Rowntree Park 6

These are the impressive east gates opening onto the River Ouse. The houses on the other side of the park are on Bishopthorpe Road. 

One of the many

The Millenium was a year of pedestrian bridge building; one of the most startling crosses the Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle. York's version is modest by comparison, but provides a very useful, attractive crossing at this end of town connecting  Rowntree Park and Bishopsthorpe Road to Fulford Road and the University.

Oh buoy!

Half-way between Skeldergate Bridge and the Millenium Bridge, just outside of Rowntree Park, looking over the Ouse to some mock Tudor dwellings. Great that the lifebuoys along this stretch were all in place; not so great that I had to cycle through flood mud to continue my journey.

Rowntree Park 5

Hermes in autumn light. I should perhaps have cropped the plinth.

Rowntree Park 4

This is the view from the café terrace, a great place for a relaxing drink, providing you are well wrapped-up. The park is on the right bank of the River Ouse, to the south of the town centre, five minutes walk from Skeldergate Bridge. 

Rowntree Park 3

Don't ask, because I don't know!

Rowntree Park 2

The plinth is rather plain, but cropping would have lost the reflection. Follow the label for an introduction to York's premier green space on the banks of the Ouse.

Rowntree Park 1

The south gates of Rowntree Park on the banks of the Ouse are a relatively recent addition to York's premier green space. The park was given to the town after the First World War by the Rowntree family in memory of the employees of the confectionery company who gave their lives or suffered in that conflict.

As well as formal gardens and a lake, the park contains recreation areas, sculptures, a café and open spaces suitable for special events.