Walks you can reach from Driffield by train

Gentle, flat River Hull valley farmland: the lakes, hides and ponds of Tophill Low nature reserve and the dykes around Cranswick.

Warnings: Very flat and close to the river, so can be muddy after heavy rain. Listen for traffic on the narrow lanes.

Walk details: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

Quiet lanes, field paths, a broad beach walk along Filey Bay, the smart seafront town and Filey Brigg.

Warnings: Check tide times; the sea reaches the cliffs at high tide and covers Filey Brigg. Do not attempt cliff descents to the beach.

Walk details: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

Out along the Cleveland Way clifftops past Cloughton Wyke and Hayburn Wyke through woodland, back on the old Scarborough to Whitby railway trackbed.

Warnings: Cliffs are unfenced; supervise children. The shared Rail Trail can be busy with cyclists and horse riders.

Walk details: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

Recommended: Mainly high along the clifftops of the Yorkshire coast path.

Coastal: nine tenths along the coast.

Time: 6h30–12h30

Lunch: Cafés at tourist hotspots along the way.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Recommended: A walk with some climbing, taking the beach to avoid going inland at Hunmanby.

Coastal: four fifths along the coast.

Time: 5h–10h

Walk details: Railwalks.

Reverse direction: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

Recommended: A walk with a fair amount of climbing and descending.

Coastal: almost all along the coast.

Time: 5h–10h

Warnings: A fair amount of climbing and descending.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Reverse direction: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

An easy-going, flat route, the first part through uncultivated land and fields of cattle on well-marked footpaths, the second part across crop fields with paved sections and road walking. Lots of unpaved, uneven sections and narrow bridges and gates. Can also reach the bus station via Manor Road in Beverley.

Time: 5h30–10h30

Warnings: Many unpaved and uneven sections, narrow bridges to cross and gates affect accessibility.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Stunning views. A walk of two parts: a steep, exposed coastal cliff path with narrow paths through scrubby woods, field edges and open paths and then an inland section of wide farm tracks and quiet roads with wide verges. A steep staircase up onto the cliffs and very steep ground up to the trig point and Bempton; probably muddy in winter. The RSPB site at Bempton offers superb seabird watching (gannets, razorbills, puffins, fulmars); bring binoculars. Follows the King Charles III England Coast Path along the cliffs.

Coastal: three fifths along the coast.

Time: 6h–12h30

Lunch: A tea shop near Bempton village and a pub at a coastal housing development en route.

Warnings: Part of the path up to the trig point and Bempton cliffs is very steep (100%+), with steps kicked into the turf; in very wet or windy weather it may require a scramble. The route is open to the elements.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Coastal: half along the coast.

Time: 1h30–3h

Warnings: Half urban.

Walk details: Railwalks.

A lengthy walk out through Beverley's suburbs to Figham Common, then a riverside path along the River Hull, before following the main Beverley Road into the centre of Hull. Lots of kissing gates and stiles and with a main-road section (with pavement) at Thearne. Passes the only remaining World War 2 bombed-out building in the UK, a former cinema on Beverley Road undergoing restoration.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

An urban route with more green space than expected and much of it following a surfaced cycle path. Generally easy going. Follows National Cycle Route 1 for much of the way; bus and rail options at both ends. Easier to follow with a GPX track as the urban setting makes navigation tricky.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Lunch: Plenty of shops along the way in this built-up area.

1 end-of-walk reward: the Old Lamp Room

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Varied and largely flat: road out of Gilberdyke, then a grassy raised canal path past water channels and ponds, a quiet tarmac lane, hardcore gravel and field edges and finishing on a grassy raised path between the railway and the Humber. Follows the well-signposted Market Weighton Canal path and joins the Humber estuary walk. Connects with Broomfleet village for a stop. The route ends at Brough station, not the town centre, so walk into Brough for shops and refreshments.

Time: 4h–8h

Lunch: Quick stop possible at Broomfleet village mid-route.

Walk details: Slow Ways.