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main seaside towns like Whitby and Scarborough can get very busy in high season
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44 Reviews The Shambles are York's most famous street and one of its foremost attractions, so if you have done any research about York at all or already visited the city, you will have heard of them! I did not...
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94 Reviews A huge cathedral such as the Minster needs to be constantly renovated and fixed, and there are several places where you can see this process going on. Walking to the rear of the Minster, you pass a...
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29 Reviews I had heard the Jorvik Viking Centre was good. This was from several people who had been there a number of years ago, so I thought I would like to see it. They all said it was great, lots of earthy...
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37 Reviews I spent an afternoon exploring the York Castle Museum and the prison. The museum is designed for visitors to travel in the past and relive how local people lived over the last 400 years. There are...
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53 Reviews Clifford's Tower was originally built by William the Conquerer and was later rebuilt in stone as the original Tower was built out of wood and was destroyed many times by fire or through bad weather....
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39 Reviews When I saw the Red Tower I was really surprised because it looked totally different compared to the other gates and towers of the city walls. When I read the information sign, I learned that this is...
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28 Reviews The National Railway Museum we drove to, as it is located away from the main attraction's of York. Coming from York, we saw a notice pointing to the Left for the Car park. The park was pretty full of...
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32 Reviews York is known as one of the most haunted cities the world I came across the this stilted person giving out Ghost Walk pamphlet's, took one, and then took his photo! I read the pamphlet and wished I...
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12 Reviews The New Walk was created during the Georgian period to provide a space for the high society to promenade and socialise. It was laid out in 1730 as an avenue along the river Ouse. By 1824, 820 trees...
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33 Reviews The Museum Gardens were another of my very favourite places in the city. They are a wonderful area stretching from the river to the Yorkshire Museum, and featuring some interesting sights such as St...
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13 Reviews The Treasurer's House also features a wonderful garden, and the great thing is that this garden is free to visit - you don't need to pay the entrance fee to the house to go there. There is a small...
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1 Review and 426 Opinions The Groves is in a quiet cul-de-sac just outside the gate at Bootham so it’s an easy short walk in...
13 Reviews Bettys Cafe Tea Room was founded by Frederick Belmont, a Swiss baker and confectioner, in 1919. He opened his first Bettys in 1919 in Harrogate and this became very successful! Frederick opened other...
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3 Reviews and 290 Opinions The Crescent was our Hotel for this years Rotary Conference. Hote, rooms, staff, food were of the...
2 Reviews and 98 Opinions We spent one night at the Fairhaven Hotel as wished we could have stayed longer. Excellent hotel...
The words above are not my own, but frequently used by locals to describe Yorkshire. Sure, Yorkshire is divided into several counties, but North Yorkshire is the most rural of them all and also...
North Yorkshire - So Much To See
The county of North Yorkshire encompasses the Dales, The Moors and the Vale Of York, spreading it's boundaries as far west as Settle and Skipton, north to Richmond, east as far as the coast at Filey...
There's so much going for the english county of North Yorshire its well worth exploring. Not only for the historic town of York with its walls but for oustanding countryside around and quaint...
We visited Yorkshire in June 2003. Although VT divides the area in North, West and South Yorkshire, I decided to put all my tips together at one page. Most tips are located in North Yorkshire but some...
'God's own country' indeed. North Yorkshire has to be one of the most spectacular of all places in the UK - stunning and varied scenery, ruined castles, moody abbeys, grand cathedrals, genteel towns...
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