Local attractions

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS

Moors

Cleveland Way, Coast to Coast Walks

Helmsley - Duncombe Castle

Kirkbymoorside

Thornton Le Dale - home to Bangers & Cash

Dalby Forest

Scarborough

Bempton Cliff

Malton - Eden Camp & Flamingo Land

Kilburn - The White Horse

Osmotherley - access to the moors

Whitby

Hole of Holkham - easy access to the moors

Bridlington

Flamborough Head Lighthouse

THE YORKSHIRE DALES

LOWER TEESDALE

Hartlepool Marina

Roseberry Topping

Saltburn (windsurfing)

Staithes

Transport Bridge, Middlesborough

Redcar

Runswick Bay Easy access to the moors via coast road.

UPPER TEESDALE

Barnard Castle & Town

Bowes Museum

High & Low Force Waterfalls

Catterick Race Course

SWALEDALE

River Swale

Northallerton Market Town
Thirsk, Heriots Museum, White Horse
Sutton Bank (spectacular views of Yorkshire)
Leeming Bar Steam Railway

Ripon

Richmond - Town Centre, Castle, Georgian Theatre, River Walks

WENSLEYDALE

River Ure

Three Peaks

Tan Hill

Bolton Castle

Leyburn Village and Shawl

Hawes – Hardraw Force Waterfall

Boroughbridge

Aysgarth Falls

Butter Tubs

White Scar Cave

Ribblehead Viaduct

Masham – The Druids Temple

Fountains Abbey and Water Gardens

NIDDERDALE

River Nidd

Knaresborough - Castle, Mother Shipton Cave, Feva Festival, Bed-race, Templar Shrine, St. David Hermitage, Viaduct, House in the Rock, Birkham Woods and Water Wheel.

Harrogate Spa Town – Pump Rooms, Spa, Valley Gardens and The Stray

Brimham Rocks

Nidd Gorge

How Stean Gorge

WHARFEDALE

River Warhfe

Kilnsey Crag

Kettlewell

Simons Seat

Ilkley & Ilkley Moors

Cow & Calf Rock

Wetherby & Wetherby Race Course

Grassington

Lynton Falls (River Wharfe)

Burnsall

Bolton Abbey & Strid

Otley Market Town

Boston Spa

AIREDALE

River Aire

Giggleswick
Settle to Carlisle Railway
Malham, Malham Cove & Tarn, Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar
Gaping Ghyll

Skipton Town Castle

Saltaire UNESCO World Heritage Site

Shipley Glen

Bingley - 5 Rise Locks, St. Ives.

Bowling Hall Museum, Bradford (pity poor Bradford)

Bradford Media Museum

Leeds

CALDERDALE

River Calder

Studley Pike Pack Horse Trail over moor

Heptonstall

Hebden Bridge

Hardcastle Crag

Halifax – Piece Hall Market, Shibden Hall (Gentleman Jack)

WORTH VALLEY

Worth Valley Railway

Bronte Parsonage

Haworth Village

Top Withens the reputed location of Withering Heights, lies on the Pennine Way just above Haworth (4-mile walk)

YORK

Minster

Art Gallery

River Cruisers

Ghost Walks

Merchant Adventures

Clifford Tower

Aircraft Museum.

Museums

Jorvik Viking Centre

Terry Museum

Shambles

Guild Hall

Theatres and Cinemas

Wall Walk

NORTH EAST

Durham

Beamish

Tynemouth (ideal for wind surfing)

Hartlepool Marina

Saltburn by the Sea

Penshaw Monument, Chester Le Street

Newcastle (Sage, Baltic, The Millennium Bridge)

Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough

STATELY HOMES

Newby Hall, Ripon

Castle Howard, Malton

Burton Agnes, Malton/Bridlington

Ripley Castle, Harrogate

Duncombe Park, Helmsley

Benningborough Hall, York

Harwood House, Leeds

Sledmere House & Gardens, Driffield

Kiplin Hall, Richmond

Thirsk Hall Sculpture Park, Thirsk

Nunnington Hall, Nr. Helmsley

Scampston Hall & Walled Garden

ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

York Art Gallery

Henry Moor Sculpture Park, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle

Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Cartwright Hall, Bradford

Hockney Gallery, Saltaire

GARDENS

Thorpe Perrow, Arboretum, Bedale,

Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park, Grewelthorpe (Yorkshire’s largest collection of Rhododendrons)

Lavender Fields, Helmsley

Harewood Pleasure Gardens, Leeds

Nostel Priory Rose Gardens, Wakefield

RHS Harlow Gardens, Harrogate

Hidden Corner, Leyburn

Studley Royal Water Gardens, Ripon

ABBEYS/CATHEDRAL

Whitby Abbey

St. Mary’s Prior, York
Ripon Cathedral
York Minster
Mount Grace Priory, House & Garden, East Harsley.

Rievaulx Abbey, Nr. Helmsley

Jervaulx Abbey, Nr. Masham

Fountains Abbey, Ripon

Durham Cathedral

Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

CINEMAS

Old Cinema in Thirsk

Harrogate

Northallerton (coming 2023)

York

THEATRES

Georgian Theatre, Richmond

Harrogate

York

Newcastle

BIRD WATCHING/FISHING

RSPB Saltholme, Middlesborough

RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Bridlington

Wharfedale – Red Kites

Nosterfield Nature Reserve, Ripon

Malham Cove, nesting site of the peregrine falcons

North Yorkshire Water Park, Scarborough.

Langwith Lakes, York

Tanfield Lodge Lake, Ripon

Fewston Reservoir, Otley