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An easy, level ride on quiet lanes and a traffic-free cycle route
Parking: car park off River Road, Yarmouth.
Start at the car park and walk across the grass to meet the path
alongside the Western Yar estuary. Turn left and follow the path, keeping
the river on your right for about 1⁄4 mile until you come to a gate.
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Go through the gate and turn right. This cycle track follows the
River Yar along until it meets The Causeway.
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Turn left along The Causeway until you reach the B3399 Freshwater to
Newport road.
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Turn left along this road (take care – it can be busy) for about 1⁄2
mile.
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Turn left into Wilmingham Lane. Follow this quiet lane past trees
and fields, ignoring the right turn to Thorley after the short climb.
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After the stone bridge, turn left along the cycle track through the
marshes. Shortly after passing the old station, which is now a Youth
Centre, you will recognise the wooden gate which you passed through at
1. Retrace your steps back to the car park.
For an optional diversion (dotted lines on map) to take in refreshment
stops and the chalk cliffs of Freshwater Bay, go straight on at point 2 and
follow the track until it meets Afton Road. Turn left here and follow this
road until you reach Freshwater Bay. To return to the main route from here,
retrace your steps until you reach the right turn to Newport. Take this
turning and follow the road until the left turn to Wilmingham Lane, point 4.
Refreshments:
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Yarmouth has various pubs, shops and cafes.
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The Red Lion, Freshwater is a short detour off this route, via The
Causeway, and is open for food. Children over ten are welcome.
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The Apple Tree Café at Afton Park Nursery serves lunches, snacks and
cream teas as well as its own apple juice. Open April to October.
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Freshwater Bay, suggested as an optional extension to this route,
has various cafes, hotels and shops offering lunches, cakes and
refreshments.
Points of Interest:
Tourist Information Centre:
The Quay, Yarmouth |
