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Kellington's
Footpath System
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Kellington's Footpath System [Photos illustrating the different footpaths will be added as they are acquired. If you have any you would like including, or if you have a favourite route that you would like to share, please contact the website]. For more detailed map please use the OS Pathfinder map, sheet 693 For Beal tootpath 3 - click here
Kellington has an excellent footpath system, providing several interesting circular walks - these do not include the wide field margins now being found in some places. These are wildlife corridors, and should be undisturbed. Most of these footpaths run across or alongside arable crops, there are very few grassed areas in Kellington. It is important to remember when using our footpath system that just as walkers expect to find the paths visible and in a useable, blockage free condition, the landowners expect to find that walkers will confine themselves, their children and their dogs to the paths and do not allow them to trample or foul the crops. Although the footpaths should always be clear of crops and obstacles, and you should be able to enjoy them without any problems, unfortunately this is not always the case. If you find your route blocked by crops or other obstacles, or you cannot see any indication of the route of the path, please contact the North Yorkshire Area 4 footpath Officer or this website, so thatyour complaint can be investigated. [Obviously there will be times when the land is being actively cultivated, and the landowner is allowed 14 days after the land is initially cultivated after each crop to reinstate the path, plus 24 hours after each subsequent disturbance has been completed, so please be patient if you come across these activities - to some extent also, weather conditions will dictate what can and cannot be accomplished by the landowner] Kellington Footpath no 1 [Photos - John & Sue Parker]
The photo above was taken in the winter, the following 6 were taken by John at the end of April
This is the original coach road to Haddlesey [and on to Selby] and is mentioned in the enclosure awards of 1750. Begin at the Red Lion Pub, and walk North to join Marsh Lane where Ings Lane bends sharply to the right. Marsh Lane is a track which meanders across the washland south of the River Aire.It gets very muddy in winter, but is nevertheless a popular and pleasant walk. The track forks , the left fork being Kellington Footpath No 5, which goes to the River Bank and Beal. Kellington Footpath No 1 continues along Marsh Lane, which is the right fork, until it meets the river bank. It then continues in an Easterly direction across the fields until it joins a green lane, Ings Lane, Haddlesey. This lane continues until it rejoins the river bank near the A19.To return to Kellington, most people like to pick up the river bank at Haddlesey, and walk back along the river to where the river bank meets Kellington Footpath No 5, and then return to the village. It is worth noting that although there has been a formal claim that the river bank is a footpath for many years, and because of that it can be used as such, as yet the river bank does not appear on the definitive map. It is also worth noting that the river bank is one of Kellington's very few grazing areas, and stock [usually cattle] will be grazing for all but the winter months. Dogs should be kept under close control at all times when walking the footpath system, and should always be kept on lead when in the vicinity of stock. Kellington Footpath No 6
This path runs from the other end of Ings Lane, at its junction with Bird Lane, in a North Easterly direction, beginning at the sewage works and joining Kellington No 1 Footpath at the end of Marsh Lane, crossing 3 fields. Kellington Footpath no 5
This footpath branches to the left off No 1 footpath, and takes a Northerly line to meet the river bank. Once on the river bank, the path follows the river to the left until it comes to a fenced field. There should be a functional stile here, but this is sometimes blocked with barbed wire. After crossing the stile, the path turns sharp left down the side of the field, coming to another stile at the bottom of the field. This is the Parish Boundary. On the other side of the stile, the path becomes Beal No 3 Footpath, which goes diagonally across the field, joining a track. The path then travels in a straight line through fields [cattle are usually grazing here] to emerge in Brears Farmyard. The return is either via the road to Kellington or via the river bank.[grazing land, and claimed but not on the definitive map] These then are the main walks to the North of the village. Although the plantation to the North of Roall Lane is well walked, there is no official footpath through it. There is, however, a permissive path, courtesy of the previous landowner, Mr Longbottom, but this could be withdrawn if the current owner so wished. There is no footpath of any kind beyond the wood leading either to the OD or North back to the river. Kellington Footpath 7
Looking across Kellington Footpath 7 from Plough Garth / Low Road
This is one of the best loved paths in the village, leading as it does across very well draining sandy soil into Church Lane. It begins at the junction of Plough Garth and Low Lane and travels diagonally across the field to a stile leading onto Church Lane. It does not change direction at all, and does not run along the edge of the field in any part. Once in Church Lane there is a choice of routes to take. Kellington Footpath 13
This footpath runs from Church Lane, opposite the Church gates to the village hall, crossing an arable field and a grazing field. You can see the remains of the old ridge and furrow drainage sysrem in the grazing field. A short footpath, Kellington Footpath No 3, runs from this field diagonally across an arable field, emerging in Wells Lane. This can be very useful when stock is grazing in the field, as it means that walkers can usually avoid going too close to the animals. Kellington Footpath No 8
This footpath begins at the Church gates, and goes in a Westerly direction through the Churchyard, across arable and grazing fields until it reaches the old quarry. It turns left and goes diagonally across the quarry [often sheep are grazing here] to a stile which emerges onto the A645. To continue the walk, turn left onto the main road [wide verges] until you come to the road back into the village. At this point, turn right down the unmade Southfield Lane [Sandy Lane. Watch out for sheep grazing at the side of the track] At the T junction, turn left and continue past a couple of fields to the start of Kellington Footpath No 10. This should be waymarked, but might well not be. The path runs diagonally, South East to North West, across 3 arable fields to emerge on the A645, opposite the waymarked Kellington Footpath No 4, which continues the line of the path to emerge at the side of the Kellington Manor Hotel. At this point the return is either via Church Lane, or by turning right onto Whales Lane and back through the village via Main Street. [ A more detailed map, such as the pathfinder map would be useful here, as although a previous landowner has been fined in the past for not reinstating path no 10, it is usually planted over and not visible on the ground - it can still be walked though].
Kellington Footpath No 4, from Whales Lane
Kellington Footpath No 9 This footpath runs towards the small plantation, in an Easterly direction. It runs with the dyke on its RIGHT HAND SIDE. Although many people walk on the wide verge on the other side of the dyke, and also right round the fields to the South of the dyke, these are not footpaths, but designated Wildlife preservation areas. No official footpaths run along any of these wildlife preservation areas for obvious reasons. Footpath 9, while very well used, does not actually link with any path other than the permitted path through the larger part of Roall Plantation, so does not provide a circular route. It begins in main Street [at this point is Footpath No 2] and runs at the side of the village green, and then travels in a straight line to the section of Roall Plantation on the south side of Roall Lane, where it turns and runs through the wood to the road. Here it ends. The only legal return to the village is via Roall Lane itself. Whereas this information was accurate last time I walked each path myself, the countryside is an ever changing working environment. If you find any substantial "on the ground" changes, please let me know. Robbie Beechey As you can see from the map, this footpath links Kellington 5 near the river bank to the village of Beal, emerging in Brears Farmyard. There is always stock grazing along parts of this path - it is essential that dogs are kept on lead when going through their fields, and that gates are left closed - there are stiles provided and these should be used rather than gates.
John Parker has sent in this set of photos showing the walk along Beal footpath 3, from Kellington to Beal.
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