Market Weighton, East Yorkshire. Sunday, 21st. June 2026
'A' Walk - Leader- Alan Taylor. Distance -11 miles. Ascent - 800. Grade - Moderate. Anticlockwise.
One of the jewels of the Yorkshire Wolds, this peaceful town has held a market for over 750 years and was once the location of Britain's largest sheep market. Walk around the picture postcard centre and you'll discover Norman, Georgian and Victorian buildings. Less than two miles from Market Weighton, in a north easterly direction, is the little village of Goodmanham, which dates back to Stone Age times – we will visit here in the afternoon and admire some wonderful buildings as we return to the town.
Before then though, we’ll head southwards out of the town on our way to Sancton which lays about 2 miles in a south easterly direction. Having started walking from the middle of the town, it inevitably means we’ll have a fair bit of road-walking to do but after leaving the road, at Crossfield House on Cliffe Road, we take to pleasant and easy-going field paths and soon enter the grounds of Houghton Hall – good views of its frontage are to be had. Very soon though, we will reach Sancton which heralds the start of our open country walking. It is along this section that we will encounter a rather surprising feature – a vineyard, no less! You will easily acknowledge its sunny position on the flank of the dale….. if we are lucky with the weather!!!
Very pleasant walking ensues along the dale, passing Noddles Hill before 
reaching the Yorkshire Wolds Way which takes us to our highest point of the day – Arras. Now, after navigating Arras Farm, we’ll enjoy splendid open views of the surrounding countryside as we gently descend to cross the Hudson Way path (a former rail road that ran from Beverley to Market Weighton) to take a very small tarmac road in to Goodmanham village.
We may take a short detour to the north of Goodmanham - if the weather is good - to sample the land around this small but old village before returning to Market Weighton, via a straight forward route, to enjoy all that the town has to offer.
This walk is a departure from the fare that I often offer on a walk but I found this one to be very enjoyable – I hope you will too. It is not a difficult or complicated walk but one that offers very pleasant views and surroundings from start to finish . . . . . ENJOY!
'B' Walk -Leaders, Elaine, Jean & Isabel. Dist.- 8.5 miles. Asc.- 567 ft. Grade - Mod. Anticlockwise.
Market Weighton is an old medieval town nestling at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds, well known as the birthplace of William Bradley, the tallest British man on record.
A short walk through the town takes us to the start of today's walk where we join the disused East Coast Railway Line, now known as Hudson Way. Look out for St. Helen's Well along this part of the route, a sacred well believed to have been used by the Romans.
We soon leave the track and head North West along the road , ascending gradually, to join the Yorkshire Wolds Way into the village of Goodmanham. We continue to follow the Wolds Way, crossing the A614, before entering the splendid Londesborough Estate, which dates back to the 16th Century. We will have our lunch stop next to the old 12th Century church in Londesborough.
After lunch, the route back into Market Weighton will take us along 
numerous field paths and hedgerows. On our last visit in 2018 the hedgerows were covered in 'sloes', but we are several months earlier this year so unfortunately no sloes to pick this time!
As we enter the town we will be passing the statue of William Bradley, referred to earlier, so you will have the opportunity to see for yourself how tall he really was.
Sunday appears to be an early closing day for the cafés in Market Weighton, but fortunately, the Red Lion pub will be open for drinks, both hot, as well as cold!
This is an easy, relatively flat walk through open countryside, in a lovely area where hills and stiles seem to be in short supply.
We hope you will enjoy the day as much as we did when we came here for the pre-walk.
Jean, Elaine & Isobel ... your leaders for the day.
'C' Walk - Leader - Jane Taylor. Distance - 5 miles. Ascent - 331ft. Grade - Easy. Clockwise
Our walk today is from Market Weighton in the delightful Yorkshire Wolds.
After leaving the coach on Beverly Road we walk into the town and have our customary early refreshments at the Café on the Wolds, which offers the usual breakfast fayre or scones and cakes. The café prefers cash but will accept card payments for purchases above £5.
From the café we make our way northwards through the outskirts of the town, to briefly join the Hudson Way Walking Track, previously an old disused railway line which ran from Beverly to Market Weighton.
We soon leave the main track to follow another good path north 
eastwards towards Goodmanham. As we approach the outskirts of the village we turn briefly northwest, then due north to meet the Wolds Way where we turn right to follow the path into the centre of the village. Here we can have a break at the Goodmanham Arms, a popular old pub with plenty of outdoor seating.
Fully refreshed and hopefully still excited, we retrace our steps past the church before turning south eastwards to rejoin the Wolds Way We soon arrive at the junction with the Hudson Way track where we turn sharply southwest and head towards Market Weighton. Look out for St. Helen's Well, one of many ancient sacred wells in the area. In the years when the railway was still operating the Well was used by the old steam trains as a stopping point to refill their boilers.
A final leisurely stroll will take us back to Market Weighton where we will have ample time to explore the town and enjoy the rest of the day. The Café on the Wolds closes at 3 pm but the Tesco Express Café is open until 4pm. and the nearby the Red Lion pub is also open.
The change of route means we will not be passing the statue of William Bradley as we leave town but there will be ample time when we return to see it on Market Place. It is certainly worth having a look at this impressive oak statue of the town's well known giant.
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