The path is the teacher: Anna Lyon walks the Friends Way

‘I was met with much kindness on the route.’

by Anna Lyon 6th November 2026

It was day three of the Friends Way. I had already walked up Malham Cove, past Malham Tarn, followed the Monk’s Road and descended into Arncliffe. It was around 4pm. I fell gratefully into a pub, conveniently located by the path and savoured a coffee cake accompanied by lemonade, just what I felt I needed to make the more-than-300m ascent over the next hill before a gentle amble along the Wharfe River into Buckden.