Pocklington Ride 1 – EASY KEY Ride 3 – STEADY A short ride on flat terrain. Gentle hills, with a section along a busy road at the end Cycle Map 4.5 miles/7.25km, or 30 minutes riding time. Busy junction - take care of the route. Ideal for confident cyclists. Leave town following Route 66 signs towards Stamford 8 miles/13km, or 1 hour riding time. Bridge. Turn right at zebra crossing onto Garths End For safety reasons, we do not recommend that this route is cycled towards Driffield and Bridlington, then take the left at clockwise. roundabout heading towards Millington. Leave town following Route 66 signs towards Burnby. At Burnby follow Go straight on at sign for Meltonby and left at the sharp signs to Nunburnholme. At Nunburnholme take the first left onto Butt bend (you will see a large farm in front of you). Turn left Lane, and turn left at the T junction back towards Pocklington. This is a at end of lane and right at the next junction back into busy road with fast traffic – please take care while cycling this section. Pocklington. On the way back into Pocklington you will pass the village of Kilnwick Did you know… Percy, which is home to the impressive Kilnwick Percy Hall (signposted with brown tourist signs from the main road). The Hall, formerley the Ousethorpe was the home of Richard Langley Six cycle routes in and seat of the Lord of the Manor of Pocklington, is now a Buddhist retreat who was executed by Elizabeth I in 1586 for hiding but members of the public are welcome to look around the house and around Pocklington Catholic priests. 350 years later he was beatified gardens and visit the World Peace Café and the shop. by the Catholic church. Did you know… The farmer at Glebe House erected a plaque, which is visible from the road, in memory of one of his cows. Welcome to Pocklington! Pocklington is a picturesque historic market town surrounded by stunning scenery and quaint country villages, nestled at the base of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire. We hope that the cycle routes featured in this leaflet will inspire you to get out and explore your local landscape by bike, whether you are a local resident or a visitor to the area. Dusting off your bike and getting into the saddle can help you get fit, save money and help the environment as well as helping you reach places and scenery that are impossible to access by car. Ride 2 – STEADY A flat ride with some off-road sections and Facilities in the Town Route 66 towards Stamford quiet roads. One busy road crossing. Bridge – follow for rides 1 and 4 ST N DO Pocklington has an active cycling community and attracts many 12.5 miles/20km, or 1.5 hours riding time. KIRKLAND ST BRID N GE O visiting cyclists from other local towns and from further afield. ST L Leave town along West Green past the school and take the The town is well set up to cater for cyclists with extensive first left on to Canal Lane after leaving the 30mph limit. At PERCY RD secure cycle parking facilities, toilets, and numerous pubs, cafes ORCHARD the end of the lane cross the main road into the canal head GEORGE STREET and restaurants for tired cyclists to re-fuel after a ride! There COTTAGE picnic site and past the Wellington Oak pub. Take great care is also a local bike shop in the town centre that sells cycles and UNION ST crossing – this is a very busy road with fast traffic. Continue HERONGATE accessories and can also carry out repairs and maintenance on LODGE CHAPMANGATE through the gate at the end of the picnic site onto the canal THE OVAL your bike. For further information call (01759) 306770 or see THE AVENUE towpath. The towpath is a pleasant ride but is bumpy in CO-OPERATIVE www.cyclelane-ltd.co.uk THE OVAL places and may be muddy after rain. SUPERMARKET PERCY RD Local facilities are all shown on the town centre map, right. E CLAYFIELD RD At the end of the path turn left over the bridge and right at C A L the end of the lane into Bielby. Continue through the village P BURNBY LN G T POCKLINGTON R E WILBERFORCE K and turn left at the next junction to Everingham. A R RUFC LODGE P A NEW ST E M In Everingham turn left and then left again at the next L N REGENT ST junction towards Hayton. This lane emerges onto the A1079, RAILWAY ST ROWLEY MEWS which can be very busy. We recommend that you do not S T A cycle on this road, but dismount, turn left, and walk along the T I Route 66 towards Burnby O footpath. Cross at the crossing point approximately 150m WC N BURNBY LN – follow for rides 3 and 5 R into the village. Continue up the lane to Burnby and turn left D at the end to Pocklington. If you wish to lengthen your route ©VHEY B1247 WOLD RD turn right at the lane end and join Route 3 or Route 5. W GREEN THE BALK BURNBY Did you know… HALL The ruins of an ancient Roman military fortress were GARDENS The Rides discovered between Bielby and Hayton in 1995. A full POCKLINGTON scale excavation took place which uncovered a well, a SAINSBURY’S Each of the six routes on this map has CRICKET bath-house and many other parts of the fortress. SUPERMARKET been graded by difficulty, and we have GROUND aimed to include rides which cater for all W GREEN abilities. Most of the routes run along quiet B1247 roads or tracks but great care is needed KEY ©Crown Copyright and database right 2014. Ordnance Survey 100023383. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Shared use footway/cycleway to Hodsow on some routes as they cross busy roads SECURE CYCLE PARKING Lane and A1079 – follow for rides 2 and 6 and junctions. Please read the ride text PRIMROSE TOWN CENTRE before deciding which route is best for you. INCLUDING CAFES BROADMANOR WOOD Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 294 covers AND PUBS all these routes in detail if you would like FREE LONG STAY CAR PARKING R further information. HARPER CL O NCN ROUTE 66 N A If you enjoyed these rides you might be NCN ROUTE 164 M D interested in a similar leisure cycle route A POCKLINGTON DORINGTON CL O map for the town of Driffield. For a free copy BECK WC PUBLIC TOILETS R B please email transport.policy@eastriding. Cyclelane Cycle shop gov.uk or call (01482) 391747. We would also love to hear from you if you have any BROADMANOR comments or suggestions about the routes featured in this map. Photographs kindly provided by Paul Moon (www.paulmoonphotography.co.uk) and Chris Bailey (www. cycleseven.org) Longer Routes Ride 4 – STEADY Where possible, we have tried to use sections of existing national A longer ride across gentle hills, cycle routes in these rides. National some sections on busy roads. Ideal for Cycle Network (NCN) Routes 66 and 164, which confident cyclists. form part of some of the routes on this map, both run through Pocklington. NCN routes are signed using red 20.5 miles/33km, 2.5 hours riding time. numbers on a blue background. Leave town following Route 66 signs towards Stamford Bridge. Take care – this is a busy road Other local and national cycle routes run through and with fast traffic. Turn right at first crossroads around Pocklington including the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle towards Yapham. Stay on this road through Yapham Route and the Way of the Roses, a coast to coast route and continue on to Bishop Wilton. between Morecambe in the west and Bridlington in the east. Further information on these longer routes can be Go past the Fleece Inn and the village green and ©VHEY found at www.sustrans.org.uk at far end of village turn left at crossroads through Youlthorpe and Gowthorpe. At the end of lane Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) have also turn right towards Stamford Bridge. This is a produced a ‘Yorkshire Gold’ leaflet featuring eight difficult turn onto a busy road – take great care. leisure cycle rides in and around the Yorkshire Wolds. One of these runs from Pocklington through Millington At Full Sutton keep straight on past the prison Dale and Warter. More information on these can be towards High Catton and turn right at next found at www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com junction to Stamford Bridge (for an alternative shorter return, turn left at this junction towards Fangfoss and follow Route 66 signs back to Pocklington). In Stamford Bridge turn left at church, continue to High Catton and turn left at crossroads. Turn right at next junction and follow Route 66 signs back to Pocklington. Take care when Burnby Hall Gardens and turning right on to main road and on this route Museum back to Pocklington. These wonderful gardens right in the centre of Did you know… Pocklington are home to the biggest collection of The Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 hardy water lilies in Europe. The two lakes that contain September 1066 marked the end of the the lilies are set in eight acres of beautiful gardens Viking era in Britain. including rock gardens, a natural shrubbery, formal beds, the Secret Garden, a Victorian Garden and many other attractions. The gardens also house the Stewart Museum, a fascinating insight into the life of the Stewart family who developed the gardens in the early 1900s.