The Autumn Series – Goddards to Beningbrough Hall and Back

Just because the days are getting shorter, it doesn’t mean you have to stop cycling. Keep riding with our Autumn Series – now open for free booking. These rides are all about getting the best out of the season, perfect for getting out on your bike and warming up on a fresh autumn morning! As ‘challenging’ rides you can expect distances of twenty miles and above, usually with some hills thrown in along the way. You don’t have to be the next Bradley Wiggins to take part, but you’ll need to be fairly fit. Join us on some amazing rides, created in association with our friends at the National Trust. Make the most of some beautiful countryside, and great facilities for cyclists. Come and join us on this beautiful 24 mile mostly traffic free, flat terrain route. Starting at Goddards, the former family home of Noel Terry (of chocolate fame) we head past York Racecourse before heading towards the futuristic design of the Millennium Bridge and York's largest green space, Rowntree Park. After crossing the River Ouse we soon leave the busy city behind and join a flat, peaceful cycle path that winds past Bootham (within a stone's throw of the Minster), towards the open countryside of Clifton Ings. The path leads through some woodland, continues through the pretty village of Overton and onto quiet country lanes which take us all the way to Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens. Home to a significant number of portraits from the National Portrait Gallery this gorgeous 18th Century Georgian Country Manor has some spectacular gardens to enjoy, and a well-deserved tea and cake break before heading leisurely back.  An amazing ride not to be missed! For more information on Goddards and Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens National Trust properties please click on the links below. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/goddards/ https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beningbrough-hall/ ©National Trust Images / John Millar