Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.
A mile and a half round the middle of town on the waymarked pushchair route, half an hour at a gentle pace, entirely on pavement and made-up path with dropped kerbs throughout and not a stile or a step on it. It starts and ends in the cobbled Market Place, where parking is free for three hours and every bus in the district calls, and it takes in the millrace and the Cod Beck bridges on the quiet side of town. This is the walk for an old dog, a hot afternoon or a filthy February day, because it never gets muddy and there is no livestock at all; the whole thing is on the lead by necessity given the roads, but the Cod Beck gives a dog a drink at the footbridge and there is shade along the beck for most of the afternoon.
A small independent cafe on the southern side of Thirsk Market Place, doing coffee, cake and cooked breakfasts from mid-morning. It is listed as dog friendly, so dogs are welcome inside with you. Closed on Mondays.
Flat 4.3-mile circular from Thirsk market place following Cod Beck north to South Kilvington, through Underwood Plantation and back through New Thirsk, with fine views to the Hambleton Hills. The quiet riverside and country paths make an easy dog walk, and the beck's shallows are popular for a paddle. Field sections cross grazing land, so keep dogs close where stock are out.
An independent coffee shop on Millgate, a few steps off Thirsk Market Place, known for fresh food and properly made coffee. Thirsk Tourist Information records it as dogs welcome, so yours sits with you inside rather than at a pavement table. Daytime only, closing mid-afternoon.
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