'No holiday', Danes Dyke, East Yorkshire, UK - 18th March 2022

After another push to update neglected write-ups and posts, I secured enough time to sit down and edit the footage taken of the 'No holiday' performance that was enacted at Danes Dyke in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK on 18 March 2022.

The ambulatory performance began at the entrance to the Danes Dyke public park area on Flamborough Road, B1255. The access road for cars runs along the dyke to the car park which is situated on the flat area where Danes Dyke House once stood. Built in 1873 for Elizabeth Cotterell-Dormer, it was later demolished in 1953, though some relics still linger, such as the Monkey Puzzle Tree - a species imported to the Uk from South America.

Despite the Dyke's name, it is now thought that the dyke is prehistoric in origin. In the past, sections of the dyke have been used as settings for filmed reconstructions of Viking attacks.

Danes Dyke is a leisurely walk from Sewerby Hall, along the cliff-top path. This footpath continues along the cliffs, passing through South Landing and on to Flamborough Head.

This is a lovely part of the country and well worth a visit.

The walking route, the pin indicates the previous site of Danes Dyke House

Danes Dyke - Local Nature Reserve leaflet

The final recorded version hosted on YouTube

If the video recording embedded above does not play, please view it via the YouTube Channel here.

'No holiday' - Sewerby Cliffs, UK.

The summer break offered me the opportunity to take my 'No holiday' performance out of Hong Kong and the first location I found was the wonderful clifftop near Sewerby on the north side Bridlington in East Yorkshire, UK.

Limekiln Lane, which runs down onto the seafront close to the lovely Expanse Hotel, formed the starting point and it was from there that I began walking up and onto the gorgeous, flat, green plateau that runs up the coast to the Sewerby Cricket Club, where the track narrows into a trail that continues to Danes Dyke, South Landing, Flamborough and so on up the coast. In the past I have had the pleasure of following this trail all the way to Filey.

The day was so lovely, the sun was shining, birds were darting to and fro in front of me as I walked and a cooling breeze kept the air fresh. Along the cliff top, there are numerous small hills of dark soil that have been unearthed by moles, the remnants of their subterranean excavations. I have been told that this earth is especially rich and good for gardens.

At the north end of the clifftop walk is the site of the Sewerby Cricket Club, with its sea-view pitch, practice pitch and clubhouse. Many seats are spaced around the pitch for spectators and the whole scene is overlooked by the Georgian Sewerby Hall and gardens. 

One complete circuit of the Cricket Pitch became the conclusion of the day's walk and formed a logical end to the Linear walk. 

It is becoming very interesting to experience the performance in different locations and under different weather conditions. I feel it is beginning to develop a character of its own.

'No holiday' - Sewerby Cliffs, Bridlington, UK - 4th August 2017

The recording can also be viewed on my youtube.com channel here: https://youtu.be/6ZTzwIJvQm4