Northern Rail has paid for the original wall clock at Egton station to be restored by Mr Dave Perett of Whitby. The clock was removed and refitted by Esk Valley Railway Development Company volunteers.

St Hedda's Church

St Hedda's Roman Catholic church (open daily to visitors) is famous for its murals and for the shrine dedicated to Father Nicholas Postgate who was executed at York in 1679 for working as a Catholic priest on the Moors. The church contains some of his possessions.

Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show

On the first Tuesday in August, St Hedda's schoolroom is the venue for the Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show run by the Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society annually since 1800. This locality holds the record for the world's biggest gooseberry at 2 oz (56 grams)

The Postgate Inn

Next to the station
Egton Bridge, Whitby, YO21 1UX
Tel: 01947 895241 www.postgateinn.co.uk

The Horseshoe Hotel

Egton Bridge, Whitby, YO21 1XE
Tel: UK 01947 895245 www.thehorseshoehotel.co.uk

Egton

Nearby, the main village of Egton is reached by the road running uphill north from the station past the Anglican church.

Established in 1876 and held each August, The Egton Agricultural Show, is the largest event of its kind on the North Yorkshire Moors. www.egtonshow.co.uk

The Wheatsheaf Inn

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Egton, Whitby, YO21 1TZ Tel: 01947 895271, YO21 1TZ, Tel: 01947 895271 www.wheatsheafegton.com

The Horseshoe Inn

Egton, Whitby, YO21 1TZ
Tel:01947 895274 www.yehorseshoe.co.uk

Short walks and picnics

Egton Bridge and nearby Arncliffe Woods (to the west) are pleasant places for picnics. On arriving at the station, walk past St Hedda's Church westward for several hundred yards. Cross the bridge and follow the road round to the right, past The Horseshoe Hotel, seen below the road on the right hand side. Keep walking , cross a small bridge. There are stepping stones here, a double set where the River Esk divides around a wooded island. They are reached by a path by a tall mill with a broken weir.

Just a little way ahead you will come to the entrance to Arncliffe Woods. The path is easy to follow through the woodland, for about a mile, before emerging at the other end near Glaisdale.

Another walk, the first turning right after St Hedda's Church, takes you to where the river can be crossed by two sets of stepping stones, joining the other route at the Horseshoe Hotel.

Fly fishing

The River Esk affords excellent fly fishing for salmon and brown trout. Permission must be obtained from the landowners or clubs possessing fishing rights. Permits from Mr Simms, 01947 604658. Also see the North York Moors National Park fishing page

Walks

Esk is Best walk

A 2¾-mile linear walk along ancient stone trods through the stunning Esk Valley countryside, from Glaisdale station to Egton station.

• Download a pdf of the Esk is Best walk (A walk in the Esk Valley produced by the North York Moors National Park Authority, from NYMNP website)

Birds, Bracken and Bugs walk

A 6-mile circular walk from Egton station, after a relatively gentle climb, the route crosses the moor top, before descending (steeply in places) back into the Esk Valley. There are superb moorland views, stretching right to the coast.

• Download a pdf of the Birds, Bracken and Bugs walk ((A walk in the Esk Valley produced by the North York Moors National Park Authority, from NYMNP website)

Farming Matters walk

A 6-mile linear walk from Egton station to Glaisdale station through the secluded valley of Glaisdale. After a relatively gentle climb to Grange Head Farm, the route crosses over the tops before it descends into Glaisdale.

• Download a pdf of the Farming Matters walk (A walk in the Esk Valley produced by the North York Moors National Park Authority, from NYMNP website)

Egton station to Sleights station

A 10-mile "there-and-back" route, or if you want to shorten the walk, simply return from Sleights to Egton by train – a 15 minute journey

• View photographs and route description on The Grey Panthers website

Egton station to Grosmont and Beck Hole

A 7-mile circular walk that includes a mid-way stop at Birch Hall Inn, Beck Hole for lunch.

• View photographs and route description on The Grey Panthers website

Esk Valley Walk

The Esk Valley Walk passes through Egton Bridge. More about the Esk Valley Walk.

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