A circular urban walk around the area surrounding Kingswood Retail Park.
Walk details and distance
Grade
Easy
OS Explorer Map No.
293
Distance
- 3.6 kilometres
- 2.23 miles
Start and End Point
Kingswood Retail Park
HU7 3DA
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Accessibility Information
This route -
- includes one or more busy road crossings or a section of road walking
- includes sections of difficult terrain, for example, rough ground, boggy grass or scree
- lies within remote areas, away from settlements
You are advised to carry a mobile phone and inform someone of your planned route before setting off.
Walk Description
- Start at Kingswood Retail Park bus interchange and pass alongside ASDA, heading east, you’ll come across a zebra crossing that takes you towards a tree-lined trail, known locally as Engine Drain
- Turn left and carry on walking until you arrive at the junction of the footpaths near the small playground
- Turn left, then walk straight on before crossing Runnymede Lane
- Enter the shared footway leading to Village Green shopping area, passing Kingwood Parks Primary School, with School Lane on your left
- Continue straight on until you arrive at Runnymede Avenue, then turn right
- Cross over the road and continue walking along the route until you arrive at Richmond Way
- Turn left, heading south along Richmond Way, continuing onto Barnes Way
- After crossing Barnes Road, continue along the footway alongside Barnes Way
- Keep left, follow Ashcombe Road before coming to the Toucan crossing at Runnymede Way
- Turn right to take the Toucan crossing over Runnymede Way, then follow the footway along Althorp Road back to your starting point, Kingswood Retail Park
Features of Interest
The Engine Drain was cut circa.1675, with windmills aiding the drainage of the area. During the 1770s construction of the Holderness Drain incorporated part of the Foredyke into its route and further improved drainage in the wider area. After drainage in the late 20th century, the land use was exclusively agricultural.
The Kingswood estate was developed from the 1990s onwards on low-lying agricultural land lying immediately east of the River Hull, and adjacent to the Bransholme Estate to the south-east, separated by the A1033 and Wawne Road.