A cycle route based along my uncle taking in his favourite places from Whitby to Wakefield
Whitby is a place where my uncle likes to visit and he even drew attention down the streets there once. The route starts in Whitby Co-op car park and then turns out right and over the swing bridge, past the fish and chip places. Where my uncle gets his when visiting Whitby. You then turn left up the hill to view the abbey. Whitby Abbey is a landmark my uncle always looks out for first when visiting Whitby. Take the road to Hawsker. Here you join the cinder track. Keep on it to Scalby through the villages of Robin Hoods Bay, Ravenscar and Cloughton. My uncle has explored this route many times and once achived 40mph down here on his bicycle. At Scalby turn left down Station Road to Scalby Mannor. A good place my uncle likes having his tea when coming to Scarborough. Go down Burniston Road to Peasholm Park to cycle along Marine Road and the seafront. One of his favourite places to visit with many memories. After Forshore Road turn up Ramshill Road to join cycle network 1 at the main A165 and follow it around South Cliff. A place where there's plenty of hotel where he stays on holiday and has parties at. After following that you re-join the main road at Filey Road and turn right down it for a few metres, then left down Queen Margaret's Road. Follow it up to the A64 which you join near B&Q. The A64 has lots of history with my uncle. It's his speedway where he's gone at ridiculous speeds over the years. Altough he once achieved 110mph with me traveling in his car he once managed 150mph. Here's where the route speeds up for you too. At Crossgates the original route was to follow the old A64 through Seamer (Now B1261). However the highways have now built a cycle track on the by pass from McDonald's. This means you can now turn left along Cayton Low Road then right along Dunslow Road into Eastfield Industrial Estate to join the now faster way. Keep on A64 to Scagglethorpe on the cycle paths and historical A64 parts which are Malton Road in Staxton, in Ganton, laybys at Potter Brompton and West Knapton and then a back road though and out of Scagglethorpe. After Scagglethorpe you then take again the former A64 road into Norton. My uncle's break place. In the town centre you then follow a straight through speed road through countryside to the Ballon Tree Garden Centre. This is really my uncle's stop off point. There you follow national cycle route 66 (aka Way Of Roses route) into York. Then you follow national cycle route 65 out of the city to Bishopthorpe where you meet national cycle route 665 that takes you back to the A64 where it's now a dual carrageway. This is his fastest part where he's been known to petify people on. Cycle next to the ultra fast route to Tadcaster, then in the town centre turn down the old London road (A162) to Towton. Here you take a B road past Lotherton Hall which takes you into West Yorkshire. You are now in his home county! After making it going high speed you follow the A642 which you follow all the way to Wakefield. Before Leeds by pass was built this was the route you'd have taken in the car. In Wakefield go along Marsh Way. It's rumoured if you live on this road you'll have nightmares about my uncle. To get out of here turn left along Northgate then right along Bull Ring until Westgate Railway Station where you end the route.
Here you have 2 options.
1. Get the train back to Scarborough, then bus back to Whitby.
2. Do the spin-off Uncle D Way Wakefield Loop which will be put seprately.
