The walk from Stockton Lane takes you across farmland (Cow Moor
farm) to the far end of Bad Bargain Lane. This is part of the
Millenium way.
You will cross a field that is home to some magnificent highland
cattle ... so please take care, especially with dogs (on a lead
please!).
Murton is a small village and a civil parish in the unitary
authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England that is
located on the outskirts of York. To the west there is the A64 and
the village of Osbaldwick, to the south the A166 road to
Bridlington, to the north the village of Stockton-on-the-Forest,
and to the east the villages of Holtby and Warthill.
The village is home to the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at
Murton Park. Here there is a small railway track which is the
remains of the Derwent Valley Light Railway. Trains are run on
Sundays and bank holidays. The village has a local pub called the
Bay Horse. The York Livestock Centre is also located in
Murton
Bad Bargain Lane was formerly known as Osbaldwick Back Lane.
It was named after a small holding at the corner of Piker Thorn
Lane in the nearby parish of Holtby. This was regarded as a ‘bad
bargain’ by a disgruntled owner as the enclosure allotment
contained two thirds of an acre of swampy pond.
From GZ you can walk To Murton following the public footpath but
you will have to cross the very busy A64 (not recommended!) or head
over the bridge and take Moor Lane (a fair walk). Alternatively you
can take a circular route back to Stockton Lane along Bad Bargain
Lane, through 'Appletree village' after 1m (Bramley Garth or Stray
Rd) and back to Stockton Lane close to SL#1.
There is a clue on the back of the logbook that is
required to find the supa-dupa final cache in the series. FTF will
find a 35mm micro with cache note, logbook, pencil and FTF
certificate. Enjoy
