W12: Rokeby Park And Its Historical Setting – Walk And Visit

Leave Station car park 9.15am. Start at Greta Bridge roadside parking by the bridge (GR: NZ 086 132, What3Words: ///rollover.clutches.mixture) at 9.45am. 6.5 Miles. Easy. £15 to include the guided tour of Rokeby Park

Our day starts at Greta Bridge and the roman settlement and fort that existed there alongside the old roman road. As we enter the Rokeby Estate we learn about the history of Mortham Tower, and also the connections to Sir Walter Scott and JMW Turner and the romantic setting of Waters Meet. We follow a delightful, wooded stretch of the River Tees to Egglestone Abbey. Returning to Rokeby Park, the main part of the afternoon will be taken up by a guided tour of the house and the fascinating history of the families who have lived there. We will walk back to Greta Bridge through landscaped grounds alongside the Greta, emerging at the old gatehouse in time to visit the Morritt Arms and a chance to see Gilroy’s famous wall mural. There will be time for refreshments. With the walk and visit this will be a full day. A guide from Rokeby Park will be with us all day and will tell us about the connections between the landscape and the history of the estate.