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Managed an overnight wild camp in Heartbeat territory… was sadly without @Bopdude on this trip but we will be going back in due course .
Goathland is the North Yorkshire village where the TV show was filmed . Our excursion began leaving the the busy tourist village behind and set of across the moor , we we headed towards a wooded area and a marked enclosure named John O Groats ( not sure why as it is essentially a sheep pen
).
We pitched our tents at the designated spot and went for a little explore , identifying a couple of other spots and finding someone’s permanent camp in the woods .
As nightfall approached we settled into camp routine , hot food , a few beers , a nip of the good stuff and settled early as the temperature dropped ( no
as we were on the moors within the National Park ).
The night was windy and with some rain but the Alpkit Soloist performed well .
Sunday morning we were up early , a strong coffee and then the decision to walk out via Simon Howe ( a high point on the moor marked with a cairn at 853 feet). Simon Howe sits atop the moor in a prominent position . At the site is a barrow within a stone circle , a line of standing stones and two round barrows. Artefacts recovered date from the late Mesolithic period to the Bronze Age .
www.michaelbshannon.co.uk
As a juxtaposition from the stone circle you can see the ballistic missile early warning system at RAF Flylingdales .
A short walk across the boggy moor top saw us back in Goathland for breakfast and medals …
Goathland is the North Yorkshire village where the TV show was filmed . Our excursion began leaving the the busy tourist village behind and set of across the moor , we we headed towards a wooded area and a marked enclosure named John O Groats ( not sure why as it is essentially a sheep pen
).Goathland: North York Moors National Park
This bracing moorland village has attracted visitors since the 19th century, but numbers soared following its appearance (as 'Aidensfield') in the television series 'Heartbeat' and its role in the 'Harry Potter' films. It's fun to arrive on the trains of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, after...
www.northyorkmoors.org.uk
We pitched our tents at the designated spot and went for a little explore , identifying a couple of other spots and finding someone’s permanent camp in the woods .
As nightfall approached we settled into camp routine , hot food , a few beers , a nip of the good stuff and settled early as the temperature dropped ( no
as we were on the moors within the National Park ).The night was windy and with some rain but the Alpkit Soloist performed well .
Sunday morning we were up early , a strong coffee and then the decision to walk out via Simon Howe ( a high point on the moor marked with a cairn at 853 feet). Simon Howe sits atop the moor in a prominent position . At the site is a barrow within a stone circle , a line of standing stones and two round barrows. Artefacts recovered date from the late Mesolithic period to the Bronze Age .
Simon Howe Stone Circle - Prehistoric Barrow & Stone Circle - Michael B Shannon
Simon Howe Stone Circle and other features sit in on the highest point on the ridge running across Howl Moor to Goathland.
www.michaelbshannon.co.uk
As a juxtaposition from the stone circle you can see the ballistic missile early warning system at RAF Flylingdales .
A short walk across the boggy moor top saw us back in Goathland for breakfast and medals …
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nice write up and pictures rob 
