughbridge, the Swale Way begins by following the banks of the Ure to Swale Grab, where the Swale empties into the Ure. Then it slinks through relaxed farmland to Thirsk, a tasty tiny town with an enormous cobbled Market Place.
Thirsk was the 'Darrowby ' in James Herriot's stories of life as a Yorkshire vet. His surgery in the city is currently a well-liked museum. The trail also visits Brafferton, where St Paulinus baptised 10,000 people in the waters of the river; Bolton-on-Swale, where an obelisk commemorates Henry Jenkins, England's longest-lived citizen, who passed on in 1670 aged 169 years old.
Its then onto the superb ruin of Easby Abbey, founded in 1152 by the 'White Priests ', further along lies Richmond, one of the prettiest towns in England, resplendent with churces, hill top castle, cobbled market and not to forget the hospitable tea shops.
Next, the Swale Way follows paths running along the head of the valley, which provide smashing views across Swaledale, before descending to the fascinating small city of Reeth, the 'capital ' of higher Swaledale. From here, the trail returns to the river and follows footpaths linking pretty stone-built towns dotted along the dale to the hamlet of Keld and the gathering grounds of the Swale, thru a landscape of drystone walls, flower-filled meadows and small field barns.
This 76 mile or 122km trail is realizable in 6 days waling for the average hiker, so why not check your vacation calendar and make plans to go to visit this unique part of the UK. Come and start your journey by walking the Swale Way.
From the old coaching city of Boroughbridge, the Swale Way begins by following the banks of the Ure to Swale Grab, where the Swale empties into the Ure. Then it slinks through relaxed farmland to Thirsk, a tasty tiny town with an enormous cobbled Market Place.
Thirsk was the 'Darrowby ' in James Herriot's stories of life as a Yorkshire vet. His surgery in the city is currently a well-liked museum. The trail also visits Brafferton, where St Paulinus baptised 10,000 people in the waters of the river; Bolton-on-Swale, where an obelisk commemorates Henry Jenkins, England's longest-lived citizen, who passed on in 1670 aged 169 years old.
Its then onto the superb ruin of Easby Abbey, founded in 1152 by the 'White Priests ', further along lies Richmond, one of the prettiest towns in England, resplendent with churces, hill top castle, cobbled market and not to forget the hospitable tea shops.
Next, the Swale Way follows paths running along the head of the valley, which provide smashing views across Swaledale, before descending to the fascinating small city of Reeth, the 'capital ' of higher Swaledale. From here, the trail returns to the river and follows footpaths linking pretty stone-built towns dotted along the dale to the hamlet of Keld and the gathering grounds of the Swale, thru a landscape of drystone walls, flower-filled meadows and small field barns.
This 76 mile or 122km trail is realizable in 6 days waling for the average hiker, so why not check your vacation calendar and make plans to go to visit this unique part of the UK. Come and start your journey by walking the Swale Way.
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