Our 2nd Annual Walking & History Festival
DAY ONE - Wharram Percy & The Deserted Medieval Villages of Yorkshire
1pm - Saturday 13th September - This year's mini-festival kicks off with a fabulous 4.3-mile walk around the medieval deserted village of Wharram Percy, prehistoric earthworks in Deep Dale and a section of the Malton and Driffield Railway which closed in 1958. This is followed by a pie and pea supper & first drink at Seaways Café in Fridaythorpe (5pm) and a fascinating talk about Deserted Medieval Villages of Yorkshire by local historian Marcus Ramshaw (6.30pm).
Tickets - £27.50 (includes walk, supper & talk)
Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village, YO17 9TD
Two Day Tickets are also available for £57.00 (includes 2 walks, 2 talks & all refreshments)
DAY TWO - Kirby Grindalythe & St Andrews (Sykes) Church
10am - Sunday 14th September - The second day of our Festival starts and ends in Kirby Grindalythe. After a breakfast of bacon rolls (or vegetarian alternative) and a hot or cold drink, we will explore a 5.3-mile route that encounters the magical Gypsy Race stream as well as the medieval deserted village of Mowthorpe, before heading back to St Andrews Church, one of Sykes' Churches. for a talk by Louise Hampson, local historian, plus tea and cake (of course!)
Tickets - £32.50
St Andrews Church, Kirby Grindalythe, YO17 8DB
Two Day Tickets are also available for £57.00 (includes 2 walks, 2 talks & all refreshments)