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WALK 7

Gillamoor, Boonhill Common and Fadmoor

Start/finish Royal Oak, Gillamoor, SE 682 899 Distance 8km (5 miles) Total ascent/descent 140m (460ft) Time 2hrs 30mins Terrain Easy walking along woodland and field paths with linking roads. Maps OS Landranger 94 or 100; OS Explorer OL26 South Refreshments Royal Oak at Gillamoor Transport Monday-only Ryecat buses serve Gillamoor and Fadmoor from Pickering

Gillamoor and Fadmoor are quiet, charming little villages with neat, spacious greens, several stone farms and cottages. Both villages are surrounded by fields that rise gradually to Boonhill Common, which is another of the nabs on the Tabular Hills, beyond which stretch extensive heather moorlands. Despite being flanked by the River Dove and Hodge Beck, Gillamoor and Fadmoor, in most respects, lacked a constant supply of water. This problem was overcome when lengthy leats were constructed to channel water to both villages from distant sources.

Start from the Royal Oak in Gillamoor and walk through the village to reach St Aidan’s Church. The road runs left of the church and reaches the Surprise View that overlooks the River Dove and Spaunton Moor. As the road bends left, immediately branch left along a signposted footpath that runs along the inside edge of a woodland at the top of a steep brow. The path continues alongside a field, then heads straight for a minor road. Turn right to follow the road past a junction, as signposted for Bransdale, beside Dial Farm. Walk down a wooded road that levels out among fields and passes Grays Farm. Turn left along a narrow road marked ‘no through road’ and follow it around the lower slopes of Boonhill Common, heading downhill a short way.