Yorkshire Wolds Way
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The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It runs 79 miles (127 km) from Hessle
Hessle
Hessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area which consists of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the...

 to Filey
Filey
Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort...

, around the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....

. At Filey, it connects with the Cleveland Way
Cleveland Way
The Cleveland Way is a National Trail in ancient Cleveland in Northern England. It runs 110 miles from Helmsley to Filey, skirting the North York Moors National Park.-History:The trail was opened in 1969...

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

Places along the Yorkshire Wolds Way

The route of the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to or through the following places:
  • Hessle
    Hessle
    Hessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area which consists of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the...

  • North Ferriby
    North Ferriby
    North Ferriby is a village and civil parish in the Haltemprice area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Geography:It is situated on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, approximately to the west of Hull city centre. To the north, atop a hill, lies Swanland via the B1231. South Ferriby is...

  • Melton
    Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Melton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and lies to the north of the A63 road.With Welton and Wauldby, it forms the civil parish of Welton....

  • Welton
    Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Welton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the town of Brough on the north side of the A63 road to Kingston upon Hull....

  • Brantingham
    Brantingham
    Brantingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north of Brough, and west of Kingston upon Hull. It lies to the north of the A63 road...

  • South Cave
    South Cave
    South Cave is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately to the west of Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. North Cave is approximately to the north west.- Overview :...

  • North Newbald
    North Newbald
    North Newbald is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.North Newbald along with the hamlet of South Newbald forms the civil parish of Newbald....

  • Goodmanham
    Goodmanham
    Goodmanham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the north-east of Market Weighton...

  • Market Weighton
    Market Weighton
    Market Weighton is a small 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...

  • Londesborough
    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 Middlethorpe....

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

  • Pocklington
    Pocklington
    Pocklington is a small market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York....

  • Millington
    Millington, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Millington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Pocklington.The civil parish is formed by the village of Millington and the hamlets of Great Givendale and Ousethorpe....

  • Huggate
    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...

  • Fridaythorpe
    Fridaythorpe
    Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Pocklington town centreand lies on the A166 road...

  • Thixendale
    Thixendale
    Thixendale is a tiny village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Yorkshire Wolds, about 20 miles east of York.The population of the village and surrounding farms is 130....

  • Wharram Percy
    Wharram Percy
    Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village site on the western edge of the chalk Wolds in North Yorkshire, England. The site is about one mile south of Wharram-le-Street and is clearly signposted from the B1248 Beverley to Malton road...

  • Wharram le Street
  • Wintringham
    Wintringham
    Wintringham is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A64 road and east of Malton.The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and the Centenary Way, long distance footpaths pass through the village...

  • Sherburn
    Sherburn, North Yorkshire
    Sherburn is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Sherburn parish had a population of 786.The parish council is .St...

  • Potter Brompton
    Potter Brompton
    Potter Brompton is a small village in the English county of North Yorkshire, on the A64 road from Malton to Filey. The village is situated just a few hundred yards off the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail....

  • Ganton
    Ganton, North Yorkshire
    Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 7 miles west of the coastal town of Filey, and 9 miles southwest of Scarborough....

  • Muston
    Muston
    Muston is a village and civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Muston is made up of two words Mus and Ton .According to the 2001 UK census, Muston parish had a population of 325....

  • Filey
    Filey
    Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort...



Places in italics are slightly off the main route.

See also

  • National Trails
  • Long-distance footpaths in the UK

External links

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