A long plod devised by ex-policeman

RETIRED police officer Paul Brown has spent a year devising a 104-mile walking trail from Leeds to Scarborough.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Mar 2012, 07:00 BST

Mr Brown, a former inspector with West Yorkshire Police, has written a step-by-step guidebook, The White Rose Way.

It starts in City Square, Leeds and takes in Harewood House, Linton, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Fulford, Stamford Bridge, Malton and Thornton-le-Dale, among other sights. The route links sections of existing trails with little used public footpaths.

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Mr Brown, who retired in 2001 and is an experienced mountain walker, said: “After years of walking other people’s walks, I decided to write my own.”

The book contains points of interest and local history and is supported by a website containing an accommodation guide. The Mayor of Scarborough, John Blackburn, will perform an unveiling ceremony of the finish line plaque at the Harbourside Tourist Information Centre in the North Yorkshire resort at 2pm on April 14.

This will be followed by a book signing session by the author. The book costs £7.99 and can be ordered at www.whiteroseway.co.uk

Related topics:LeedsScarboroughWest Yorkshire PoliceMaltonTadcaster