Wilberforce Way

E Yorkshire, Hull, N Yorkshire, York

The Wilberforce Way is a 60 mile linear trail devised to mark the bicentenary of the 1807 Act of Parliament abolishing British involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The trail starts in Hull (where William Wilberforce was born), goes through Pocklington (where he went to school) and finishes in York (where he was declared MP for the County of Yorkshire). The trail is divided into 13 inter-connected walks so the route can be completed as a series of short day walks. As well as visiting places of special importance in the struggle for human freedom and dignity, the walks include places of more general interest and some delightful Woldian landscapes. Visiting places of Christian worship along its route, the Wilberforce Way can also be used as a pilgrimage walk.

The walk was developed by the East Riding Community Cohesion Forum and the Yorkshire and Humber Faiths Forum, which was established in 2005 to advance the contribution of faith communities in the region and encourage them to work together.

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Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Waymark:	Broken chain /name
Attributes:	Easy Heritage Pilgrimage Religious Charity
Start:	TA101281 - The Deep, Hull
Finish:	SE603522 - York Minster, York
Open Date:	April 2007
Web Sites:	Walking the Riding - Wilberforce Way (part 1) Walking the Riding - Wilberforce Way (part 2)

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Wilberforce Way  (Dales Court Press  - 2007 )
Other	BBC Radio 4 : Ramblings : the Wilberforce Way with Inderjit Bhogal  (BBC )
General Interest Book	One Step at a Time: the Wilberforce Way (History Books)  (Paul Arness  - May 2022 )

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