How to see Yorkshire and Northern England in 3-4 nights without a car
Jan 29th, 2015, 10:23 AM
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How to see Yorkshire and Northern England in 3-4 nights without a car
My sister and I will be touring Scotland but would like 3-4 nights in northern England. We aren't comfortable renting a car, therefore we have questions on how to get around. We want to tour little villages, Robinhood Bay, Whitbey, etc. Maybe stay in one cottage (or bed and breakfast) central to things and take day trips out. Are there tour buses that take tourists to the countryside, etc.? And if so, where would I start?
And where would be a good location to stay?
And where would be a good location to stay?
Jan 29th, 2015, 10:38 AM
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The most central places in northern England for transport elsewhere in the north are Manchester and Leeds - neither of which sound like your kind of place.
The most sensible suggestion form four nights is probably to choose just one subregion, with a well-connected point. York or Durham on the east of then Pennines, and Kendal and Penrith on the edge of the Lake District on the west, have an adequate railway and bus network radiating out. In York's case, much of it to places you're unlikely to be too interested in - but persevere.
Then use traveline.info to work out where you can get to be combinations of bus and train
The most sensible suggestion form four nights is probably to choose just one subregion, with a well-connected point. York or Durham on the east of then Pennines, and Kendal and Penrith on the edge of the Lake District on the west, have an adequate railway and bus network radiating out. In York's case, much of it to places you're unlikely to be too interested in - but persevere.
Then use traveline.info to work out where you can get to be combinations of bus and train
Jan 29th, 2015, 10:46 AM
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Flaaner is bang on.
Leeds is pretty good with easy access to many West Yorkshire centres which are generally well linked by trains. North Yorkshire is by far the biggest county and apart from Harrogate and York are not on the train network. This is where traveline comes in and it shows you were to catch the bus, where to walk etc.
East Yorkshire is basically the East coast and a lot of country, while South Yorkshire is based around the old Industrial heartland of Sheffield.
If Leeds is too metropolitan, then York is a good centre.
Leeds is pretty good with easy access to many West Yorkshire centres which are generally well linked by trains. North Yorkshire is by far the biggest county and apart from Harrogate and York are not on the train network. This is where traveline comes in and it shows you were to catch the bus, where to walk etc.
East Yorkshire is basically the East coast and a lot of country, while South Yorkshire is based around the old Industrial heartland of Sheffield.
If Leeds is too metropolitan, then York is a good centre.
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:16 AM
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Something like this?
https://www.rabbies.com/tours_englan...our.asp?lng=en
I haven't taken that particular tour but have taken the 3-day Isle of Skye, St. Andrews and Stirling Castle day tours with them.
https://www.rabbies.com/tours_englan...our.asp?lng=en
I haven't taken that particular tour but have taken the 3-day Isle of Skye, St. Andrews and Stirling Castle day tours with them.
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:31 AM
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Whitby isn't a small village, it's a busy town on the North Yorkshire coast.
Without a car it is going to be very difficult to tour small villages. Agree you are best to stay somewhere like York.
Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby are both on the coast so I am assuming you want see coastal places.
You could travel from York out to Pickering by bus and take the steam train (North York Moors Railway) out to the coast. You can get on and off at some of the small villages on the line. Details here -
http://www.nymr.co.uk/
Without a car it is going to be very difficult to tour small villages. Agree you are best to stay somewhere like York.
Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby are both on the coast so I am assuming you want see coastal places.
You could travel from York out to Pickering by bus and take the steam train (North York Moors Railway) out to the coast. You can get on and off at some of the small villages on the line. Details here -
http://www.nymr.co.uk/
Jan 29th, 2015, 11:34 AM
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>>apart from Harrogate and York are not on the train network<<
There is also rail service in Thirsk which is a good sized town w/ restaurants, etc.
But I agree -- maybe consider a small group tour like w/ Rabbies (a very good/long standing company). You can see bits of North Yorkshire and especially the Lakes by public transport - but not easily nor efficiently.
Rabbies 5 day-er will get you to all the high points and you get your choice of accommodations - it gets you York, the Dales, the Moors, N Yorks coast, the Lakes and the Borders.
You'd stay in York 2 nights and the Lake District for 2 nights (either Keswick or Windermere depending on the dates). They use small vans so the group is usually 12 or fewer.
There is also rail service in Thirsk which is a good sized town w/ restaurants, etc.
But I agree -- maybe consider a small group tour like w/ Rabbies (a very good/long standing company). You can see bits of North Yorkshire and especially the Lakes by public transport - but not easily nor efficiently.
Rabbies 5 day-er will get you to all the high points and you get your choice of accommodations - it gets you York, the Dales, the Moors, N Yorks coast, the Lakes and the Borders.
You'd stay in York 2 nights and the Lake District for 2 nights (either Keswick or Windermere depending on the dates). They use small vans so the group is usually 12 or fewer.
Jan 31st, 2015, 07:53 AM
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It's not as bad as some of the posters make out.
You could base yourself at Scarborough which is a pleasant old fashioned sea side resort reached by train from York. There is an hourly bus service between Whitby and Scarborough which calls at Robin Hoods Bay.
Alternatively you could get a bus from Scarborough to Pickering , a pleasnat small market town with a ruined castle and church covered with wall paintings and catch the North York Moors Railway to Grosmont and change there for a trian to Whitby.
You could base yourself at Scarborough which is a pleasant old fashioned sea side resort reached by train from York. There is an hourly bus service between Whitby and Scarborough which calls at Robin Hoods Bay.
Alternatively you could get a bus from Scarborough to Pickering , a pleasnat small market town with a ruined castle and church covered with wall paintings and catch the North York Moors Railway to Grosmont and change there for a trian to Whitby.
