Drewton Dale

1. Park along Little Wold Lane ensuring that you do not block any access and walk up towards where the road runs out and turns into the footpath. Follow the path up and into the Little Wold Plantation.

2. Take the path straight ahead in the woods and before long you will come to a small clearing on your right where you will find the poetry bench offering lovely views all the way to the Humber. After you have taken a short break here carry on, straight ahead through the woods to the end.

3. At the end of the woods turn right onto the track and follow it downhill for about 1/4 of a mile until you see the gap in the hedgerow on your left and the Yorkshire Wolds Way public footpath sign.

4. Turn left at the sign and go through the metal gate onto the top of Comber Dale.

9. Just before the house at the end of this road turn right to follow the signpost up the side of it and past a duck pond. Please note the signage asking for dogs to be kept on a lead whilst on Drewton Estate land. 

10. The roadway climbs quite steeply up at this point - so I did take quite a few breathers to enjoy the view! At the 'Footpath Only - no cycles allowed' sign turn right and follow the edge of the woods along on the grassy path. 

11. At the top of this stretch you will come to a stile. Fortunately, there is room next to the stile for dogs to walk through. Once over turn immediately left and follow the fence line upwards, (note do not go straight ahead as this brings you to a breeding pen for game birds which is something you will not want your dogs to find!).

12. The fence line bends away left part way up the field but just carry on ahead across the field following the path up to the gap in the hedge at the top. Go through the gap at the signpost pointing straight ahead and right. Turn right.

17. Follow the grassy path ahead along the side of Drewton Wold towards Diamond Cottage, which you will see nestled in the bottom of the dale. Head towards this house. At the house go to the far end at the gate and you will see a kissing gate and footpath sign for the public footpath. Go through and follow the path left. 

18. Follow the roadway straight ahead with the fence on your left. It bends left and then right at which point you will cross over Drewton Beck. Keep following the roadway up and you will come to the point at which you turned left at instruction 8. Turn left back onto the path you came down on.

19. Now you can just retrace your steps back up the path, over the disused railway bridge and keep going to the tricky gate you found at point 6. When you reach the 3-way footpath sign turn right and head back up Comber Dale to the top where you go back through the gate and turn right. 

20. Then just follow the track back up to Little Wold Plantation, turning left to go back through the woods, take a final glance of the poetry bench and back to Little Wold Lane where you parked. Job done!