Sutton Bank and Rievaulx Abbey
Apparently, this year we have had the wettest winter since records began. So, even though the weather forecast was for clear skies and sunshine, I knew that the ground underfoot would be sodden pretty much anywhere we went. Moors, Dales or Wolds, it wouldn't make much difference. With that in mind, I plotted out a 12 mile route which involved a good bit of walking on quiet country lanes, starting and ending at the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre in the North York Moors National Park. Once again, I plotted this route myself and, if I say so myself, it was excellent. It occurred to me after I'd written about my last two walks that incorporating the directions into the blog about the walk probably wasn't very helpful to anyone who wanted to follow in my footsteps. Therefore this time I'm going to describe the walk and then add the directions at the end, along with a map. That should enable anyone wanting to follow this walk to just cut and paste the text. I hope this h