{"id":3561,"date":"2019-03-04T21:03:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T21:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2019-03-08T11:50:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:50:55","slug":"weekend-away-to-pickering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Away to Pickering October 18 &#8211; 20 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pickering<\/strong>&nbsp;is an ancient&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Market_town\">market\ntown<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;in\nthe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryedale\">Ryedale<\/a>&nbsp;district of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Yorkshire\">North\nYorkshire<\/a>, England, on\nthe border of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_York_Moors_National_Park\">North York Moors National Park<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Historic_counties_of_England\">Historically<\/a>&nbsp;part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire\">North Riding of Yorkshire<\/a>, it sits at the foot of the moors,\noverlooking the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vale_of_Pickering\">Vale\nof Pickering<\/a>&nbsp;to\nthe south. The town as it exists today is of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medieval\">medieval<\/a>&nbsp;origin. &nbsp;From Pickering there is easy access to the\nNorth Yorkshire Moors by road, bus or train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope to offer the 3 grades of walks on both\ndays and would be grateful of offers to lead walks. I know the area quite well\nand will be able to help with suggested walks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday\nGroup Evening meal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be at the Forest and Vale Hotel. We\nshall have sole use of their attractive dining room.&nbsp; I will circulate a meal choice form in due course, the cost being\naround \u00a326 for 3 courses and tea\/coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday\nevening meal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many pubs in Pickering plus other\nplaces to eat but I can organise a group meal in the Forest and Vale hotel\nwhich will be simple. E.g. Pie and chips or Fish and Chips details to follow\nlater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday\nevening meal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel does meals in the brasserie\/bar and\nit will be possible to arrange tables and times to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Forest\nand Vale Hotel \u2013 <\/strong>this is a very pleasant hotel situated on the roundabout between of\nthe A170 and A169 close to the town centre with parking. They require us to\noccupy a reasonable number of rooms in order to have the main dining room on\nthe Saturday evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost of rooms is for Bed and Breakfast with\nTea\/Cake on arrival and is as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3230\n2 nights&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3345 for 3\nnights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3261\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3391.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Superior&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3290&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u00a3453<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A double room for single occupancy is \u00a320 a\nnight cheaper per room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To book\nplease contact the hotel 01751 472722 and mention ECR as they reserved rooms\nuntil the end of January for us to book. You will be asked for a deposit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other\naccommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking on the Internet you will find plenty\nof B and B\u2019s plus self-catering accommodation. Pickering is a popular town and\nso much of it is of a high standard but not cheap. I visited nearby places<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Black Swan \u2013 close by 9 rooms well reviewed\nand looked pleasant. Have a single at \u00a370\/ night or single use of double for\n\u00a385.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.Cawthorne House \u2013 \u00a375single\/night \u00a385 double<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.Grindale House \u2013 also have cheaper single\nrooms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.Bramwood Guest house \u2013 fairly close slightly\ncheaper than hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please let me know: <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nif you will be coming <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nwhere you will be staying<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; your email or other\ncontact details so that I can send you the updates on the walks and the Meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann Thompson,&nbsp;\nemail: <a href=\"mailto:athompson@email.com\">athompson@email.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pickering&nbsp;is an ancient&nbsp;market town&nbsp;&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Ryedale&nbsp;district of&nbsp;North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the&nbsp;North York Moors National Park.&nbsp;Historically&nbsp;part of the&nbsp;North Riding of Yorkshire, it sits at the foot of the moors, overlooking the&nbsp;Vale of Pickering&nbsp;to the south. The town as it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3561\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comminfo","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3561"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3565,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3561\/revisions\/3565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}