INTO THE DALES - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 80

A renowned venue for numerous local fairs, agricultural shows and festivals, Reeth
is a place to come back to, and a logical place for an overnight halt.

Reeth to Richmond

Distance 16.5km (10¼ miles)

Height Gain 335m (1100 feet)

Walkers who have taken the high-level route from Keld to Reeth will find the next
section, to Richmond, a complete and surprising contrast. The River Swale and its
wooded valley is never far away, and the whole journey threaded with variety and
interest - an old priory, two lovely, peaceful villages, and a landscape of limestone
escarpments, copses, rich meadows and leafy becks serve as a perfect balance to
the scars of industry recently left behind. Those who travelled the valley route, en-
joying the lush richness of the English countryside at its best, will find their appetites
even further indulged here.
This is a day for relaxing, and any plans to push on beyond the Richmond area
would be rendering a disservice to a most pleasant section of the walk.
The original route plodded on along the road from Fremington to Marrick Priory,
completely ignoring a splendid opportunity to rejoin the Swale, which makes a far
more satisfying, and safer, start to the day than dodging traffic.