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Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from York

Yorkshire And The Humber

York

Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from York

Moderate

4.6

(8)

211

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Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from York

02:04

52.0km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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After 45.7 km for 112 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.62 km

Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Bishopthorpe Palace is situated along the beautiful River Ouse south of the city centre of York. It's the official home of the Archbishop of York, and has been for all previous Archbishop's of York since 1241.

Whilst the inside of the palace is only open for pre-arranged tours with quite a long waiting list, you can still admire the palace and its beautiful gatehouse from the footpath outside.

Tip by

9.82 km

Brocket Hagg

Forest

12.7 km

Appleton Roebuck Scarecrow Festival

Highlight • Settlement

Fun for all the family

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15.7 km

Flat Section

Highlight • Trail

21.7 km

John Smith's Brewery

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a small free car park at Tadcaster just over the bridge by the bus station. If you go there early it’s a good starting place/end place for a variety of rides.

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27.2 km

Kirkby Wharfe SSSI

Nature Reserve

35.3 km

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Other

Grade I listed building. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

The only remaining parts of the castle are the gatehouse and the banqueting hall. Stones from the destroyed castle were used in the construction of surrounding houses. The foundations of some other structures do remain as well as the castle's cellar, which was excavated in the 19th century.

The gatehouse served as a courthouse until the 1930s, before being used as an officers' mess and a building for the Home Guard during World War II.

The first fortifications on this site are believed to be those built by King Athelstan in the 10th Century.

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35.5 km

Cawood Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Grade II listed swing bridge opened in 1872. The deck was submerged when the River Ouse flooded in 2015.

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45.3 km

Trans Pennine Trail: Selby to York Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

It's very safe. So great for kids. In some areas there are some bumps in surface due to tree roots. The honesty hut is a nice place to stop and (if stocked up and you have some pennies for the honesty box) you can get a biscuit or two.

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46.1 km

Bridge with Fisherman Sculpture over the River Ouse

Highlight • Bridge

Good opportunity for a photo here The fisherman and the dog are really cool.

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52.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.9 km

4.72 km

2.60 km

396 m

308 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

665 m

159 m

104 m

Elevation

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Saturday 11 July

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Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from York

Bishopthorpe Palace Gatehouse

Appleton Roebuck Scarecrow Festival

Flat Section

John Smith's Brewery

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

Cawood Bridge

Trans Pennine Trail: Selby to York Cycle Path

Bridge with Fisherman Sculpture over the River Ouse

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