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WHEREWILL

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From 1885 until it’sclosure in 1965 the oldrailway line fromScarborough to Whitbytook goods andpassengers up and

down the NorthYorkshire coast.Now that it’s anoff road routethrough the NorthYork Moors NationalPark for walkers,horse riders andcyclists, where willit take you?

You might decideto make a slightdetour and visit one

of the quiet bays such as Crook Ness, CloughtonWyke, Hayburn Wyke (top), Stoupe Beck Sandsor Maw Wyke Hole, or make a circular walk ofit by taking in part of the Cleveland Way.

You may prefer to stop for a pint at theHayburn Wyke Hotel or for afternoon tea atthe old station in Cloughton (front panel, top) orthe café in Ravenscar.

You could hire a bike from “Trailways” atHawsker.

You can explore ourearly industrialheritage at the PeakAlum Works - thebirthplace of theBritish chemicalindustry - wherelocally mined rockwas combined withhuman urine,

brought up by barge from London, to makeAlum – which helps fix dye to cloth – for theemerging UK textile industry.

You’ll be confounded by the town that neverquite was at Ravenscar.

You can stop to wonder at the 13 spans of the120 feet (36.5 metre) high Larpool Viaduct (left,centre) over the River Esk in Whitby.

Or you may simply want to take a bit of timeto enjoy the numerous sights and pleasures ofWhitby, Scarborough or Robin Hoods Bay (above).

In an act of great foresight, ScarboroughBorough Council bought the line shortly afterit closed. Because the track ballast was madefrom cinders rather than crushed stone, manylocals call it the “cinder track”.

It now forms 21 miles (34.4 kms) of Route 1 ofthe National Cycle Network and the Friends ofthe Old Railway (www.friendsoftheoldrailway.org)are grateful for the support given by Sustrans,Scarborough Borough Council, the GroundworkTrust and the Big Lottery Fund.

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