Sandsend to Kettleness and the Coastal Path

6.4 miles                      Warm and pleasant

This is not a TSB walk but it is a nice short walk for a summer's morning.  We drove to Sandsend and parked in the Pay and Display at the bottom of Lythe Bank.

Screenshot of today's walk, track reversed for GPS

From the car park we walked back up Lythe Bank for 300 metres then, at a bench, turned right off the road through a kissing gate at a footpath sign.  We had fine views back down to Sandsend.

'I'll watch your car, guv'.

Bottom of Lythe Bank

Steep climb for 300 metres..

.. then turn right at the bench

View over to Whitby from the bench

The tracks across fields to Deepgrove Farm have not been walked and we fought our way through long grass alongside hedgerows, all the time bearing right until we reached the farm buildings.

Keep the fence to the left then cross and keep it to the right to the top of the hill

No track so choose your own way across the field

St Oswalds's at Lythe in the distance

After crossing the field the right of way is very overgrown

We keep as near to the fence as we can

I think the missing arm should point to Kettleness

Deepgrove Farm

Follow the waymarks to the right at Deepgrove Farm and quickly reach Over Dale.  Here there is a steep descent, a bridge and then a steep ascent, mostly on steps.

Into Over Dale

Steep steps

Crossing Over Dale

Follow way marks at field boundaries

After crossing Over Dale we climbed a stile into fields with Overdale Farm to our left.  We followed the farm track for about 500 metres to join a road.

We turned right on to the road and followed it into Goldsborough, where we noted the Fox and Hounds is open for business.  As we passed the last building on the right we turned into fields at a footpath sign and followed a faint grassy track down to a ruined barn and a stile.

Cross the stile and drop towards the old chapel

Kettleness ahead!

From the stile we dropped down to join the road near an old chapel, and walked down past the old station to the cliff top and the end of the road.  Here we selected a bench (there are several) with a view of Runswick Bay and enjoyed our coffee and scones.

Arriving at Kettleness

The old station...

.. and track bed at Kettleness

Nice weather vanes at Kettleness

Our view of Runswick Bay from rest stop

We set off following the Cleveland Way cliff top path all the way back to Over Dale.  The views were excellent and the path very straightforward.

Follow the Cleveland Way acorn 

The path gets very near the cliff edge in places

We are pleased to see a pedant has added the missing 'L' in Helmsley

"Back a bit more..."

We then left the cliff top and followed our path across the field to reach a stile into woods.  Here we descended into Over Dale on a very steep stepped path, to reach the old railway line. We turned left onto it and followed the gravel track for the next mile to reach Sandsend.

Into Over Dale again

Nearly down to the old railway

Follow the old railway line...

.. past Deep Grove Quarry

The railway bed makes an easy track

Heathers in flower

Picking heather

Sandsend from the old railway track

Back to the car park

Sandsend Bay

The sunny weather had brought the crowds to Sandsend so we drove to the the Fox and Hounds at Goldsborough where we toasted the walk with a pint in the beer garden.  

To short walks and long glasses!