Centenary Way
{{Short description|84-mile footpath in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{About|the walk in Yorkshire|Centenary walk in Epping Forest|Epping_Forest#Leisure_activities}}
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The Centenary Way is a route devised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of North Yorkshire County Council.
It was opened by Chris Brasher in 1989 to mark the Centenary of the governance by County Councils.
The route runs across the Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Wolds via Castle Howard and Wharram Percy, linking York and the Foss Walk with the Yorkshire Wolds Way and Cleveland Way National Trails.
Meeting the Derwent and Foss, the walk combines riverside walks in deep valleys with forest tracks. Part of the route overlaps with the Yorkshire Wolds Way which also ends at Filey along with the Cleveland Way.
Start: {{gbmappingsmall|SE603522}} – York, North Yorkshire
Finish: {{gbmappingsmall|TA126817}} – Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire
Waymark: Letters CW on standard waymarks
Places along the Centenary Way
The route of the Centenary Way passes close to or through the following places:
- York Minster
- Huntington
- New Earswick
- Strensall
- West Lilling
- Sheriff Hutton
- Terrington
- Slingsby
- Coneysthorpe
- Castle Howard
- Welburn
- Low Hutton
- Malton
- Norton
- Settrington
- North Grimston
- Birdsall
- Thixendale
- Wharram Percy
- Wintringham
- West Heslerton
- Sherburn
- Potter Brompton
- Ganton
- Hunmanby
- Filey
Places in italics are slightly off the main route.
Pictures
Image:Over Looking Wintringham Close June 2009 (Nigel Coates).jpg|Near Wintringham
Image:Centenary Way Hunmanby 1 (Nigel Coates).jpg|Near Hunmanby
Image:Over looking North Grimston June 2009 (Nigel Coates).jpg|Near North Grimston
See also
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Centenary+Way+(North+Yorkshire)|title=Centenary Way (North Yorkshire)|publisher=Long Distance Walkers Association|accessdate=16 December 2009}}
Further reading
- The Centenary Way from Filey Brigg to York Minster
External links
{{Commons category|Centenary Way, North Yorkshire|Centenary Way}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090619043353/http://www.walkingontheweb.co.uk/countries/England/walking_routes_England/C/Centenary_Way_North_Yorkshire/Centenary_Way_NY.htm Centenary Way North Yorkshire an overview of the walking route]
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Category:Footpaths in North Yorkshire
Category:Long-distance footpaths in England
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