Huggate Round

3. Walk past the sign to Northfield Farm and carry on up the tree lined road for a while until it turns a slight corner. Here you will find a signpost on your left taking you to the Yorkshire Wolds Way along a bridleway that heads down the side of a field. 

4. Follow the path all the way to the gate onto Horse Dale. Go through the gate and you will see the poetry bench down and to your right.

 The bench was designed by artist Angus Ross, who created it to represent the curves of the dales (or dry valleys) and the springs along the Yorkshire Wolds Way. The bench is carved with a poem by John Wedgwood Clarke.  Go down to the bench.

7. At the bottom of the field path turn right and head along Rabbit Dale. Part way along you will come to a gate beyond which the path goes through a sheep field so put your dog back on the lead.

8. At the end of the Dale, at the fence line you will find a sign post for the Chalkland Way. DO NOT go through the gate (this is where I went wrong the first time) but turn right before the gate and follow the Chalkland Way all the way down Cow Dale.  Strangely there are sheep (not cows!) here so dogs should be kept on a lead.

9. At the end of Cow Dale is a gate that you saw on your way out that leads back onto the farm road, go through and turn left. Retrace your steps back past the sewage works, through Huggate and back to the car park - nipping down the road to the Wolds Inn or Rachel's Walnut Cottage Tea Room if you fancy a drink or something to eat. Alternatively, if you are heading east, drive the 3 miles along Driffield Road to Field House Camping Coffee Shop near Tibthorpe (where you can also stay!).