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Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart York Tourist Information Office on Local road(s) (North)

2.2 mi

 

2.2

At Bishopthorpe, stay on Local road(s)

4.7 mi

Acaster Malbis

6.8

At Appleton Roebuck, stay on Local road(s)

4.6 mi

 

11.4

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto A64

0.8 mi

Leeds

12.3

At junction, turn LEFT (South) onto A162

2.1 mi

Towton

14.3

At Towton, bear RIGHT (West) onto B1217

1.2 mi

Saxton

15.5

Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

3.8 mi

Saxton

19.3

Turn LEFT (East) onto B1222

0.3 mi

Biggin

19.6

At Sherburn, turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

2.6 mi

 

22.2

Turn LEFT (East) onto A63

0.3 mi

Selby

22.5

At Monk Fryston, turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

0.6 mi

Hillam

23.0

At Hillam, stay on Local road(s)

2.8 mi

 

25.8

At Birkin, stay on Local road(s)

1.1 mi

 

26.9

At Beal, stay on Local road(s)

0.7 mi

 

27.7

Turn RIGHT (West) onto A645

0.1 mi

Knottingley

27.8

Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

2.2 mi

Cridling Stubbs

30.0

At Cridling Stubbs, stay on Local road(s)

2.8 mi

 

32.9

At Darrington, stay on Local road(s)

3.9 mi

Wentbridge

36.7

Bear LEFT (South-West) onto A628

0.2 mi

 

36.9

At High Ackworth, turn RIGHT (North) onto B6421

1.1 mi

Purston Jaglin

38.0

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto B6428

0.7 mi

Fitzwilliam

38.7

Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

39.3

At West Hardwick, stay on Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

39.6

Arrive Nostell Priory

   

NOSTELL PRIORY, Doncaster Road, Nostell, nr Wakefield Wakefield WF4 1QE

One of Yorkshire's finest jewels. A magnificent mid-18th-century mansion, designed by Paine with additions by Adam, and set in parkland with beautiful lakeside walks and attractive rose gardens. The spectacular interiors feature rococo and classical decoration, the finest single collection of Chippendale furniture including the famous Nostell Doll's House, many important paintings and exquisite 18th-century wallpapers

On the A638 out of Wakefield towards Doncaster

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Nostell Priory on Local road(s) (North)

0.3 mi

 

0.3

At West Hardwick, stay on Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

0.9

Turn RIGHT (South) onto B6428

4.0 mi

Fitzwilliam

4.9

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

2.7 mi

Notton

7.5

At Notton, stay on Local road(s)

1.5 mi

 

9.0

At Woolley, stay on Local road(s)

2.7 mi

 

11.7

At West Bretton, turn RIGHT (North) onto A637

0.5 mi

Dewsbury

12.2

Turn LEFT (West) onto A636

1.0 mi

Clayton West

13.3

Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

1.7 mi

Clayton West

15.0

At Emley, stay on Local road(s)

3.7 mi

 

18.7

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A629

0.4 mi

Huddersfield

19.1

Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

1.5 mi

Farnley Tyas

20.7

At Almondbury, stay on Local road(s)

2.3 mi

 

22.9

Continue (West) on B6110

0.1 mi

 

23.1

Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

0.9 mi

Honley

24.0

Bear LEFT (West) onto B6108

0.2 mi

Meltham

24.2

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

2.9 mi

Meltham

27.2

At Slaithwaite, turn LEFT (West) onto A62

0.3 mi

Marsden

27.5

Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

2.7 mi

 

30.2

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto A640

0.2 mi

 

30.4

Bear LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

2.6 mi

 

33.0

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto B6114

0.1 mi

Greetland

33.1

At Barkisland, turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

33.5

Bear LEFT (West) onto B6113

0.8 mi

Ripponden

34.3

Continue (North-West) on Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

35.5

At Mill Bank, stay on Local road(s)

4.1 mi

Triangle

39.6

At Midgley, stay on Local road(s)

2.7 mi

Mytholmroyd

42.3

At Hebden Bridge, turn RIGHT (North) onto A6033

0.4 mi

Pecket Well

42.7

Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

1.0 mi

 

43.7

Arrive Hardcastle Crags

   

HARDCASTLE CRAGS, Estate Office, Hollin Hall, Crimsworth Dean, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge Calderdale HX7 7AP

A beautiful wooded valley with deep rocky ravines, tumbling streams and woodland rich in natural history, famous as home to the hairy wood ant, which lives here in huge anthills. Waymarked walks lead through the valley and link with footpaths and the Pennine Way

At end of Midgehole Road, 1˝ml NW of Hebden Bridge off the A6033 Keighley road

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Hardcastle Crags on Local road(s) (South-East)

1.0 mi

 

1.0

Bear LEFT (South) onto A6033

0.4 mi

 

1.4

At Hebden Bridge, turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

2.7 mi

 

4.1

At Midgley, stay on Local road(s)

4.8 mi

 

9.0

At Causeway Foot, bear LEFT (North) onto A629

0.8 mi

Keighley

9.7

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B6145

0.4 mi

Thornton

10.1

Turn LEFT (West) onto A644

0.2 mi

 

10.3

Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

2.7 mi

 

13.0

Turn LEFT (North-West) onto B6144

0.2 mi

Cullingworth

13.2

Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

1.9 mi

Harden

15.1

At Harden, stay on Local road(s)

2.9 mi

 

18.0

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B6265

0.4 mi

East Morton

18.5

Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

43 yds

 

18.5

Arrive East Riddlesden Hall

   

EAST RIDDLESDEN HALL, Bradford Road, Keighley Bradford BD20 5EL

A charming 17th-century West Riding manor house, set in the Aire Valley, with panelled rooms, fine plasterwork and mullioned windows. The house contains a good collection of textiles, Yorkshire oak furniture and pewter. There is also a delightful garden designed by Graham Stuart Thomas and a fragrant herb border, as well as an impressive oak-framed Great Barn and a pond with ducks

1ml NE of Keighley on S side of the Bradford Road in Riddlesden, close to Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart East Riddlesden Hall on Local road(s) (North)

43 yds

 

0.1

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B6265

10 yds

East Morton

0.1

Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

4.1 mi

 

4.1

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A6034

0.2 mi

Addingham

4.3

At Silsden, turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

3.8 mi

 

8.1

Bear RIGHT (North) onto A6131

1.2 mi

Skipton

9.3

Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

9.6

Turn RIGHT (East) onto A6069

174 yds

 

9.7

Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

10.9

Continue (West) on A65

2.5 mi

 

13.4

Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

1.0 mi

Eshton

14.4

At Eshton, stay on Local road(s)

3.5 mi

Calton

17.9

At Airton, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

 

18.9

At Kirkby Malham, stay on Local road(s)

1.3 mi

Malham

20.3

Arrive Malham

   

MALHAM TARN ESTATE, Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle North Yorkshire BD24 9PT

2900ha (7200 acres) of open upland limestone country, consisting of six farms, some with flower-rich hay meadows, and a National Nature Reserve around Malham Tarn, where there is a bird hide. In Malham village visitors can see an exhibition of farming in the Dales The estate extends from Malham village, 19ml NW of Skipton, north past Malham Tarn

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Malham on Local road(s) (North)

8.4 mi

 

8.4

At Arncliffe, stay on Local road(s)

3.2 mi

 

11.6

Turn LEFT (East) onto B6160

2.2 mi

Kettlewell

13.7

Bear RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

0.2 mi

 

14.0

Arrive Kettlewell

   

UPPER WHARFEDALE, c/o Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle North Yorkshire BD24 9PT

2470ha (6100 acres) of the Upper Wharfe valley north of Kettlewell. The Trust owns nine farms here, including the hamlets of Yockenthwaite and Cray. This is classic Yorkshire Dales country, with drystone walls and barns, important flower-rich hay meadows, valleyside woodland and blanket bog

Upper Wharfedale extends from Kettlewell village (12ml N of Skipton) N to Beckermonds and Cray

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Kettlewell on Local road(s) (South)

0.2 mi

 

0.2

Bear LEFT (South-West) onto B6160

87 yds

Kilnsey

0.3

Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

3.3 mi

Conistone

3.6

At Conistone, stay on Local road(s)

3.0 mi

 

6.6

Bear LEFT (East) onto B6265

19.3 mi

Greenhow Hill

25.9

Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

0.8 mi

 

26.7

Arrive Fountains Abbey

   

FOUNTAINS ABBEY & STUDLEY ROYAL WATER GARDEN, Fountains, Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3DY

One of the most remarkable places in Europe and a World Heritage Site, comprising the spectacular ruin of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, an Elizabethan mansion and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian water garden. Elegant ornamental lakes, avenues, temples and cascades provide a succession of dramatic eye-catching vistas. St Mary's Church provides a majestic focus to the medieval deer park, home to over 600 deer

4ml W of Ripon off B6265 to Pateley Bridge, signposted from the A1, 10ml N of Harrogate (A61)

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Fountains Abbey on Local road(s) (North)

0.8 mi

 

0.8

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B6265

1.8 mi

Studley Roger

2.6

Continue (North-East) on Local road(s)

0.6 mi

Ripon

3.2

At Ripon, stay on Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

4.3

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B6265

0.9 mi

Bridge Hewick

5.2

Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

2.5 mi

 

7.7

At Skelton, stay on Local road(s)

1.5 mi

 

9.2

At Langthorpe, stay on Local road(s)

0.5 mi

 

9.7

Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto B6265

0.7 mi

 

10.4

Bear LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

0.5 mi

 

10.9

At Aldborough, stay on Local road(s)

2.5 mi

 

13.4

At Lower Dunsforth, stay on Local road(s)

1.5 mi

 

14.9

At Upper Dunsforth, stay on Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

16.1

At Great Ouseburn, stay on Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

17.3

*Toll Road* At Toll Booth, stay on Local road(s)

153 yds

Linton upon Ouse

17.4

Stay on Local road(s)

2.1 mi

Linton upon Ouse

19.5

At Linton upon Ouse, stay on Local road(s)

1.5 mi

Newton-on-Ouse

21.0

At Newton-on-Ouse, stay on Local road(s)

2.2 mi

 

23.2

Arrive Beningbrough

   

BENINGBROUGH HALL AND GARDENS, Beningbrough, York North Yorkshire YO30 1DD

An imposing Georgian mansion, built in1716 and containing one of the most impressive baroque interiors in England. Exceptional wood carving, an unusual central corridor running the full length of the house, and over 100 pictures on loan from the National Portrait Gallery can be found inside. There is also a fully equipped Victorian laundry and exciting new walled garden

8ml NW of York, 2ml W of Shipton, 2ml SE of Linton-on-Ouse (A19)

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Beningbrough on Local road(s) (North-West)

2.3 mi

Shipton

2.3

At Shipton, turn LEFT (North) onto A19

0.2 mi

Thirsk

2.5

Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

2.7 mi

Wigginton

5.1

Turn RIGHT (South) onto B1363

3.9 mi

 

9.1

Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto A1036

0.5 mi

 

9.6

Turn LEFT (South-East) onto B1227

0.6 mi

 

10.2

Turn RIGHT (West) onto A1036

0.2 mi

York

10.4

Continue (South) on A59

0.1 mi

York

10.6

Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

0.5 mi

 

11.1

Arrive York Tourist Information Office

   

TREASURER'S HOUSE, Chapter House Street, York York YO1 7JH

York's 'hidden treasure', this elegant house stands within the tranquil surroundings of the Minster Close. Medieval in origin (and with even earlier -- Roman -- links), the house was rescued from neglect by the wealthy local industrialist Frank Green, who carefully restored it and made it his home. It is as he left it, with many fine pieces of furniture and notable collections of china, pottery and glass

In Minster Yard, on N side of Minster

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