October 2019 - Beth Foot Forward

Week 56 – Bridlington to Nettleton

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2019

Bridlington to Skipsea 11.08 miles
Beverley to Hull 12.18 miles
Epworth to Crowle 10.02 miles
Barnetby le Wold to Nettleton 9.83 miles

Total miles this week 43.11

Total miles to date 2471.36

Fraisthorpe Sands, Bridlington to Skipsea. There used to be a path above the cliffs but this has crumbled into the sea due to coastal erosion

The Beverley Medieval Guilds and Crafts Trail

Disused windmill, now a residential property, Epworth, Lincolnshire

Monument in a field in Somerby, built in 1770 to commemorate 29 years of marriage of Edward and Ann Weston of Somerby Hall. Barnetby le Wold to Nettleton

Caistor. Where 66 skeletons, believed to be Roman, were discovered in the former Talbot Inn car park. Carving by Martin Healy, South Kelsey.

Week 55b – Scarborough to Bridlington

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 16th to Tuesday 22nd October 2019

Back to “work” and on the coastal trail again after my break in York

Scarborough to Filey 9.02 miles
Bempton to Bridlington 8.54 miles

Total miles this week 17.56

Total miles to date 2428.25

Detail of wall along Bridlington promenade

Week 55a – R&R in York

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 16th to Tuesday 22nd October 2019

This week was mainly spent having some time off to rest and to explore the beautiful walled city of York…

York’s Grade II listed railway station was the largest in the world when it opened in 1877. Built by the North Eastern Railway, the structure included 13 platforms, a train shed, station buildings and a hotel.

Micklegate Bar. This was the most important of York’s four main medieval gateways and the focus for grand events. The name comes from ‘Micklelith’, meaning great street. It was the main entrance to the city for anyone arriving from the South”
http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/timel…/norman/micklegate-bar

The Tansy Beetle mural, by street artist ATM, is on the side of a house on Queen Street, next to the Premier Inn. It’s described by some as the “Jewel of York”, and portrays the city’s own rare, endemic Tansy beetle. Commissioned by environmental charity New Networks for Nature, and paid for by crowd funding, I think it’s beautiful. ATM has painted murals across London to Bristol and on to Poland and Norway.
http://atmstreetart.com/about/

Week 54 – Redcar to Scarborough

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 9th to Tuesday 15th October 2019

Redcar to Loftus 8 miles
Staithes to Whitby 12.48 miles
Whitby to Ravenscar 9.82 miles
Ravenscar to Scarborough 11.52 miles

Total miles this week 41.82

Total miles to date 2410.69

One of Redcar’s many ornate wrought-iron panels by architectural metalworkers Chris Topp and Co. “Based on the concept of the seaside postcard and represent local scenes, with each including a letter which when taken in order form a riddle with a hidden clue”.

“Left Luggage”, 2007, by Lewis Robinson. Gifted to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council by “Working Title Films” to celebrate the filming of “Atonement” during the summer of 2006. Redcar.

Charm bracelet sculpture at Huntcliff, Skinningrove. Redcar to Loftus

The coastal path went up there! Runswick Bay. Staithes to Whitby

Remains of the railway platform, Ravenscar to Scarborough

Week 53 – Newbiggin-By-The-Sea to Sunderland

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 2nd to Tuesday 8th October 2019

Newbiggin-By-The-Sea to Blyth 10.90 miles
Blyth to Tynemouth 11.62 miles
South Shields to Sunderland 9.44 miles

Total miles this week 31.96

Total miles to date 2368.87

The “Land Couple”, a smaller version of Sean Henry’s 2007 “Couple”, a large (12.25 x 21 x 6 metre) sculpture on the breakwater at Newbiggin-By-The-Sea

National cycle network #1, Blyth to Tynemouth

From 21st August to 1st November 2019, 50 big and 114 little individually painted elephant sculptures took over North East streets, parks and public buildings in the biggest and brightest art trail ever seen in the region, raising vital funds for St Oswald’s Children’s Hospice.

The Black Middens are a rock formation at the mouth of the River Tyne. In the past they were a particularly dangerous hazard to ships as they are mostly hidden below the water level at high tide. Many ships have been wrecked on the Black Middens over the years, particularly in high winds (Newcastle University, 2017)

This 10ft 6ins (3.2m) sculpture in North Shields, called Fiddler’s Green, is a memorial to fishermen from Tyneside who have lost their lives at sea

Week 52 – Beal to Lynemouth

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Beth

Wednesday 25th September to Tuesday 1st October 2019

Beal to Belford 9.42 miles
Belford to Seahouses 10.01 miles
Seahouses to Howick 13.02 miles
Longhoughton to Amble 12.08 miles
Amble to Lynemouth 11.36 miles