HIKERS tiring on the Coast-to-Coast Walk from Cumbria to Yorkshire can enjoy panoramic views over a Dales market town in comfort, thanks to the community's Civic Society.

The Richmond society has raised £300 to pay for a new bench, sited at Westfields, from which walkers can enjoy views across the town to the Vale of York beyond.

The Ragged Robins conservation group built the stone and wooden seat, designed to blend with the countryside, which was once remarked upon by Alfred Wainwright, who founded the 180-mile St Bee's Head to Robin Hood's Bay route.