1. Raby Castle
Meeting Point: Raby Castle
We begin the Big Smile in the magnificent grounds of Raby Castle. We follow a broad path through the grassy landscape where Red and Fallow Deer herds live wild. We pass the impressively maintained medieval castle, built between 1367 and 1390 by John Neville, the 3rd Baron Neville de Raby.
We wander through Ladywood and then up towards Raby Home Farm and then Shotton enjoying the beautiful countryside home to some superb flora and fauna.
Eventually, we leave the Raby estate and find ourselves heading over Cockfield fell, common land pock marked with evidence of human habitation including flint arrowheads dating back to 8000BC.
We skirt around Cockfield itself and back through the estate to finish back at Raby Castle in a wonderful start to the Big Smile Walks.
Distance: 20 km ( 12.47 miles)
Difficulty Rating: ★★★☆☆
Sponsored By: The Ramside Hall Hotel
1. Raby Castle
Meeting Point: Raby Castle
We begin the Big Smile in the magnificent grounds of Raby Castle. We follow a broad path through the grassy landscape where Red and Fallow Deer herds live wild. We pass the impressively maintained medieval castle, built between 1367 and 1390 by John Neville, the 3rd Baron Neville de Raby.
We wander through Ladywood and then up towards Raby Home Farm and then Shotton enjoying the beautiful countryside home to some superb flora and fauna.
Eventually, we leave the Raby estate and find ourselves heading over Cockfield fell, common land pock marked with evidence of human habitation including flint arrowheads dating back to 8000BC.
We skirt around Cockfield itself and back through the estate to finish back at Raby Castle in a wonderful start to the Big Smile Walks.
Distance: 20 km ( 12.47 miles)
Difficulty Rating: ★★★☆☆
Sponsored By: The Ramside Hall Hotel
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How do I navigate the route?All of our walks begin and end at the oak marker post. We have placed directional discs along the route to help you keep on track. We recommend combining the waymarkers with either the Komoot or the downloadable PDF map and directions.
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How do I use Komoot?Komoot provides several options to navigate the route. First download the app, sign-up, and then from the Heritage 100 website download the route to your device. The route can be navigated using your location icon to follow the plotted route within the app (Our preferred method). Komoot also allows you to navigate the route using voice guidance by simply pressing the navigate route button (this can consume battery quickly).
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Will I encounter Livestock on your walks?Yes, but only on some walks. We use Public Rights of Way when creating the walks, some of which pass through private land. Occasionally, farmers use this land for livestock. Where possible we keep this to a minimum and we will display a warning message on that walks page. Further guidance on how to walk through fields containing livestock can be found here 👉 https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking-hub/how-walk-through-field-animals
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Do I need to wait for an organised walk?No. Our walks are available for anyone to self navigate the route.
CONTACT US
For other questions and comments email info@walkandtalktrust.co.uk