This month’s leg of the Cleveland Way had a complicated itinerary.
Set off at nine for the drive to Guisborough, get the
number 18 bus from there towards Stokesley alighting at Newton under Roseberry.
Walk over the shoulder of Roseberry Topping, up onto Hutton Moor, resplendent
with purple heather. Packed lunch at Highcliffe Nab with panoramic views of the
North Sea. Down through Guisborough Woods to Slapewath in good time to catch
the X93 bus back to Guisborough.
However, the X93 bus starts in Scarborough, over an hour’s
drive away so no surprise its running late, but fifty minutes! Fortunately,
Café Slapewath at the Fox and Hounds is open, so a seat and a hot beverage fill
in the wait. The eventual ride into Guisborough is short, the sun is still
shining, and the Ironstone Miner has a tempting beer garden to the front. It’s
a Wetherspoon, but they have cold Guiness (Zero of course) so a pint goes down
well and I’m still home by six-thirty.
[Authentic selfie - 27 August 2026]
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