Yorkshire Gliding Club, Sutton Bank is one of my favourite Yorkshire haunts and a ‘high point’ of any trip to Yorkshire. A two mile walk from the visitor centre will take in some of the best scenes in Yorkshire, as well as the gliding club, the famous white horse of Kilburn, and part of the Cleveland Way.
The White Horse of Kilburn looks out across the whole of the county, the scenery is truly stunning, with a vista towards the Dales and beyond on a sunny day. The glidiers of course are an added bonus!
On the 20th April 1934, the British Gliding Association recognised the venture and the Yorkshire Gliding Club was formed. In 1937 another distinguished aviator joined the YGC. Amy Johnson, who was later to become famous for her power flying exploits around the world, joined the club after having gained her Silver ‘C’ at Dunstable.
Looking up at the clouds and the gliders in the sky is on of my favourite passstimes, on a day like yesterday, there is no finer way to spend a couple of hours in North Yorkshire!