Cold and damp today but we decided we would have a walk upstream along the river Ouse anyway, it was something we hadn't done before. We walked from the car park on Terry Avenue at Rowntree Park, along the west side of the river and under Skeldergate Bridge.
Here the route continues along Skeldergate parallel with the river but unfortunately there is no access to it. At the traffic lights we turned right towards Ouse bridge and then left to bring us back along the river.
This path follows the river and eventually goes under Lendal bridge.
Then along the river through a much more open part of the city and under Scarborough bridge (the rail bridge), then the plan was to just carry on walking until we came to the next bridge along. It was very muddy so we stuck to the path (not literally), on a good day we could have walked by the river but in this weather it was a no go.
The path steered away from the river slightly, following instead the line of the main railway and eventually it goes into a housing estate. We took the first right turning we came to and followed this street (Balfour Street) to get back to the river, of course in good weather this would not be necessary.
At the next bridge, Clifton Bridge, we crossed over the rive and as the weather was now wet, we started to head straight back towards the centre for cover.
We followed the river back to Scarborough bridge but on the opposite side, there were nice views of the Minster over the trees.
Anyway by the time we got to the other side of the bridge, near the tower at the south west corner of the Abbey of St Mary's walls, it had stopped raining, so we walked through the museum botanical gardens.
In the gardens there were squirrels all over the place, running up and down trees collecting and eating nuts.
We came out of the gardens and turned left onto Museum street and then left again at the lights and followed the road around Exhibition square to Bootham Bar. At this point we decided, as it was now dry, we would follow part of the wall again but on the outside at street level this time, we did the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, along Gillygate and Lord Mayors Walk.
At Monk Bar we went back through the Wall into the centre and back towards the Minster, along Goodramgate then right onto Deangate and Minster Yard to the minster.
On the left we passed the Minster's stonemasons yard, on the right is the Minster itself, I have seen cathedrals all over Europe and this one is up there with the best of them. At the Roman Column we turned left down Minster Gates away from the Minster onto Stonegate and the many busy shops.
At the end of Stonegate we passed through St Helens Square (where you can have a cuppa in Betty's) and left onto Coney Street, with even more shops. We do come to York all the time but there is always so much to see, epically if you remember to look up as you walk along, many of the modern shops have very ornate upper floors. At the end of the street we turned right, back to the river at Ouse bridge and then down the steps to the Kings Arms (as usual).
After refreshments we follow the river to Skeldergate Bridge where we cross over and walk to the car park.
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