The Grey Panthers

This walk starts from the picturesque village of Swainby, and makes a circuit that take sin the villages of Faceby and Carlton in Cleveland. The return leg passes the ruined Church of the Holy Cross in Whorlton, and Whorlton Castle.
Choose a fine day and there are some superb views to be had.
The walking is mostly easy, with a couple of ascents that require a modest amount of effort.
Navigation is very straightforward, with plenty of waymarkers and finger posts to help.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

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There are several parking spaces by the public toilets in Swainby (NZ47653 02159).
Head Southwards down the main street in Swainby until you come to the street by the village school. Turn right here to find the field footpath that heads Westwards. When you reach Back Lane, turn left. Continue along Back Lone to where it heads uphill.
On your left is a footpath sign. Cross the stile and then cross the small beck, before heading Southwards on the field footpath to Coalmire Lane.
Here turn right and continue uphill, using the footpath that runs beside the road. Where this footpath rejoins the road, cross over and pass through a gate to join the Cleveland Way footpath through Clain Wood.
Continue on the signposted Cleveland Way footpath to Hollin Hill Farm, crossing the Scugdale Beck.
Continue on the Cleveland Way footpath, ascending under the woods of Round Hill.
Where the Cleveland Way footpath turns sharp right (through a gate), instead take the footpath of the left.
Follow the edge of the woodland and continue on the footpath to Bank Lane.
In Bank Lane head Northwards into Faceby village.
Where the road turns right by the village pub (Mill Lane) follow this road to Carlton.
In Carlton there is a small village Green at the end of this road, and as footpath that takes you into the village itself. Follow the footpath Northwards to St. Botolph's Church.
From the church, retrace your steps to where the footpath to Faceby is clearly indicated by a finger post.
Follow this field footpath back to Faceby.
Turn left when the footpath meets the road, then take the next road on your right which takes you to Whorl Hill Farm.
Just before the farm, and hand-written sign directs you to the track down to Whorlton. This track has been severely eroded in places.
Once at the road at Whorlton, head past the church (though this is well worth visiting) and Castle to arrive back in Swainby.