Bimble

Issue 1 A/W 2017

Lifestyle History Walking Nature

BIMBLE The Yorkshire Edition

Rievaulx Abbey Kirkham Priory Whitby Abbey Helmsley Castle Byland Abbey

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CONTENTS

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Helmsley Castle

The Feathers Hotel

Helmsley to Rievaulx Walk

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Rievaulx Abbey

Hambleton Hills

Byland Abbey

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The Abbey Inn

199 Steps

Whitby Abbey

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Whitby Brewery

River Walk

Kirkham Priory

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The Stone

Credits

Trough Inn

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Photo: Hannah Ingleby

HELMSLEY CASTLE Castlegate, Helmsley YO62 5AB

Towering over the attractive market town of Helmsley, and surrounded by spectacular banks and ditches, Helmsley Castle is an imposing site with a wealth of history. The towering, shattered keep and fearsome earthworks continue to fire the imaginations of visitors to the site.

Helmsley Castle

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The Feathers Hotel, Market Place, Helmsley YO62 5BH 01439 770275

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THE FEATHERS HOTEL The Feathers Hotel

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Follow in the footsteps of Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, one of Yorkshire’s most famous abbots, on this historic walk. History lessons beckon at the start and finish with Helmsley Castle to explore before you set off and Rievaulx Abbey to explore when you finish.

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Helmsley to Rievaulx

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“We saw it in a bit of mist and rain on a damp fall day - which only emphasized how special a place this is, and how immense and expansive.�

Rievaulx Abbey

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RIEVAULX ABBEY Rievaulx Bank, Helmsley YO62 5LB

Hidden in the deep River Rye valley, the beautiful and tranquil abbey ruins reflect nearly one thousand years of spiritual, commercial and Romantic history.

Rievaulx is one of the most complete, and atmospheric, of England’s abbey ruins, with its picturesque ruins a beacon for poets, painters, and scholars.

Rievaulx Abbey

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Hambleton Hills

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Hambleton Hills

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“This site simply takes your breath away. To think this was constructed before all the mechanical equipment was invented. Breath taking�

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BYLAND ABBEY Byland, Coxwold YO61 4BD

This beautiful ruin, set in the shadow of the Hambleton Hills, was once one of the great northern monasteries. A truly outstanding example of early Gothic architecture, Byland inspired the design for the famous York Minster Rose Window as well as influencing many other religious buildings throughout Europe. Its splendid collection of medieval floor tiles still in situ is the largest in Europe.

Byland Abbey

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The Abbey Inn

The Abbey Inn, Byland Abbey, Coxwold YO61 4BD 01347 868204

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199 Steps

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Follow in the footsteps of Bram Stoker’s Dracula by climbing Whitby’s 199 steps, tradition demands you should count them as you go! Starting among a slew

of idiosyncratic shops, the steps clamber up the cliffside, slowly revealing more and more of the red-roofed town.

199 Steps

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WHITBY ABBEY Abbey Lane, Whitby YO22 4JT

Whitby Abbey is surely one of the most evocative and dramatic remains in British history. You can see the ruins from several miles distant. Up close, they are even more impressive: the glorious stonework, mottled by the salty air, but still as richly detailed as it would have been in the 13th century, stands stark against the Yorkshire sky and North Sea waves.

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Whitby Brewery

Whitby Brewery, East Cliff, Whitby YO22 4JR 01947 228871

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WHITBY BREWERY

Whitby Brewery

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If you want a picturesque start to a walk, you can’t get much better than this one!

Starting at the majestic ruins of Kirkham Priory next to the River Derwent, the route follows woodland and open paths through the pretty Howardian Hills before returning along the riverbank.

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River Walk

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KIRKHAM PRIORY Whitwell on the Hill, Malton YO60 7JS

The location of Kirkham Priory is simply stunning; it is situated on a sloping plateau above the River Derwent, a short distance above a graceful, arched bridge. On both sides of the river the hills rise up wooded, green slopes to create a natural amphitheatre for the priory remains.

Kirkham Priory

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The Stone Trough Inn, Kirkham Abbey, York YO60 7JS 01653 618713

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THE STONE TROUGH INN The Stone Trough Inn

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WRITERS:

culture24.org.uk Mike Kipling, top10trails.com Mike Brockhurst, walkingenglishman.com ‘pasowine’ via Tripadvisor Tripadvisor ‘Elinor C’ via Tripadvisor real-whitby.co.uk David Musgrove, 100 Places that made Britain Richard - Dog Walks Yorkshire, part of iFootpath David Ross, Editor of Britain Express

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Hannah Ingleby Neil Hopwood

PHOTO EDITING:

Hannah Ingleby

DESIGN & LAYOUT:

Hannah Ingleby

EDITED BY:

Hannah Ingleby

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Credits

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