Schools of Skipton Walk 2
Outside the Coffee House, Coach Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1LQ
Schools Walks 2 will look at former schools around Water Street, Gargrave Road, Coach Street and the High Street and also discuss the problems of educating barge families. Led by Skipton Civic Society member Claire Nash who has been researching early local schools and schooling and some of the characters associated with them. 90 minutes. From outside The Coffee House next to the public toilets in Coach Street via Coach Street, Swadford, Birtwhistles Yard, High Street, Mill Bridge, Water Street, Gargrave Road and back to Coach Street. This will take in 8 school buildings and the sites of 3 others.
Outside the Coffee House, Coach Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1LQ
Route is on street but the footway is narrow and inaccessible in a few places.