Edge of the Wolds Cycle Route
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Distance
- 8.5 ml
- Duration
- 0.30 hr
- Ascent
- 358 ft
- Descent
- 359 ft
Ostler's Lane and Carr Lane, Horkstow, DN18 6BH
Enjoy the superb views over the lower Ancholme Valley and the rolling countryside to the east.
Our route begins at Horkstow, well known for the Roman pavements discovered in the grounds of the Georgian Horkstow Hall in 1796. The mosaic depicting a chariot race was lifted in 1927 and is now on display in the Hull Museum.
Highlights
Horkstow Hall
A Romano-British mosaic, dated stylistically to the fourth century AD, was discovered by labourers setting out a kitchen garden in 1797, and was recorded in quick succession by William Fowler and Samuel Lysons.
The Earthworks & St Maurice’s Church
Situated opposite the attractive St Maurice’s Church is the site of an early 17th century Jacobean manor house and formal gardens. George Stubbs commenced his gruesome work of dissecting horses to help understand how the animal functioned, for his paintings and book ‘Anatomy of the Horse’.
Saxby All Saints
Once the centre of the Hope-Barton family, Saxby All Saints has some interesting examples of estate architecture, including the 18th - 19th century Saxby Hall and the Old Rectory built by William Reid Carson in 1853.