An exciting new chapter in the story of St Michael’s Church, Cold Kirby, is beginning, and we would love you to be part of it. The Saint Aelred’s Pilgrim Trail Society is exploring an ambitious future for this beautiful Grade II listed church, which stands beside both the Saint Aelred’s Pilgrim Trail and the Cleveland Way. Our hope is to bring St Michael’s back into use as St Michael’s Lodge, offering simple, affordable accommodation for pilgrims, walkers, cyclists and horse

More than 125 people joined us for this year’s Saint Aelred’s Pilgrim Trail Gathering Walk, a wonderful day of walking, hospitality, heritage and reflection through the beautiful landscape of Upper Ryedale. Held as part of Heritage Open Days and inspired by this year’s national theme of Everyday Histories, the pilgrimage invited us to think about the generations of ordinary people whose lives and work have shaped the places through which the Trail passes. Our day began on a m

We were delighted to receive this account from Joanne Taylor, who travelled the Saint Aelred’s Pilgrim Trail in May with Helen Payne, their dogs Beano and Fleadh, and, importantly, Firefly the horse. Joanne had first discovered the Trail through a BBC feature and was particularly struck by the fact that it had been designed not only for walkers but with horse riders in mind. Living in Scotland and never having explored this part of North Yorkshire before, she decided it would