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Micklegate Stray (The Knavesmire)

York, England

Micklegate Stray (The Knavesmire)

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Length2.9 mi
Est. Steps6500
Introduction
Micklegate Stray (The Knavesmire) is a 2.9 mile (6,500-step) route located near York, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 0 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Knavesmire

Place
The Knavesmire is one of a number of large, marshy undeveloped areas within the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, which are collectively known as Strays. Knavesmire, together with Hob Moor, comprises Micklegate Stray.It has been suggested that the name 'Knavesmire' may share a derivation with Knaresborough—Cenward's mire.

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

Place
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) is the United Kingdom's professional body and learned society for physicists, engineers and technologists within the field of medicine, founded in 1995, changing its name from the Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology (IPEMB) in 1997.

The Chocolate Works

Place
The Chocolate Works, also known as Terry's Chocolate Works, was the confectionery factory of Terry's of York, England. Opened in 1926, it closed in 2005 with the loss of 300 jobs, with production moved to other Kraft Foods sites in mainland Europe. Today, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use residential/commercial real estate development.

Goddards House and Garden

Place
Goddards House and Garden is an Arts and Crafts house in Dringhouses, York, England. It was built in 1927 for Noel and Kathleen Terry of the famed chocolate-manufacturing family Terry's with the house designed by local architect Walter Brierley and the garden by George Dillistone.The National Trust acquired the property in 1984 to use as regional offices and the garden and parts of the house are open to visitors with displays telling the story of the family and their confectionery business.

Knavesmire Secondary School

Place
Knavesmire Secondary School was a secondary modern school based in York, England from the 1960s (c. 1965) to the 1980s. During the 1960s it was a girls only school. The building was located on Bishopthorpe Road next to York Racecourse, and is now The College of Law. The author Sheelagh Kelly attended the school during the 1960s.

York Racecourse

Place
York Racecourse is a horse racing venue in York, North Yorkshire, England.It is the third biggest racecourse in Britain in terms of total prize money offered, and second behind Ascot in prize money offered per meeting. It attracts around 350,000 racegoers per year and stages three of the UK's 36 annual Group 1 races – the Juddmonte International Stakes, the Nunthorpe Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks.

Rose Garden

Park

Knavesmire Wood

Landform

York Tyburn

Historical

St Georges

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

2.9 mi

Est. Steps

6500
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