Pickering Steam Railway

Ann and Me had a Dayout at Pickering Steam Railway, we go once a year some times two all deepens on the weather .

We walk  the Pickering railway walk running 18 miles via Levisham Newton Dale Goathland to Grosmont and finishing at Whitby, we just walk to Levisham.

Its a splendid walk with the added bonus of the steam trains puff-puffing with the occupants waving from the carriages brings to mind the film The Railway Children and seems to help us on our journey.

The walk passes The little hidden gem of Pickering and well worth a visit,  the Studiotozer ceramics at Rock Cottage, a ceramics artwork studio and gallery, situated 1 mile north of Pickering centre on the heritage walk running parallel with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway every time we seem to walk past someone seem to be drinking a nice glass of wine in the garden, so not sure how much art work actually gets created.

The walk takes you past field and lovely meadows and the pathway are well maintained in fact it looked like some holes had been filled in on the paths.

We cross the railway then left and pass the signal box next into the quarry keep to the path and through the gate follow the path to a shooting range take the right path to Yates Farm we tend to just follow the n reaching the road we turn left and then take the next right onto Ruddings Road. 

We follow the road and cross over the Bridleway, going straight ahead and down a steep hill (Farwath Road) to a ford. We go over the ford to have a look at Farwath and the railway line and then back over the ford to resume our walk. Just before the ford we turn right going up a steep path until we reach a gate.

We go through the gate and uphill to the remains of High Blansby, here we turn left and follow the Bridleway back to New Bridge, passing Blansby Park Farm, West Farm and Park Gate. On reaching New Bridge we turn left. We walk down the road and take the path on the left to the castle. We have a look round the castle then back on to the road and follow the road, passing the trout farms on the right, back into Pickering.

One sad point was the Pickering Model shop formerly Puffers has closed down, i think the owner died it was up for sale for sometime i but nobody came forward to take the business on.
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Pictures of our last visit to Grosmont

I have always had a passing interest in Steam railway and have a number of Videos and dvd mainly Cab Rides and will list my collection on this site as soon as i find time.

Pickering Station Information.
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Address: Pickering Station, 2 Park Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire Y018 7AJ

Telephone: 01751 472508  Talking Timetable: 01751 473535

Line Length: 18 miles  Gauge: 4ft 8½ inches

Route: Pickering to Grosmont or Whitby  

Journey Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Service: February 16 - 24 / March - Saturdays, Sundays, 25 - 29 / April 1 - October 31 every day / November 1 - 3 

Tickets: Pickering to Grosmont Adult £18.00, Child £9.00, Family £34.00 (2 adults & 4 Children) unlimited travel on day of issue

Parking: Pickering YO18 7AJ, Levisham YO18 7NN, Goathland and Grosmont Stations.

Yet a new year past and we was lucky enough to return to our favourite walk along the Pickering steam railway