Many walkers extend this stage beyond Clay Bank Top to Blakey Ridge (milepost 161), which is the next place on the Coast to Coast route with accommodation. However, the first part of the day is strenuous enough for many people, with numerous ascents and descents on the Cleveland Hills. There is a café at Carlton Bank Top (milepost 148), but otherwise no places for refreshment. At Clay Bank Top there is no accommodation, but some is available a couple of miles downhill walking away at Great Broughton and Chop Gate. 