Welton Dale & Elloughton Wold - Route.
Distance: 4¾ miles / 7½ kilometers
Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Grade: Easy
Map: OS Explorer 293 - Kingston Upon Hull and Beverley
Start point: Near The Green Dragon Inn and St Helen's Church, Welton
Grid Reference: SE 959 273
Nearest Post Code: HU15 1NB
There are three route options:
This 4¾ miles Welton Dale & Elloughton Wold walk - follows Welton Dale then crosses over to Lings Plantation, through Elloughton Dale and Scarbro Wold Plantation.
Alternatively a 3 miles - Welton Wold & Welton Dale walk - follows Welton Wold then returns along Welton Dale.
Alternatively a 6¼ miles Welton Wold to Turtle Hill & Brantingham Wold walk - follows Welton Wold passes Wauldby Manor Farm and Wauldby Dam, on the way to Turtle Hill then to Brantingham Wold.
There is limited parking on Cowgate (SE 959 273) along the road or opposite the Green Dragon in front of the Church of Saint Helen, with further parking at the end of Chapel Hill, after passing Holly Hill, where the woodland starts on Crossall Hill Lane (SE 962 274). If parking other than on Crossall Hill Lane, head to the traffic island opposite the church, where there is a green bench with a white National Trails acorn logo.
| Serial | Distance | Grid Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 0.00 miles | SE 959 273 | From the bench cross over the road and head up Dale Road for about 350 yards, after passing the houses, enter the Welton Dale Estate (SE 960 276). Follow the trail along the hedge row passed Dale Cottage and Welton Springs to enter Dale Plantation. |
| 02 | 720 yards | SE 962 279 | Pass through the kiss gate, follow the open pasture of Welton Dale valley, passing through another kiss gate, re-enter the Dale Plantation, at the fork in the path (SE 963 281), bear right and follow the woodland trail to a road (Tom Potts Row). |
| 03 | 1.40 miles | SE 967 292 | Turn left along Tom Potts Row, at the junction turn left on to Wauldby Road. Follow the verge for ¼ of a mile to a fingerpost signed footpath on the right, opposite Keeper's Cottage. |
| 04 | 1.85 miles | SE 963 288 | Turn right on the public footpath. Enter the wooded area of Lings Plantation on the High Hunsley Circuit. Follow the woodland trail for ¾ of a mile to a track crossways. |
| 05 | 2.46 miles | SE 956 290 | The path to the left leads to Welton. Continue straight ahead for a about 40 yards, to a fork, bear left, for about 175 yards to a T-Junction (the path to the left leads to Welton). Turn right to gently descend Elloughton Dale passing through a gateless fence and a metal gate, follow the trail down to the road. |
| 06 | 2.75 miles | SE 953 289 | Cross the road passing through the kissing gates. The trail follows a boundary fence for about 210 yards, then bears left (SE 952 291) to ascend a short but fairly steep hill. |
| 07 | 3.00 miles | SE 951 291 | At the top of the hill, at the finger post (signed Brantingham 1 mile to the right). Turn left joining the public bridleway, pass through a kiss gate in to Scarbro Wold Plantation. After almost ½ a mile the trail bends sharp left along Peggy Farrow Lane. |
| 08 | 3.16 miles | SE 945 283 | At the end of Peggy Farrow Lane pass through a kiss gate, cross over the road ahead signed Welton. Follow High Road for about 1 mile back to Welton village and the start. |
The Church of Saint Helen (the original church is thought to date from the reign of William Rufus 1067-1100, it was restored in 1862), is worth a visit, take some bread to feed the ducks. The Green Dragon is an 18th century inn, where the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin was caught. A good place to reflect on the walk and take in a wee snack and liquid refreshment.