The White Rose Way is a walking trail in England from
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
to
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
,
North Yorkshire
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. It was created in 2011 by local author Paul Brown. The walk starts at the foot of the Black Prince Statue in
City Square
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with the finish line being at the former harbour-side Tourist Information Centre in the South Bay, Scarborough (now Esposito's Ice Cream next to Ask Restaurant).
The walk links existing trails with little used footpaths, passing through suburbs of Leeds to quickly enter linked park land and into the grounds of
Harewood House
Harewood House ( , ) is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built, between 1759 and 1771, for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy West Indian plantation ...
. The
Wharfe Valley follows, leading to the market town of
Wetherby
Wetherby () is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds district, West Yorkshire, England, close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire, and lies approximately from Leeds City Centre, from York and from Harrogat ...
, and on to the agricultural plains of the
Vale of York
The Vale of York is an area of flat land in the northeast of England. The vale is a major agricultural area and serves as the main north–south transport corridor for Northern England.
The Vale of York is often supposed to stretch from the R ...
via
Boston Spa
Boston Spa is a Village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Situated south of Wetherby, Boston Spa is on the south bank of the River Wharfe which separates it from Thorp Arch. According to ...
and
Tadcaster. The walk passes through
Fulford and
Kexby and up the
River Derwent into
Stamford Bridge. The Derwent Valley is followed in to
Malton and
Thornton le Dale. The
North York Moors National Park is traversed through
Wykeham Forest
and
Dalby Forest to the hamlet of Harwood Dale. The walk pushes on to Cloughton before following the
Cleveland Way
The Cleveland Way is a National Trail in the historic area of Cleveland in North Yorkshire, northern England. It runs between Helmsley and the Brigg at Filey, skirting the North York Moors National Park.
History
Development of the Clevela ...
for the last few miles in to Scarborough.
The guide to the walk (''The White Rose Way'' by Paul Brown) was published in 2012 by Hazelbury Publishing ().
See also
*
Way of the Roses
The Way of the Roses is the newest of Great Britain's coast-to-coast, long-distance cycle routes and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines and specially constructed cycle paths. It lies entirely within the counties of Lancashire and Yo ...
(cycling route)
References
External links
White Rose Way websiteWhite Rose Wayat
Long Distance Walkers Association
The Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) is a British not for profit, volunteer-led association whose aim is "to further the common interests of those who enjoy long distance walking". The LDWA is an association of people with the common inte ...
Long-distance footpaths in England
Footpaths in West Yorkshire
Footpaths in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Footpaths in North Yorkshire
2011 establishments in England
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