Cleveland Way Day 5 - Newton under Roseberry to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

The Cleveland Way is a walk of two halves. If, as in our case, the walk is started from Helmsley, then the first 58 of the trail’s 109 miles are predominantly over moorland, with the second section providing 51 miles of spectacular coastal walking. Our fifth day on the trail was something of a transition between these two sections. A slightly shorter day of just over 11 miles, it seemed as though this part of the walk was crossing a no man’s land between moor and coast. A necessary hinterland which, on paper, seemed to have little of interest along the way. The King’s Arms at Newton on Roseberry offered an earlier than usual start to breakfast at 7.30 am, and after a good night’s sleep we were up, packed and raring to go. Neither of us had ever been to Saltburn before, so it seemed like the ideal opportunity to get a head start on the day, get the job done and arrive in good time to explore. As we retraced our steps al...