Coming Soon | Turbine Talk & Visit| Tales of Iron | Land of Iron | Exhibitions at Danby Moors Centre | Ghost Walks | Meander Down the Esk
COMING UP THIS WEEK
& WEEK-END
Please
note there are no trains on Saturday 23rd June and on Tuesday 19th and
Thursday 21st, the last train in either direction (17:56 from
Middlesbrough and 19:34 from Whitby) WILL NOT be running. This due to
RMT strike action.
Commondale Land of Iron Heritage Hub
Monday 18 to Friday 22 June
Archaeology Dig
Costs: £5 per day or £20 for the whole week.
Contact Beyond Boundaries on 01287 660571 to book a place and for further details.
Beyond Boundaries also run an Art Group on Mondays, Bird Watching on Tuesdays and a wool workshop on Thursdays. 10am to 2.30pm. Ring 01287 660571 for more details.
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Lealholm Ley Hall - Short walk from Lealholm Station
Sunday, 24th June 2pm to 4pm
Hunt for Herbs afternoon
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Come
and hear about more about where to find herbs, how to grow them
and uses past and present.
Enjoy a free hedgerow drink with herb related nibbles.
Enter the free draw for vouchers for herb plants from Poets Cottage Nursery, Lealholm.
To book a place (limited spaces) via http://bit.ly/HuntforHerbsAfternoon
Sleights The Post Box Cafe (10 minutes from Station)
Mondays 1pm to 3pm
Games & Cup of Tea
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Music & Ale Trains - Fridays in June, July & August
We
are still hoping to resolve the problem that means the train will need
to go into the sidings at Middlesbrough before coming back to Whitby.
This would mean
everyone, including the musicians
and the bar and its staff leaving the train at Middlesbrough, crossing
via the
subway to the opposite platform and re-joining the same train. We
believe this
is unnecessary and impractical. We have made strong and repeated
representation
to Northern to try to get the previous arrangement whereby the train
terminated
and started back from the same platform re-instated, but without
success so
far.
Until then, we cannot book musicians or publicise the train, but if we do manage to get a change then we will let you know.
Until then, we cannot book musicians or publicise the train, but if we do manage to get a change then we will let you know.
Danby Moors Centre
Click here for events, exhibitions and things to do
Open all year round
Opening times for the Moors National Park Centre and Inspired by... gallery
- January and February, weekends only until half term, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Daily from 12 February until 31 March, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Daily April, May, June, July, 10.00am to 5.00pm
- Daily August, 9.30am to 5.30pm
- Daily September and October, 10.00am to 5.00pm
- Daily November and December, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- Open 26 December - 6 January 2019, 10.30am to 4.00pm
New Train Timetables for Danby (from 20 May)
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Moors Bus Connections
North York Moors Railway
Click here for Special events, Timetables and Tickets
Running from 24th March to 4th November, 2018
Take the Northern
Railway Service along the Esk Valley to Grosmont and join the North
York Moors Railway here. Avoid Parking problems and charges - it
can get very busy in Grosmont.
For Esk Valley Line train times to Grosmont see here and for live departures, here.
Photo: Copyright John Potter
Moors Bus has re-started
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Hol Mondays
From 20th May until 30th September, 2018
Get
into the moors from York, Malton, Pickering, Hull, Guisborough,
Rosedale, Helmsley, Scarborough, Saltburn, Darlington,
Thornton-le-Dale, Thirsk, Easingwold, Northallerton
Moors Bus Timetables http://www.moorsbus.org/timetablesfares.html
New Train Timetables for Danby (from 20 May)
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
COMING UP SOON
Ruswarp Village Hall & Community Turbine Visit
"Community Hydro Afternoon"
Friday 6th July at 14:00
Come
along to Ruswarp and hear how well the turbine is performing and
research into how to optimise generation. Then take a short walk
(Five Minutes walk - bring wellies if wet) to the Turbine itself and
see it running. If you are lucky you may spot otters!The site visit will finish in time to catch the train back into Whitby or up the line towards Middlesbrough.
The Village Hall is just two minutes walk from the station, turn right and it is on your right just after the Primary School.
To book a place, please email: admin@whitbyeskenergy.org.uk
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Danby Village Hall - Short walk from Danby Station
"Tales over Tea"
The story of the Rosedale ironstone mines by Malcolm Bisby
Wednesday 18th July at 14:00
Part 4 of 4 on 18th July - same time and venue.
Train
in from Whitby leaves at 11:58 and arrives 12:38 and there is one back
to Whitby at 14.55 and 18:45. There is also a new train that
leaves Midlesbrough at 12:55 and arrives in Danby (where it terminates)
at 13:43 and one back towards Middlesbrough at 16:40 (note new
timetable from 20th May).
New Train Timetables for Danby (from 20 May)
Live Trains http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/live/index.html
Land of Iron Project
Land of Iron tells the fascinating story of this
trailblazing period of industrial growth and exploitation. The project
will conserve and protect some of the most iconic structures and
landscapes that remain, help nurture the wildlife that has reclaimed
these spaces, and ensure this important part of our history is not
forgotten.
Esk Valley Railway will be working with NYMNP and Moors Bus to
enable access to the project sites via public transport. To this end,
the recent announcement of year-round Sunday train services is a timely
boost to this aim.
Inspired by... Gallery at Danby
The
beautiful Inspired by… gallery at The Moors National Park Centre in
Danby hosts changing exhibitions of work by artists and makers who draw
their inspiration from the landscape, life and colour of the North York
Moors. Artwork including prints and photography, and artisan crafts,
from ironwork to jewellery, are available for sale in the gallery shop
and craft area.
Danby Moors Centre is a 20 minute walk from Danby station. The 10:28 from Middlesbrough gets to Danby at 11:17. You can return on the 12:55 or 16:40. From Whitby, the 08:45 gets to Danby at 09:25 and the 12:15 at 12:55. Return to Whitby on the 11:17, 14.55 or 18.29.
Dracula and Ghost Walks
Dr Crank invites you to join him on a 75 minute tour of Whitby to discover strange and supernatural tales of murder, mystery and suspense.
TIME: 7:30pm
PRICE: Adults £5, Children (under 12) £3
The Ghost Walk starts from the Whale Bone Arch opposite The Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA
Dr Crank Tel: 07880 801 957
https://www.whitbywalks.com/
No need to book – just turn up. Tour departs at 7.30pm
A Meander Down The Esk
A book of watercolour paintings that
portray the River Esk in all seasons and moods by the artist, watercolourist
John Freeman.
It highlights the wildlife, history and architecture through his watercolours and drawings of the River Esk from its source, Esklets in Castleton, to the sea at Whitby. Three years in the making, the watercolours are complemented by detailed line drawings. The scenes along the river include heritage railway bridges along the route of the Middlesbrough to Whitby railway, which criss-crosses the river on its journey through the North York Moors National Park.
ISBN 978-1-903506-42-4
Further details: northyorkmoors.org.uk/inspiredby or johnfreemanstudio.co.uk
Sunday services now run all year round. Take
advantage of the Sunday service to visit Esk Valley pubs and
Whitby for Sunday lunch and a stroll in the valley countryside. There
are four return services on Sundays. There will be extra services
between Nunthorpe and Middlesbrough making it easier to visit James
Cook Hospital and Middlesbrough on a Sunday.
Walks
The Esk Valley Walk is 35-mile waymarked trail which takes you from the source of the River Esk to the sea at Whitby harbour, passing through many of the villages along the Esk Valley Railway line. For more information and walksheets which can be for downloaded, visit the walking page.
Rail Ale Trail
This leaflet gives details of many of the great pubs along the Esk Valley Railway line.
