North Yorkshire, Cleveland Way, Helmsley, Osmotherly, Chop Gate and Thirsk

Beautiful weather!

Helmsley courtesy OS maps
The Queen Catherine Hotel. Excellent full English breakfast before beginning The Cleveland Way
Helmsley Castle, the old part.
The newer part of Helmsley Castle and beginning of the Cleveland Way
We have a long way to walk today
Then up again
Onto the main scarp, beginning to get some serious distance on our legs!
John descending one of the steeper sections
Then up again,
And all sat down waiting for the Pub and our accomodation to open
Day 2 and a glorious Yorkshire October morning
Blazing sunshine over mist covered valley
All warmed up after a long climb
Gorgeous weather!
Looking back towards the Stag Pub
Alan, Jim, Arthur, Tony and John taking a pause on the otherwise deserted moor.
Deserted Moor!
Jim, Alan, Arthur, Stewart, John and Tony on a sunny afternoon,
Osmotherley