Roundhay Park to Temple Newsam

Hill Top Farm

Kilometres Stage 1: Roundhay Park toNorth Temple Hills Wood Newsam 0 Red Hall Wood 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 Miles 0.5 1 Ram A6120 (The Wykebeck Way) Wood Castle Wood Great Heads Wood Roundhay start Enjoy the Slow Tour Key The Arboretum Lawn on the National Cycle Roundhay Wellington Hill Park The Network! A58 Take a Break! Lakeside 1 Braim Wood The Slow Tour of Yorkshire is inspired 1 Lakeside Café at Roundhay Park 1 by the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire in 2014. Monkswood 2 Cafés at Killingbeck retail park Waterloo Funded by the Public Health Team A6120 Military Lake Field 3 Café and ice cream shop in Leeds City Council, the Slow Tour at Temple Newsam aims to increase accessible cycling opportunities across the Limeregion Pits Wood on Gledhow Sustrans’ National Cycle Network. The Network is more than 14,000 Wykebeck Woods miles of traffic-free paths, quiet lanesRamshead Wood

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Things to see and do The Green Recreation Roundhay Park Ground Parklands Entrance to Killingbeck Fields 700 acres of parkland, lakes, woodland and activityGipton areas, including BMX/ Tennis courts, bowling greens, sports pitches, skateboard ramps, Skate Park children’s play areas, fishing, a golf course and a café. www.roundhaypark.org.uk

Kilingbeck Bike Hire A6120 Tropical World at Roundhay Park Fields Enjoy tropical birds, butterflies, iguanas, monkeys and fruit bats in GetThe Cycling Oval can the rainforest environment of Tropical World. arrange bike hire for Killingbeck groups. Bike can be Sculptures 2 delivered to the start B Harehills 6 1 Check out the Sustrans Portrait5 Bench just after Roundhay Park of the route. 9 dedicated to local cycling heros! 3 A64 www.getcycling.org.uk Temple Newsam A Tudor-Jacobean mansion with over 40 restored rooms available Cross Gates to view and 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland. And Europe’s largest working rare breeds farm and a café! Graveleythorpe www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam A64

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To Garforth Making it easier for you and Hull Whitehead This route is not suitable for bikes wider FINISHWood Halton Moor than 1m. Please try one of our other Wood 5 A63 routes at To Leeds Menagerie Wood www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire A63 Cross Green Home Note that some sections of the route in Pump Wood Farm the grounds of TempleKnowsthorpe Newsam have a rough surface that road bikes may find Temple Temple Newsam Newsam difficult. Park 3 Mather Wood

A 63 Bell Wood Roundhay Park to Temple Newsam 21 STAGE 1 Return 12 miles, Roundhay Park to overview map (The Wykebeck Way) about 1.5 hours Temple Newsam 6 This great route explores the little known Wykebeck 20 7 Valley in Leeds, using cycle tracks, parkland paths 5 8 (The Wykebeck Way) and quiet roads to connect two of Leeds’ finest 9 attractions, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam. 4 3 19 l Start your journey in the fantastic 700 acre 1 10 Roundhay Park, a haven for wildlife and residents alike. 12 2 Explore lakes, woodland, formal gardens, playgrounds, 11 18 sports pitches, a golf course, a lakeside café and 13 Tropical World - home to iguanas, monkeys and fruit bats! 14 15 17 l From Tropical World, follow signs for Temple Newsam (“TN”) down The Carriage Drive. The route 16 winds through the ancient woodland of Wykebeck woods and the meadows of Killingbeck Fields. Pause to look for Red Kites soaring overhead and to enjoy the Sustrans Portrait Bench. The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes l Enjoy a break at Killingbeck retail park where there across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network. is also an Asda and a café. The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a l Continue through the green spaces of Primrose family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public Valley Park and Halton Moor with great views transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too. overlooking the Aire Valley. Cross the golf course to arrive at one of England’s great historic estates - Temple Tourist attractions l heritage sites Newsam. This historic mansion is set in 1500 acres of cafés and pubs l picnic spots l canals parkland, woodland and farmland, including Europe’s museums l playgrounds l artwork largest working Rare Breeds Farm, home to over 400 Young cyclists enjoying Roundhay Park animals. Enjoy the beautiful area and its café. and more! l Retrace your steps back to Roundhay Park If you like this route, try out the other 20! following the signs “RP”. Download your free maps at www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire Enjoy a great cycling day out... Roundhay Park to Temple Newsam is part of The Wykebeck Way at your own pace !

Cycling parkland paths

Photography: Cover Roundhay Park Registered charity number 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland)