Colds have been doing the rounds in my house. I've spent the best part of the last week comforting a very snotty young man who made it his mission to pass his germs on to me. I could feel I was starting to come down with something so I planned an easier walk for my one day of freedom. Great Ayton is only about an hours drive so a lot closer than the lakes so I figured it's time to pay Roseberry Topping a visit.
I was going to park at the tourist information office car park but there was a space along side the stream so I made use of that. This was the first time I've been to Great Ayton and it seems like a nice little village.
It was a short walk out the village and we could see where we were heading. Just needed to get through the woods first.
Bank holiday weather meant there wasn't much point taking a lot of photos.
It's quite a long way down.
Looking back at Roseberry Topping on our way to Captain Cook's monument.
Approaching Captain Cook's monument.
Was a nice walk back to the village from there but weather made it pointless taking any more photos as, apart from some woods, there was nothing to see.
I was a nice easy seven mile walk and just what I needed after a week cooped up indoors with poorly kids.