Lyke wake walk history book

In the meantime, have a look at the walk reports page as i have added a walk report for the lyke wake walk. Since ages past, this pilgrimage has linked together the bronze age tumuli burial mounds on the high watershed of the moors. Signingin books book of condolences by popular request, it has been decided to bring back the signing in books book of condolences to both ends of the lyke wake walk. The lyke wake dirge, which dates back to the 16th century or earlier, was sung over the dead as part of local funeral custom.

I can recommend the cd from the lyke wake club which shows the route as a series of photographs although this is in order of west to east so may not be as useful for yourself. Over the next decade or so, other tv crews, journalists and writers followed and soon, the lyke wake walk was a national legend. This classic route that remembers the many corpses carried over the moors on old coffin routes and the ancient burial mounds encountered. The book is in its fourth edition and ours was sent with a one sheet insert noting recent changes to the route. I am incredibly impressed by the dedication and creativity of the new lyke wake walk club who produce the book and collect records and information about the walk. The first crossing was completed shortly afterwards on 1 and 2 october 1955. The lyke wake challenge has its origins in the lyke wake race, which itself originates from the lyke wake walk across the north yorkshire moors at. C2c guide books if you are walking the coast to coast you are going to need a guide book. Benjamin brittens 1943 song cycle serenade for tenor, horn and strings. Ive enjoyed and endured tough and challenging walks throughout the north york moors, and this tough, durable, detailed map is the ideal companion and guide. It can also be spelled lych or lich it derives from the medieval english lic meaning a dead body and is used in the traditional song lyke wake dirge. My favourite part of my favourite county is the north york moors, better even than the magnificent yorkshire dales and preferable to the overcrowded lake district, which isnt even in yorkshire, and i first did the lyke wake walk over 25 years ago, led by johnny i have never known him as colin walker and with an inevitable party of venture scouts and ranger guides. I left ravenscar on january 17th at 0602, by my watch, along with robert.

The official guide book of the new lyke wake club by. The primary objective of this mission was to ensure that robert got his double crossing in before the golden jubilee of the lyke wake. Cowley was in the party that made the crossing in 23 hours and he wrote a book, lyke wake walk, which he kept up to date by frequent revision. Completing the lyke wake walk in the north yorkshire moors. Record crossings of the lyke wake walk made from osmotherley to ravenscar or vice versa. There will be around 16 of us, all physically fit late 30s, early 40s however no experienced walkers. The lyke wake challenge has its origins in the lyke wake race, which itself originates from the lyke wake walk across the north yorkshire moors at their widest point from osmotherley to ravenscar. Bill was a former indian civil servant, north yorkshire. We offer this route either as the traditional one day challenge, or as a slightly more leisurely two day challenge.

Detailed map of the north york moors on one sheet at 1. This was a route for coffinbearers, and the ghosts of the dead allegedly sang via the whistling mists that floated along with the coffins. The official guide book of the new lyke wake club by smailes, brian 20 4. Books by brian smailes author of the yorkshire 3 peaks walk. Usually taken west to east the route starts just north of the small yorkshire village of osmotherley and ends well for me anyway at the raven hall hotel under the cliffs at ravenscar. I am planning to attempt the walk in september, starting at midnight on a friday and aiming to complete by 4pm on the saturday. The lyke wake walk is a 40mile walking route across the north york moors, first popularised in 1955 and named after the lyke wake dirge. For the full two days, zoe carried the little black book in one hand. Lyke wake walk 66km walking route near osmotherley id. Despite the fact that it is the most popular long walk in the uk, it is not a national trails and indeed the coast to coast path is not an officially recognised long distance path at all. Since 1955 it has had a curious afterlife of its own, giving a name and a certain gravity to the lyke wake walk, a challenge requiring walkers to cover 40 miles over the north york moors, between the villages of. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lyke wake at the discogs marketplace.

It is an undulating and exposed west to east traverse of the north york moors with steep climbs and a boggy section and 5mile section on a disused railway track. I am writing to report a crossing and a doublecrossing of the lyke wake walk. Customers who booked this event also purchased the following. Dave and doc provided logistical support along the course. The man behind the inception of the lyke wake walk, was called bill cowley. Revised edition, with 30 photos in a sweeping panorama which takes in everything from hot pepper ice cream and slug sex to the legacy of the romantic movement and the future of the european brown bear, if you only walk long enough is a fascinating portrait of the french pyrenees as they move into the 21st century. Bbc radio 4 ramblings, series 30, lyke wake walk, lyke. The name derives from a lyke, the corpse and the wake watching over the corpse.

By popular request, it has been decided to bring back the signing in books book of condolences to both ends of the lyke wake walk. On october 1st 1955 bill and 12 others successfully completed the walk. Lyke wake walk osmotherley 2020 all you need to know. As a second alternative to the lyke wake walk, bill cowley also in 1983 devised the shepherds round. The existing lyke wake club closed down on its 50th anniversary, 1 october 2005, and the council of elders has given its blessing to the new club. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Coast to coast walk alfred wainwrights classic walk. It was pioneered by the late bill cowley in 1955 when much of the route was undefined and whilst this is not now the case, the route provides a strenuous challenge involving 5000ft of ascent to be completed in 24 hours. This was a route for coffinbearers, and the ghosts of the dead allegedly sang via. Since 1955 it has had a curious afterlife of its own, giving a name and a certain gravity to the lyke wake walk, a challenge requiring walkers to cover 40 miles over the north york moors. A classic 24 hour north yorkshire moors challenge event. Lyke wake challenge report the ultrarunning community. Its associated club has its own social structure, culture and rituals based on the walk and christian and folklore traditions from the area of north yorkshire through which it passes history. The famous lyke wake challenge crosses the magnificent north york moors in one day.

The 40mile lyke wake walk, an old coffin trail across the north york moors, holds an added attraction for some the challenge of completing. The lyke wake walk hambleton hobble shepherds round. The lyke wake walk is a 40miles challenge walk across the highest and widest part of the north york moors national park in northeast yorkshire, england. Guidebook describing 50 varied walks in englands beautiful north york moors national park. The new lyke wake club has been formed, following closely in the tradition set by the late bill cowley, who inaugrated the lyke wake walk, a 40mile crossing of the north york moors, in 1955. The lyke wake walk 40 miles 3 days ravenscar to osmotherley. The walk takes its name from the lykewake dirge, probably yorkshires oldest surviving dialect verse, which is about watching over the wake of the corpse lyke. This is a 64km route starting from osmotherely taking in urra moor, rudland rigg, brandsdale, crossing bilsdale, onto snilesworth moor and back to osmotherley along the western escarpment of the moors. I am planning a series of fund raising activities for breast cancer care one of which is the lyke wake walk. Now, i know that this is not a coast to coast walk report, but since the lyke wake walk is on part of the route from osmotherley to roughly the lion inn at blakey ridge it is, in some ways, relevant. Showcasing the regions sweeping moorlands, sheltered valleys, woodlands and cliff coasts, routes range from short and easy lowlevel walks to long and strenuous routes across the high moors, including the lyke wake walk.

The lyke wake dirge was also invoked in arnold baxs 1908 never published song a lyke wake gp105 which he orchestrated in probably 1934. Clare balding undertakes a section of the lyke wake walk on the north york moors. I am busy adding content, so please bear with me for a little while, and keep coming back. Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace duration. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Includes the popular north yorkshire moors railway and the lyke wake walk. A month before this crossing, the lyke wake walk had been featured for the first time on television, when a crew from the bbc programme tonight came to film it. A brief history of the lyke wake walk, a 40mile crossing of the north york moors, which was inaugurated by the late bill cowley in 1955. There is a whole web page devoted to what sorts of songs hikers should sing while doing the walk. This ae nighte, this ae nighte every nighte and alle fire and fleet and candlelighte and christe receive thy saule when thou from hence away art past every. Benjamin brittens 1943 song cycle serenade for tenor, horn and.

Guidebook to 50 walks in the north york moors cicerone. The lyke wake club is open to all those who have completed a crossing of the lyke wake walk, collects information about the walk, furthers the interest of those who do the walk and encourages members to learn about the moors, its history and folklore. In 1955 bill cowley wrote an article suggesting it was possible to cover the lyke wake walk route in under 24 hours. My lyke wake walk guide book mentioned a challenging geographical feature between check points four and five, commenting the challenge in this section is the steep ravine, which the unsuspecting walkers suddenly find themselves at the top of. Beginning in osmotherley, the route crosses the breadth of the north york moors national park, to finish just over 40 miles east, at ravenscar on the north sea coast. The lyke wake walk is a 40 mile slog across the yorkshire moors. Cowley proposed linking the walk and the dirge before the first crossing had been completed. The official guide book of the new lyke wake club 4th edition by smailes, brian isbn.