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A hauntingly beautiful region, Yorkshire is known for its wide-open spaces and dramatic landscapes. The hills of the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales glow pink with heather in summer, and turn black with it in winter. Hearty fishing villages like Robin Hood's Bay cling to the edges of cliffs in one of England's last remaining wildernesses. In towns like York, Whitby, and Harrogate, historic buildings line narrow streets, and ancient cathedrals, abbeys, and castles create a majestic backdrop to day-to-day life.
Yorkshire Hotels
Traditional hotels are limited primarily to major towns and cities; those in the country tend to be guesthouses. Many of the better guesthouses are at the...read more
Yorkshire Restaurants
Yorkshire is known for hearty food, though bacon-based breakfasts and lunches of pork pies do tend to pale fairly quickly. Increasingly, though, in the...read more
Things To Do in Yorkshire
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Yorkshire
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Yorkshire Experiences
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York Minster: The largest Gothic cathedral in England helps make York one of the country's most visited towns. The building's history is told... Read more
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The green dales, the changeable moors, the rugged North Sea coast: Yorkshire's landscapes are glorious to explore on foot, and they're crisscrossed... Read more
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Today the ruined abbeys at Fountains, Rievaulx, and Whitby are top attractions where you can learn about the religious and business worlds of... Read more
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The workaday West Yorkshire town of Wakefield, 12 mi south of Leeds off M1, seems an unlikely arts center. Once bustling because of the coal... Read more
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