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Yorkshire, one good place at a time.

Everything here is chosen, written up and kept honest. No sponsored slots, no filler.

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Historic house · York

Castle Howard

Baroque theatre in the Howardian Hills, with grounds to match.

Market town · Harrogate & Nidderdale

Knaresborough

A gorge town with a viaduct, a castle and rowing boats below.

Heritage railway · North York Moors

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Steam across the moors from Pickering to the coast.

Arts & heritage · Leeds & West Yorkshire

Salts Mill

A Victorian mill turned gallery, bookshop and very good lunch.

Heritage · York

York Minster

The one building in Yorkshire everybody should stand under once.

Bakery & tearoom · Whitby & the Coast

Botham's of Whitby

Fifth-generation bakers and a tearoom that has not chased fashion.

Hotel · helmsley-ryedale

Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa

A hotel and spa in central Helmsley with rooms, restaurant, outdoor pool and Verbena Spa.

Museum · grassington-upper-wharfedale

Grassington Folk Museum

A small local museum on the village square covering Upper Wharfedale life, lead mining, farming, crafts, domestic history and the former Yorkshire Dales Railway.

Arts culture · helmsley-ryedale

Helmsley Arts Centre

A community arts venue presenting cinema, theatre, music, exhibitions, talks and workshops in central Helmsley.

Shop · helmsley-ryedale

Hunters of Helmsley

A family-run food shop with a deli counter, pantry, Yorkshire produce, cheeses, meats, pies, sandwiches and drinks.

Cafe · helmsley-ryedale

Mannion & Co Helmsley

A Helmsley branch of the Yorkshire bistro-deli-bakery serving baked goods, deli plates, sandwiches and café food.

Heritage · helmsley-ryedale

Nunnington Hall

A National Trust manor house beside the River Rye with period rooms, exhibitions, an organic garden, tea room and second-hand bookshop.

Garden · Harrogate & Nidderdale

RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Sixty-odd acres of Yorkshire planting, at its best in bad weather.

Family attraction · grassington-upper-wharfedale

Stump Cross Caverns

A visitor cave system on the B6265 between Grassington and Pateley Bridge, with self-guided underground exploration and a visitor centre.

Cafe · grassington-upper-wharfedale

The Stripey Badger

An independent bookshop with a coffee shop and kitchen on Grassington’s square.

Food & attraction · Yorkshire Dales

Wensleydale Creamery

Cheese made in the dale it is named after, in Hawes.