Holidaymakers looking to get on their bike while caravanning in Yorkshire are now able to enjoy a new walking and cycle path in the north of the county.
Aided by local volunteers, the Yorkshire Sustrans group has completed work on the new Harrogate path ahead of schedule.
The route, which allows holidaymakers staying in any of several nearby caravan parks to enjoy improved access to the Great Yorkshire Showground, was made possible by a recent funding award from Yorkshire Water and Laing O’Rourke.
Sustrans member Martin Weeks, who helped pitch the project to the panel of the construction firm’s Dragonfly’s Den competition, explained: “We were awarded a runner-up prize of 40 tonnes of road building stone by Laing O’Rourke following their approval of the idea to construct a new cycle path.”
News of the new cycle and walking route comes soon after the British Marine Federation reported that growing numbers of holidaymakers are opting to enjoy Britain’s inland waterways.
In particular, the growth in visitors to the country’s canals has been driven largely by the growing popularity of ‘staycations’, including caravan holidays in the UK.
