Seven-mile walk through Yorkshire Wolds to medieval ruins
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A seven-mile walk from Thixendale leads through dry chalk valleys to the medieval ruins at Wharram Percy.
A seven-mile walk from Thixendale leads through the Yorkshire Wolds to Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village worth exploring. The walk's main appeal lies in the dry valleys and chalk landscape rather than the medieval ruins themselves.
Thixendale is a quiet village on the Wolds Way with St Mary's Church and the Cross Keys pub. Walkers should park in the village centre and head north-east on the path opposite the pub into Water Dale. After 400 metres, the path turns north into Court Dale, a steep-sided valley. A steep climb leads to the eastern rim, offering views across the Yorkshire Wolds' characteristic chalk landscape.
The valleys are unusual in that they remain dry despite their steep slopes and considerable size. They were created at the end of the last ice age, 15,000 years ago, when fast-running water carved deep valleys into frozen ground. However, the chalk bedrock means normal streams drain away, creating an almost uniformly dry landscape. The route continues north along the valley crest for 500 metres, then turns east and uphill for 300 metres before joining a farm track that meets the Yorkshire Wolds Way. Turning right along the Wolds Way and following the left fork past Deep Dale eventually brings walkers to Wharram Percy church in the distance.
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- Seven-mile walk to a deserted medieval villageA seven-mile walk from Thixendale through the dry valleys of the Yorkshire Wolds to Wharram Percy’s medieval ruins and stunning chalk landscapesKeighley News · 8 Oct, 16:14
- Seven-mile walk to a deserted medieval villageA seven-mile walk from Thixendale through the dry valleys of the Yorkshire Wolds to Wharram Percy’s medieval ruins and stunning chalk landscapesWharfedale Observer · 8 Oct, 16:14
In this story: Thixendale · Yorkshire Wolds · Wharram Percy · Keighley News · Wharfedale Observer
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