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Eat and stay around Helmsley

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Eat and stay around Helmsley

Market-square inns, local food shops and village restaurants make Helmsley more than a daytime stop.

Walk from Helmsley to Rievaulx

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Walk from Helmsley to Rievaulx

Leave the castle on the Cleveland Way and let the Rye valley reveal one of the area’s strongest pairings: town and abbey.

A first day in Helmsley

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A first day in Helmsley

Start in the market place, move through castle and garden, then let the town carry you into the evening.

A first day in Grassington

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A first day in Grassington

Start with the square, add some local history, then follow the village out toward the River Wharfe.

Grassington for walkers

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Grassington for walkers

Three different ways to leave the village on foot, from an easy riverside route to a longer woodland circuit.

Cobbled street in York at first light

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A perfect first day in York

One day, no car, and the version of York that still feels like a city people live in.

Fire and pints in a country pub

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Walk + pub: days that practically plan themselves

Five Yorkshire pairings where the walk and the welcome are within a mile of each other.

Garden path in misty rain

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A rainy day in Yorkshire that still feels special

Gardens in drizzle, mills full of art, and tearooms built for weather like this.

Whitby harbour under grey cloud

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Whitby beyond fish and chips

The harbour town has more going on than the queue on Pier Road suggests.

Station town street in Yorkshire

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Yorkshire by train: days out without a car

Six days built entirely around stations, steps and a timetable.

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