The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a

National Trail National Trails are long distance footpaths and bridleways in England and Wales. They are administered by Natural England, a statutory agency of the UK government, and Natural Resources Wales (successor body to the Countryside Council for Wal ...

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It runs 79 miles (127 km) from

Hessle Hessle () is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of ...

Filey Filey () is a seaside town and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing ...

, around the

Yorkshire Wolds The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in north-eastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie. On the western edge, the Wolds rise to an escarpment wh ...

. At

Filey Brigg Filey Brigg is a long narrow peninsula situated about a mile north of Filey, North Yorkshire. Its steep cliffs are 20 metres high and consist of a variety of material, from pure sandstone to pure limestone. The landward end of the peninsula o ...

, it connects with 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 ...

, another National Trail. In 2007 the Yorkshire Wolds Way celebrated the 25th anniversary of its official opening which took place on 2 October 1982. Bratt Wood Nunburnholme

Route

The route of the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to or through the following places: *

North Ferriby North Ferriby is a village and civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. History Humber Estuary "The archaeology of the intertidal wetlands of the Humber Estuary is of international importance, and include ...

* Melton * Welton *

Brantingham Brantingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north of Brough, west of Hull and north of the A63 road. The 2011 UK Census gave the parish had a population of 370, marking a decrease from the 2001 ...

South Cave South Cave is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. ...

North Newbald North Newbald is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately north-west of Hull city centre, north of South Cave and south of Market Weighton. It lies to the east of the A1034 road. History In ...

Goodmanham Goodmanham (historically Godmundingaham, the home of the people of Godmund mentioned in the year 627 in Bede's ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum'' ) is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situa ...

Market Weighton Market Weighton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one. According to the 2011 UK cen ...

Londesborough Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Market Weighton. The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Mid ...

Nunburnholme Nunburnholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately east of the market town of Pocklington. The civil parish is formed by the village of Nunburnholme and the hamlet of Kilnwick Percy. Accor ...

* ''

Pocklington Pocklington is a market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 8,337. It is east of York and northwest of Hull. The town's sk ...

'' * Millington *

Huggate Huggate is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Beverley town centre and west of Driffield town centre. The village of North Dalton lies to the south-east. Accordi ...

Fridaythorpe Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Pocklington town centre and lies on the A166 road. It is above sea level, making it the highest village in the Yo ...

Thixendale Thixendale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is located in the Yorkshire Wolds about 20 miles east of York. The place-name ''Thixendale'' is ...

Wharram Percy Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish near Malton, North Yorkshire, on the western edge of the chalk Wolds of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south of Wharram-le-Street and is signposted from the Beverley ...

Wharram le Street Wharram-le-Street is a village and former Civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Wharram, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Until the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 local government reorganisation Whar ...

Wintringham Wintringham is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Location The village is near the A64 road and east of Malton. Two long-distance footpath ...

* Sherburn * Potter Brompton *

Ganton Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds. Ganton lies west of the coastal town of Filey, and ...

* Muston *

Places in italics are slightly off the main route.

BBC documentary

''Yorkshire Wolds Way'', a 2017 two-part BBC television documentary, features a journey along the Yorkshire Wolds Way. Presenter Paul Rose describes the trail as "arguably Britain's least well-known national walking trail". The documentary was first broadcast in January 2017.

Races

The Hardmoors Race Series features

ultramarathon An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...

s based on the Yorkshire Wolds Way and

. Included in the series is the Hardwolds 80-mile race comprising the entire length of the Yorkshire Wolds Way.

References

External links

Yorkshire Wolds Way – National Trails official site

Yorkshire Wolds Way – the Ramblers

The Long Distance Walkers Association

Walk the Yorkshire Wolds Way
{{UK Trails Footpaths in the East Riding of Yorkshire Long-distance footpaths in England 1982 establishments in England Yorkshire Wolds

Route

BBC documentary

Races

See also

References

Further reading

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