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The Centre of the Moors?
tissie
  • By tissie on July 11, 2006
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  • A visit to the Moors Centre at Danby will provide you with a wealth of information about the North Yorkshire Moors, the opportunity to enjoy a lovely cream tea (or other Yorkshire delights) and there are many waymarked walks from the centre, of varying lengths.

    The centre is on the route of the MoorsBus and so a visit here can be included in a journey across the Moor.

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  • Address: The Moors Centre, Danby
  • Directions: The MoorsBus drops you off outside. The Moors Centre is in Danby Lodge which was a shooting lodge and there is ample parking across the road.
  • Website: www.moors.uk.net
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    Bronte Family Home
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  • Updated By tissie on May 6, 2006
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  • Haworth Parsonage - North Yorkshire
    Haworth Parsonage
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    The Bronte family lived, and died, in Haworth, in the parsonage overlooking the church, the churchyard and the moors. On a sunny day this is quite an attractive place, on a dull day it is incredibly moody and dark and you can quickly understand the feelings and emotions that went into Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre etc.
    The museum is housed in the family home, the parsonage, and all the rooms are filled with Bronte possessions. The couch where Emily died, the study where Patrick worked, Charlotte's tiny dress, gloves, shoes and even a ring. It is a very moving museum, very personal, and even if you are not familiar with the work of the Brontes you will enjoy it - and I'm sure it will inspire you to get copies of their works and read them, with a vision in your mind of the place where they lived, worked and died.

    NB Thanks Sjalen, you're right, this should be in West Yorkshire, my mistake because it was part of the same holiday, oops!!

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  • Address: Haworth, Yorkshire
  • Directions: Well signposted with brown heritage signs. Large car park, £1.30 all day and a short walk through to the parsonage, church, main street and tourist information.
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    Whitby
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  • Updated By Sjalen on May 5, 2006
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    Home of Captain Cook, whose statue takes pride of place atop a cliff, you can imagine how everything revolves around the sea in Whitby. Cook's house can be visited and the local museum is all about whale bones and shipping. It is a fantastically snug little town when not invaded by loud Teesside holiday makers, and has the best fish and chips in all England :))) This is also where Dracula came ashore on his way from Transsylvania, and it is easy to imagine when you stand high up on a cliff, next to the evocative ruins of the once so important St Hilda's Abbey.

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  • Directions: Train from Middlesborough or bus from York or Scarborough.
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    Scarborough
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  • By Sjalen on May 4, 2006
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    Famous through the folk song about the fair, Scarborough is a nice coastal town which people from inland Yorkshire have always flocked here on sunny days to play cricket on the beach, go for a boat trip or just have fish and chips and play some games in the amusement arcades. But you can also escape the crowds and head for the North Bay with its Sealife centre or just up to the old castle ruins on the hill high above town where crowds only gather when there is a falconry display or similar in summer.

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    Skipton Castle
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  • By Sjalen on May 4, 2006
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    Skipton is not the most scenic of Yorkshire towns but it does have enough to keep you busy for several hours and particularly if you visit its old castle, held by the Clifford family throughout history - a family holding lots of castles in the north of England. It is also nice to visit in December when the Christmas market is in full swing and the town is a good base for visiting Yorkshire Dales villages.

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    North York Moors National Park
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  • By Sjalen on May 4, 2006
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    by Sjalen
    The park consists of lots of pretty villages of which I have entered some as tips in their own right, but it is just so nice to go around the park in general, taking in the stunning scenery such as this one near Flask, driving across cattle grids on roads where sheep rule. The park area is on a plateau which makes it quite unusual. Try to go in August-September when the heather is in bloom and everything is green and purple.

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    York
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  • By Sjalen on May 4, 2006
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  • York Minster - North Yorkshire
    York Minster
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    Capital of the county, historic York is in fact one of the "must sees" of England. With the biggest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps, known as the York Minster, as its prime sight but with lots more to see. The Roman emperor Constantine was declared emperor here and Roman remains can be seen in the cellars of various houses around the Minster area (including the Roman Bath pub!) as well as in the Yorkshire Museum. Then came the vikings which you can see evidence of in the street names today and you can learn more at the Jorvik Viking centre. Onwards through history and you will find a Richard III Museum and much more, before the more modern times take over in the form of the National Railway Museum. Enough to keep you busy for quite some time as you will see when strolling the cosy medieval streets.

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    Canal Cruise
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  • By tissie on May 2, 2006
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  • Narrow boats at Skipton - North Yorkshire
    Narrow boats at Skipton
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    While in Skipton take a trip on one of the canal boats on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Very leisurely and relaxing. How travel used to be!

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  • Address: Skipton, Yorkshire
  • Directions: "canal trips" signed from main street
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    Harlow Carr
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  • By tissie on May 2, 2006
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  • Alpine House - North Yorkshire
    Alpine House
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    If you are a gardener you will have heard of RHS Harlow Carr near Harrogate. It is a great garden to visit. Matthew Wilson is the curator and has many inspiring projects on the go. There is a Betty's restaurant for when you need coffee, lunch or an afternoon fix of high tea. Of course there is a great bookshop, giftshop and plant sales area, so take plenty of money!
    The alpine houses are currently at their best but there is always something to see, whatever the season.

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  • Address: Harrogate, Yorkshire
  • Directions: Sign-posted from A61. West of Harrogate.
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    Steam Trains
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  • Updated By tissie on May 2, 2006
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  • Goathland Steam Railway - North Yorkshire
    Goathland Steam Railway
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    It was chilly, with a biting wind that meant I didn't mind wearing a woollen hat (a real fashion no no and it ruins your hair, but that's how cold it was) and my dearly beloved wanted to watch the steam trains of the North York Moors railway arrive and depart at Goathland station. I wasn't keen but he had spent the previous day at a garden show with me so it seemed fair! We stood on the bridge over the railway, along with many other people, mainly dressed in anoraks (ouch) and waited for the train.....
    You can probably detect that I wasn't too keen but I have to report that when the train sounded its whistle and pulled into the station it was a blood stirring sight, quite marvellous, and the cold was forgotten while I enjoyed the activity (whatever they were doing, coal and water and stuff I think).
    I wouldn't want to spend a lot of time watching trains but I would rather like to have a ride on one, or even go on a special dinner evening. Get yourself a copy of the timetable from the local tourist information centres and give it a try - you may be as surprised as I was!

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  • Address: North York Moors
  • Phone: 01751 472508
  • Directions: We saw the trains at Goathland, they run from Grosmont to Pickering. Pickering Station Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ Telephone 01751 472508 Talking Time table 01751 473535
  • Website: www.nymr.demon.co.uk
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