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| UK: East Midlands and Yorkshire: The Heritage Ride |
The Heritage Ride is a 250 mile (400km) long distance trail
passing through Lincolnshire and East and North Yorkshire.
It starts at Boston in the south and runs
northwards to Hull and then Whitby. A spur runs westwards
to Guisborough. The scenery on the trail includes fertile plains,
rolling hills, majestic moorland, massive coastal cliffs and the
intrinsic beauty of limestone and chalk (which incidentally provides
good going for horses and cycles).
Place names along the route indicate the legacy of Anglian, Saxon
and Viking invaders and the
fields and farms show the changing historical patterns of
agriculture along the eastern margin of England. Nowadays this is a
little visted part of Britain with a great deal of excellent riding.
This guide book was published by The
British Horse Society, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth,
Warwickshire
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps.
A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from the British Horse Society. Relevant entries include:
- Mrs C Cook, Burgate Farm, Harwood Dale, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
YO13 0DS Tel: 01723 870333 Email - Mrs Heather Davison, Wardle Rigg Farm, Newtondale Forest Drive, Stape, Pickering, North Yorkshire
YO18 8HT Tel: 01751 477402 - Mrs Gloria Teasdale, Brecks Farm, Pockley, York, North Yorkshire
YO62 7TD Tel: 01439 771359 Email Website - Mr and Mrs Andrew Grace, Life Hill Farm, Sledmere, Driffield, East Yorkshire
YO25 3EY Tel: 01377 236224 Fax: 01377 236685 Email
The Heritage Ride crosses the Newtondale Horse Trail.
The British Horse Society gratefully acknowledges the work of Hazel Armstrong whose idea it was to produce the Heritage Trail. Thanks are due to Hazel's team of Jill Cross, Paul Johnson and Andrew Armstrong for checking the route and book.
Reference: NR