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
Want to take part?
Time to Walk the Walk
To secure your place on a specific Stage, participants will be required to commit to a minimum Fundraising Target of £99.00 in support of the Walk & Talk Trust.
In our Welcome Pack, all participants will receive some instructions on setting up a personal JustGiving page, specific to the Stage that they will be undertaking.
To sign up, please click on the “VIEW ALL WALKS” button below, choose the relevant stage and click "BOOK YOUR PLACE". You will then be taken to the correct event on the EventBrite booking system.
Please select the required number of tickets you would like to apply for and complete the details section for each of your participants with Name / E-mail / Address / DOB etc.
Please remember that these are adult (age 18+) only fundraising events.
You will receive confirmation of your purchase by e-mail and your friend/family/work colleague participants will also each receive an e-mail confirming that you have purchased a ticket for them
We will contact each participant by e-mail with all of the relevant information that they will require
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