Ruswarp & Sleights Through Time

Ruswarp is a village on the boundary of the National Park. Crossing the River Esk downstream is an impressive viaduct, 120 feet high, which was built (using 5,250,000 bricks) to carry the Scarborough-to-Whitby railway line, which was closed in 1965. The viaduct is now owned by Sustrans and carries ''The Cinder Track'' (a walk/cycleway along the former Whitby-to-Scarborough railway line). The name ...