Stage 8: York to Beningborough Hall

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Stage 8: York to Beningborough Hall
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Other cycle routes
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Beningborough Hall Walled
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Avoiding steps. Turn right before Scarborough
Bridge and follow the riverside path towards York.
Go under the arch, turn right and walk over this
bridge (Lendal Bridge) to the other side of the river.
Turn left before the Museum Gardens and re-join
the riverside path to Beningbrough.
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Take Care
Take care along the
riverside path as it is
also used by walkers
with dogs.
Take care at the
road junctions just
past Shipton.
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Beningbrough Hall
A fantastic C18th mansion, park and
gardens with interactive galleries,
pictures from the National Portrait
Gallery and a Walled Garden
Restaurant.
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Sculptures
Look out for sculptures on route
including a miniature Forth Bridge
and a yellow Milepost, painted by
Sustrans Volunteers in 2014 to
celebrate the Tour de France in
Yorkshire.
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Bike Hire
You can hire bikes from Cycle
Heaven at York Train station. Turn
right out of the main entrance
and the shop is just on the right.
Mention the Slow Tour andKnapton
you will
get a 10% bike hire discount!
B1
Play Areas
About 30 minutes from York, turn
right at a blue cycling sign to
“Rawcliffe”. You will find Rawcliffe
Country Park, a BMX Pump Track
and a children’s play area.
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York
The beautiful and historic walled city
of York has countless attractions!
York Minster and the Museum
Gardens are within easy reach of this
route.
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Avoiding narrow part of route ( less than 1m
barrier). Start your Tour at Skelton Garden Centre
and follow National Route 65 along quiet country
lanes to Beningbrough Hall.
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Poppleton
Things to see and do
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Skelton Garden Centre Café
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It’s been inspired by the Tour de France
Grand Depart in Yorkshire in 2014 and
funded
by Public Health Teams in City
A59
of York and North Yorkshire Councils.
All routes form part of the National
Cycle Network - more than 14,000
miles of traffic-free paths, quiet lanes
and on-road walking and cycling routes
across the UK.
This route is part of National Route
65, so just follow the signs!
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Railway with station
The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of
the best cycle routes in Yorkshire.
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Beningbrough
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Monkton
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Shipton
Beningborough
Hall
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Enjoy the Slow Tour
on the National Cycle
Network!
countryside
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Park Ho
Oak Wood
Broadoak Farm
To Selby
and Hull
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York to Beningbrough
Full Tour to Beningbrough Return 18 miles, 3 hours
Short Tour to Skelton Return 8 miles, 1.5 hours
overview map
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This beautiful ride takes you from the historic walled
city of York along National Route 65 on a flat trafficfree riverside path along the Ouse and then along
quiet country lanes, ending at the splendid C18th
Beningborough Hall and its delightful Farm shop and
café.
l Exit York Station by the Short Stay Car Park Ramp
(at the end of Platform 4), turn left at the riverside path,
then immediately right over Scarborough Bridge.
l Double back through the archway over the bridge
and follow signs for National Route 65 to Skelton
along the riverside path. You pass through grazed
meadowland and attractive woodland and several
interesting sculptures. After 45 minutes, you come to a
lane with a cycling sign to Skelton ¼ mile.
l For the Short Tour, turn right along this lane and
cycle to the main road. Turn right and walk 50m along
the pavement to the Skelton Garden centre and café.
l For the Full Tour, turn left following National Route
65 signs through the pretty villages of Overton and
Shipton. Turn left when you see signs to Beningbrough
Hall. You arrive at the Hall 15 minutes later.
l Enjoy the Farm shop and café or explore the
magnificent Hall and gardens.
l Retrace the route back to York.
STAGE 8
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York to
Beningborough Hall
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The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes
across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network.
The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a
family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public
transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too.
Tourist attractions l heritage sites
cafés and pubs l picnic spots l canals
museums l playgrounds l artwork
and more!
If you like this route, try out the other 20!
Download your free maps at
www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire
York to Beningborough is part of the 170 mile
(274km) Way of the Roses coast2coast route
ance 2014
ing the Tour de Fr
Milepost celebrat
Photography: Cover Beningborough Hall © National Trust Images / John Millar
Registered charity number 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland)
Beningborough Hall
National Trust Imag
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John Millar
Enjoy a great
cycling day out...
at your own pace !