Distance Covered: 10 miles Time to complete walk: 5 hours
Total Steps: approx. 24,000
Safety Tips: The riverside part of the walk can be very overgrown. Wear long sleeves and trousers and take a walking to stick to negotiate through the nettles. The path teeters near the rivers edge so take extra care by using your walking stick. There is a busy main road to cross- use the pedestrian crossing but be aware the cars are very fast on this busy road. When walking back into Malton stay on the grass verge as although the road is a minor one, the cars whizz past.
A good walk for experienced walkers who don't mind getting close to nature as the riverside path can be very overgrown, depending on the time of year you do the walk. However the path ahead is still clear and the rest of the walk is free of nettles! The walk would be best done on Sunday when there is a Food Market in Malton. Malton is known as the food capital of Yorkshire. Food Markets which offer all manner of food take place twice a month over the summer. More information about the food markets can be found here: https://www.visitmalton.com
The Malton Walk
From Middlesbrough follow the B1257 into Hemlsley. Then turn right out of Helmsley to join the A170. Then leave the A170 and join the B1257 again which is signposted to Malton. Keep on this road which leads to Malton. Parking is found at the long stay car park at Water Lane and is £5.00 for over three hours.
Map of the Malton Walk
The Walk
From the car park at Water Lane turn right and walk over the bridge over the River Derwent.
Turn right out of the car park
View of the river from the bridge
Turn right again into Riverside View.
Turn right onto Riverside View
Follow the road down past a playground onto the riverside path.
Join the riverside path to the right of the playground
Follow the riverside path which is clear at first with the railway to your left.
Keep on the path
Ignore a turn off to the right which leads to a dead end and instead follow the path with the railway line above on your left.
Keep ahead
Near a railway crossing keep ahead on a path which can be overgrown. Use your walking stick to clear the way ahead. Keep on this track which is very close to the railway line. Eventually you will find your way to a very welcome waymark.
Make your way through the overgrown path
Waymark
Head for a stile and you will find yourself on a cornfield
Head towards the stile
Emerge onto the cornfield
Turn right and follow the edge of the cornfield and look for a gate ahead to the right.
Follow the cornfield to the right
Head for a gate in the distance
Go through the gate and keep on the grassy track heading towards the river and a small waymarked gate.
Go through the gate and keep on the path towards the river
Go through the waymarked gate
The path becomes grassy until you come to a clearing and another waymark.
Follow the grassy track
Waymark at a clearing
Look out for trains to your left. Follow the track through another waymarked gate and head for another.
Head towards another gate
Eventually you arrive at another kissing gate.
Go through the kissing gate
Head onto the path which again can be overgrown and is close to the river. Use your walking stick to clear the path ahead and walk carefully. The path is very close to the river however is a very enjoyable journey.
Follow the path carefully
Walk under the railway bridge
Walk over the bridge
The bridge is quite wobbly. Head to a path and turn right and walk under the railway bridge again.
Turn right onto the track
Walk under the railway bridge
Walk past some houses and look for a road to the right signposted to High Hutton.
Follow the road to High Hutton
Walk past the village hall to your right.
Walk past the village hall
When you come to a bus shelter on the corner turn right and walk through High Hutton.
Turn right at the bus shelter
Walk through High Hutton
As you come out of the village turn left just before a church and follow the road.
Follow the road to the left
Turn right and then right again past Hutton Hall
Turn right at the junction
Walk past Hutton Hall
You soon come to a very busy road. Follow the road to the right and there is a pedestrian crossing. Cross the road and then head back to the left to a path signposted to Low Gaterley.
Join the path signposted to Low Gaterley
Follow this path which can be overgrown down the field to a track below
Follow the track down
Turn right onto the track
Follow the track until you come to a farm. Take the path left signposted to Low Gaterley.
Turn left and head past the farm
Keep ahead onto a field with the hedge to your right. then head to your right through a gap in the hedge.
Head onto the grassy track
Go through gap in the hedge and then keep the hedge to your left
Head towards the edge of the field then turn right and look for a hidden footbridge and gate to your left
Go over the hidden footbridge to your left
Keep straight ahead until you come to a signposted to the right to Easthorpe.
Turn right at the sign post to Easthorpe
Keep straight ahead with views of Castle Howard to your left until you come to a gate
Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 13,000 people, measured for both the civil parish and the electoral ward at the 2011 Census as 4,888.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 13,000 people, measured for both the civil parish and the electoral ward at the 2011 Census as 4,888.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
The castle site was inherited by Lord William Eure (c. 1483-1548) in 1544, when he was also made a baron.In 1569 Ralph Eure built a new house on the castle site and in 1602, the house was rebuilt in much grander style. This was a spectacular property and it was described by the diarist and gunpowder plotter Sir Henry Slingsby as the rival of many other great houses, including that at Audley End.
The house was subsequently demolished in 1674 and the stones divided between two sisters, Mary (who married into the Palmes family) and Margaret Eure. They had quarrelled over their inheritance and the demolition was the settlement ordered by Sheriff Henry Marwood. The Old Lodge Hotel is the remaining fragment of the original Jacobean "prodigy house" and its size hints at the grandeur of the complete structure.
Attractions in modern Malton include the signposted remains of the Roman fort at 'Orchard Fields', and Malton Priory a Gilbertine priory. Eden Camp, a military themed museum, is located just outside the town. Malton Museum is located at the Subscription Rooms in Yorkersgate. The town has an independent cinema, which also houses the World Wide Shopping Mall, and independent retailers, high street shops, cafés, public houses and restaurants. Malton's two microbreweries, Brass Castle and Bad Seed, host an annual spring 'BEERTOWN' festival at the town's Milton Rooms.
Both towns are known in connection with Charles Dickens, who made regular visits to the area to see his friend Charles Smithson; he also wrote the famous novel "A Christmas Carol" while staying in Malton. There have been recent revivals of Dickens-related festivals. Malton and the neighbouring village of Old Malton provide the settings for the collection of stories told in the book, "All is Bright - A Yorkshire Lad's Christmas" by Dave Preston.
In September 2013 Ryedale District Council issued their Local Plan Strategy. The current Local Plan, produced in September 2013, supports Malton (together with Norton, its twin town on the south side of the river Derwent) as Ryedale District’s Principal Town. The Local Plan sees Malton’s historic town centre as the thriving and attractive cultural and economic heart of the area. During the Plan’s period until 2027, Malton and Norton will be the focus for the majority of any new development and growth including new housing, employment and retail units. The Local Plan establishes a level of house-building of 200 units per annum for the whole district in order to deliver at least 3,000 (net) new homes over the period of 2012 to 2027. Approximately 50% of the planned supply – around 1,500 new homes - will be directed to Malton and Norton. A further plan for employment land is proposed for Malton. Of the 37 hectares of employment land required to meet the needs of the district until 2027, approximately 80% will be allocated towards Malton and Norton. For retail development the plan reflects Malton’s role as the main retail centre serving Ryedale, and will direct most new retail and other town centre uses to Malton in order to support and promote its role as a shopping, employment, leisure and cultural centre for Ryedale.
Malton holds a market every Saturday, and a farmers' market once every month. The town has a war memorial and several historical churches (Norton-on-Derwent also holds large church buildings). The town is served by Malton railway station. The livestock market, currently situated on the edge of the town centre will be relocated to a site close to Eden Camp once construction work there is complete.
Malton is the middle-ground between York, Pickering (access to the North York Moors and also a terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway), Scarborough, Filey and Whitby. The route of The White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire also passes through Malton.
Malton and Norton is significant for its horse racing connections, and has a number of training stables in the vicinity. The most recent Malton Stables Open Day, held in August 2013, showcased 19 trainer stables. Writer Norman Maitland describes the history of horse racing as "being in the blood in this part of Yorkshire for generations ..." with meetings being advertised as early as 1692.
Malton was voted one of the best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times in March 2014.
The 300-year-old Fitzwilliam Malton Estate owns and manages commercial, residential and agricultural property in and around the town of Malton. In 1713 The Hon Thomas Watson Wentworth purchased the Manor of Malton, beginning a long association between the town and the Wentworth, Watson-Wentworth, Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, and Naylor-Leyland families. A book detailing the history since 1713 was published in 2013, entitled 300 years of continuity and change: families and business in Malton from the 18th century to the present.
Castle Howard to your left
Go through gate
Follow this path through a field until you emerge onto a gravel path. Turn right and walk through the woods.
Follow the track through the field
Turn right on to gravel path
Head through the woods
Soon you emerge onto a road. Although a minor road, cars drive fast on this road. Turn right and follow the road back into Malton.
Turn right onto the road
Malton
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council and has a population of around 13,000 people, measured for both the civil parish and the electoral ward at the 2011 Census as 4,888.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
In the 11th century, a wooden Norman castle, Malton Castle, was built in what is now Castle Garden. This had been rebuilt in stone by Eustace de Vescy (1169-1216) by the time Richard the Lionheart visited the castle in 1189. Other visitors included Edward II, in 1307 and Robert the Bruce in 1322. The great house subsequently became ruined.The castle site was inherited by Lord William Eure (c. 1483-1548) in 1544, when he was also made a baron.In 1569 Ralph Eure built a new house on the castle site and in 1602, the house was rebuilt in much grander style. This was a spectacular property and it was described by the diarist and gunpowder plotter Sir Henry Slingsby as the rival of many other great houses, including that at Audley End.
The house was subsequently demolished in 1674 and the stones divided between two sisters, Mary (who married into the Palmes family) and Margaret Eure. They had quarrelled over their inheritance and the demolition was the settlement ordered by Sheriff Henry Marwood. The Old Lodge Hotel is the remaining fragment of the original Jacobean "prodigy house" and its size hints at the grandeur of the complete structure.
Attractions in modern Malton include the signposted remains of the Roman fort at 'Orchard Fields', and Malton Priory a Gilbertine priory. Eden Camp, a military themed museum, is located just outside the town. Malton Museum is located at the Subscription Rooms in Yorkersgate. The town has an independent cinema, which also houses the World Wide Shopping Mall, and independent retailers, high street shops, cafés, public houses and restaurants. Malton's two microbreweries, Brass Castle and Bad Seed, host an annual spring 'BEERTOWN' festival at the town's Milton Rooms.
Both towns are known in connection with Charles Dickens, who made regular visits to the area to see his friend Charles Smithson; he also wrote the famous novel "A Christmas Carol" while staying in Malton. There have been recent revivals of Dickens-related festivals. Malton and the neighbouring village of Old Malton provide the settings for the collection of stories told in the book, "All is Bright - A Yorkshire Lad's Christmas" by Dave Preston.
In September 2013 Ryedale District Council issued their Local Plan Strategy. The current Local Plan, produced in September 2013, supports Malton (together with Norton, its twin town on the south side of the river Derwent) as Ryedale District’s Principal Town. The Local Plan sees Malton’s historic town centre as the thriving and attractive cultural and economic heart of the area. During the Plan’s period until 2027, Malton and Norton will be the focus for the majority of any new development and growth including new housing, employment and retail units. The Local Plan establishes a level of house-building of 200 units per annum for the whole district in order to deliver at least 3,000 (net) new homes over the period of 2012 to 2027. Approximately 50% of the planned supply – around 1,500 new homes - will be directed to Malton and Norton. A further plan for employment land is proposed for Malton. Of the 37 hectares of employment land required to meet the needs of the district until 2027, approximately 80% will be allocated towards Malton and Norton. For retail development the plan reflects Malton’s role as the main retail centre serving Ryedale, and will direct most new retail and other town centre uses to Malton in order to support and promote its role as a shopping, employment, leisure and cultural centre for Ryedale.
Malton holds a market every Saturday, and a farmers' market once every month. The town has a war memorial and several historical churches (Norton-on-Derwent also holds large church buildings). The town is served by Malton railway station. The livestock market, currently situated on the edge of the town centre will be relocated to a site close to Eden Camp once construction work there is complete.
Malton is the middle-ground between York, Pickering (access to the North York Moors and also a terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway), Scarborough, Filey and Whitby. The route of The White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire also passes through Malton.
Malton and Norton is significant for its horse racing connections, and has a number of training stables in the vicinity. The most recent Malton Stables Open Day, held in August 2013, showcased 19 trainer stables. Writer Norman Maitland describes the history of horse racing as "being in the blood in this part of Yorkshire for generations ..." with meetings being advertised as early as 1692.
Malton was voted one of the best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times in March 2014.
The 300-year-old Fitzwilliam Malton Estate owns and manages commercial, residential and agricultural property in and around the town of Malton. In 1713 The Hon Thomas Watson Wentworth purchased the Manor of Malton, beginning a long association between the town and the Wentworth, Watson-Wentworth, Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, and Naylor-Leyland families. A book detailing the history since 1713 was published in 2013, entitled 300 years of continuity and change: families and business in Malton from the 18th century to the present.
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