This short easy-going walk will take you to the historical

Bolton Castle. You can see the castle much as Turner

did when he visited in July 1816 during his extensive

tour of Yorkshire to sketch views for Whitaker’s A

General History of the County of York series.

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Start and fi nish: Begin in Redmire village (SE046912).

This map is not meant to replace the appropriate O.S. map for navigation.

Please use O.S. Explorer Map OL30. Please wear appropriate walking

boots and outdoor clothing. Take particular care when walking along

roads.

Diffi culty: A gentle walk along well-defi ned footpaths. 4 miles. 2 hours.

Transport: For public transport times please visit www.yorkshiretravel.net

or call Traveline Yorkshire on 0871 2002233.

If travelling by car, you can park on one of the side roads off the village

green. Please park considerately.

Information: Leyburn Tourist Information Centre, 4 Central Chambers,

Railway Street, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5BB T: 01748 828747.

This short easy-going walk will take you to the historical Bolton Castle.

You can see the castle much as Turner did when he visited in July 1816

during his extensive tour of Yorkshire to sketch views for Whitaker’s A

General History of the County of York series. He enjoyed an afternoon

sketching different views of the castle and village. This was his last stop

in Wensleydale before he made his long journey on horseback over to

Swaledale.

Follow in Turner’s footsteps to the spectacular...

Bolton Castle & Redmire Village

Continued...

To start this Turner Trail...

From Redmire village hall, walk over the green and up the hill with

the Bolton Arms on your left. Go under the railway bridge and turn

left onto the footpath and cross the bridge over Apedale Beck.

Walk up the meadows passing a tree growing through the middle

of an old barn to reach Castle Bolton Village.

Can you see how the cottages on both sides of the village green face south?

They make the most of the sun and give great views across

Wensleydale too.

Continue through the village to Bolton Castle. You can fi nd the

Turner Trails bench on the village green in front of the castle.

Bolton Castle is a spectacular medieval fortress that is over 600 years old.

Amazingly it is still occupied by a direct descendent of Sir Richard

le Scrope who had it built. Bolton Castle’s most famous visitor was

Mary Queen of Scots who was imprisoned here in 1568. Turner

was so inspired by the castle’s impressive location that he drew 12

sketches during his visit on the 29th July 1816.

If you wander around to the rear of the castle you will see a view

that remains the same now as when Turner drew it two centuries

ago.

The castle is open most days between March and October and

some days over the winter. Call 01969 623981 for current opening

hours and prices.

After visiting the castle, turn around and walk back through the

village and continue onto East Lane, passing Jackson’s Cottage on

your left.

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When you reach the T-junction, turn right to head back

to Redmire. Go past the village hall and continue forward.

Turn right at the road junction and walk down the road until

reaching a sharp right hand bend. Cross over the road here

to a large tree with a bench underneath. Beyond the tree, go

down Mill Lane which is the right fork.

At the bottom of Mill Lane, turn right onto a footpath and

go down the hill to the river. Cross over an iron girder bridge

where Apedale Beck feeds into the River Ure and continue for

a short distance. You will see Redmire Force.

Redmire Force is a series of small waterfalls on the River Ure.

Return to the gate at the bottom of Mill Lane and cross the

lane. Turn right then go over the stile on your left and take

the footpath high above the river. Turn left at the end of

the footpath and continue through a large farm gate onto a

rutted track. Follow this all the way back to Redmire village.

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INFOThe name Redmire means Reedy Marsh.

This is testament to how marshy this part of the dale was in

medieval times. St Mary’s Church has a fi ne carved Norman door

that is almost 1,000 years old.

In Victorian times most of the villagers were coal miners. Each

miner kept a cow and subscribed to a cow club. This paid for a

herdsman to look after the cattle while the miners worked at the

coal seams.

This walk was originally written and walked by...Diana Jolland for the Leyburn Walkers are Welcome Turner Trail Festival.

We hope you have enjoyed your Turner Trails walk.

There are more walks in the area to download from

yorkshire.com/turner

You can also visit Aysgarth Falls & Semer Water nearby.

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