The Grey Panthers

Explorer Map OL26, - North York Moors (Western Area)

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.
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)

Some new mapping software is now available which you may want to try, - QUO mapping. You can download the software for free from the link below, complete with demonstration maps. Having installed QUO, you can import and export Memory Map overlays. Thus YOU DON'T NEED Memory Map to use any of the overlays provided on the Grey Panthers web site, - just use QUO!!

There are several parking spaces by the public toilets in Swainby (NZ47653 02159).
Head Southwards down the main street in Swainby. Continue ahead past the turning to Scugdale.
At a bend in the road there is a signposted track which leads you to join the Cleveland Way footpath in Clain Wood.
Turn left on the Cleveland Way footpath and follow the path to Hollin Hill.
Turn left at the road junction and after a few yards turn right at Heathwaite Green Farm Follow the track North to Perish Crokk Farm. Here tur left and take the footpath / track to Whorlton House Farm.
Turn right and take the footpath to Bank Land, Faceby, and then head Northwards towards Faceby.
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 a 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.