Monday 19th. October 2009. Still raining as I packed up and set off this morning heading across Bransdale and into Bilsdale again I had route finding problems which added distance and wasted time, the latter more annoying than the former! Going along the ridge of Boltby Scar to Whitestones Cliff is part of the Cleveland Way and so brought back some good memories, however todays weather is wet, windy and cold so that is not so memorable is it? The walking is quite easy today (which helps) as I make my way to Helmsley via the beautiful old ruins of the Cistercian Abbey at Rievaulx. From Helmsley my route follows the River Rye for a few miles then heads into the hinterland of Yorkshires many pretty villages, today I got as far as Wombleton where I camped on a field edge next to the Sports field, not the best place for a wild camp but a good night's sleep regardless. I passed the beautiful old church of St. Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale, this ancient Saxon church is an eccliseastical and architechtural gem of a building and I was very sorry not to be able to have a closer inspection as it is closed for renovations. Just look at the gates!
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