Places to Explore In Yorkshire

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Bolton Abbey

A leafy, picturesque village amid the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales, Bolton Abbey is a famously attractive town with a stone church and an...

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Bridlington

A fishing port settled since Roman times and probably long before, Bridlington is less upmarket than some other Yorkshire seaside resorts, although it arguably has...

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Castle Howard

The baroque grandeur of Castle Howard is without equal in northern England. The grounds, enhanced by groves of trees, a twinkling lake, and a perfect...

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Danby

The old stone village of Danby nestles in the green Esk Valley, a short walk from the summit of the moors. It's been settled since...

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Harrogate

During the Regency and early Victorian periods, it became fashionable for the aristocratic and wealthy to "take the waters" at British spa towns, combining the...

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Hawes

The best time to visit the so-called cheesiest town in Yorkshire is on Tuesday, when farmers crowd into town for the weekly market. Crumbly, white...

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Haworth: Heart of Bronte Country

Whatever Haworth might have been in the past, today it’s Brontë country. This old stone-built textile village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors long...

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Helmsley

The market town of Helmsley, with its flowering window boxes, stone cottages, churchyard, and arched bridges leading across streams, is the perfect place to spend...

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Hutton-le-Hole

Sleepy Hutton-le-Hole is a charming little place based around a wide village green, with woolly sheep snoozing in the shade of stone cottages. Unfortunately, it...

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Knaresborough

At the bottom of a precipitously deep, rocky gorge along the River Nidd, the little town of Knaresborough could hardly be more photogenic. It's best...

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Leeds

Once an industrial powerhouse, Leeds has reinvented itself as a vibrant dining, drinking, and shopping destination with numerous trendy restaurants, sleek bars, and cafés, whose...

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Richmond

Tucked into a bend above the foaming River Swale, Richmond has a picturesque network of narrow Georgian streets and terraces opening onto a large cobbled...

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Ripon

Said to be England’s second-oldest city and still one of its smallest, Ripon has been the site of a market since the 10th century, and...

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Robin Hood's Bay

With red-roof cottages and cobbled roads squeezed into a narrow ravine, this tiny fishing village is considered by many to be the prettiest on the...

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Saltaire

This planned community, built by a philanthropic Victorian industrialist in the wool trade to house his workers, perfectly preserves the architecture—both residential and industrial—of the...

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Scarborough

There’s no Scarborough Fair, and historians are divided on whether there ever was one, but don't let that stop you from heading to this classic...

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Skipton

Skipton in Airedale, capital of the limestone district of Craven, is a country market town with as many farmers as visitors milling in the streets...

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Thirsk

This busy market town on the western edge of the moors was once an important coaching stop on the main east–west route from the dales...

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Whitby

A fishing port with a Gothic edge (it is host to an annual Goth Weekend), Whitby is also a busy tourist hub, but it handles...

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York

For many people, the first stop in Yorkshire is the historic cathedral city of York. Much of the city's medieval and 18th-century architecture has survived...

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