Yorkshire Travel Guide - Towns and Villages

Sometimes known as the Capital of the Wolds, Driffield is a market town in the north of Yorkshire's East Riding, famous for its annual agricultural show.
Driffield, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Moot Hill is a Norman motte on the site of a Roman settlement

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Filey is a seaside resort town in North Yorkshire. A long limestone reef called Filey Brigg juts out into the sea just to the north, and to the south long sandy beaches run down to the nature reserve at Flamborough Head. The geology of the area makes Filey a good place to find fossils.
Filey, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century St Oswald's church

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Fylingdales is a small village just inland of the old smuggler's port of Robin Hoods Bay. Just to the south is Whitby, with its beautifully situated abbey and historic port. The village is best known as the location of Fylingdales RAF base, which hosts a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) tower.
Fylingdales, Yorkshire, England

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A scenic village in the east of the North York Moors National Park. Goathland is known as the setting for the popular television series Heartbeat. Goathland is also a popular stopping point on the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway.
Goathland, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Goodnamham is a pretty village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The 12th-century parish church of All Hallows is well worth a visit; it is said to stand on the site of a pagan temple. Legend tells us that the priest in charge of the temple was converted to Christianity in the 7th century, and he destroyed his former temple in a fit of religious zeal.
Goodmanham, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: All Hallows church stands on one of the oldest religious sites in England

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Great Ayton is a pretty village on the River Leven, made famous by its links to Captain Cook, who grew up here. The school that he attended is now a fascinating museum, and his mother and five siblings are buried in the churchyard of All Saints. A memorial marks the site of his family home on Bridge Street.
A173, Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Boyhood home of Captain James Cook

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Grinton is a pretty village on the south bank of the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales. It is known for its 12th-century church, dubbed 'The Cathedral of the Dales' and for the picturesque Grinton Bridge, dating in part to the 17th century.
B6270, Grinton, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century St Andrew's Church

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Grosmont is a quiet village in the North York Moors National Park, best known as the northern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the most popular heritage railway line in Britain. Visitors can see steam locomotives at the station and vintage locomotives being restored in the workshops. Grosmont was once a busy iron mining centre.
Grosmont, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The northern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

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Halifax is a large town in West Yorkshire. The town built its prosperity as a centre of the textile industry. Few historic buildings remain; among those that do are the Shibden Hall, a medieval half-timbered house.
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century Shibden Hall

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Harpham village is set in lovely countryside between Driffield and Bridlington. This small, peaceful location has a rich history. In a field beside the church (just behind the tennis courts) a few bumps and hollows in a farm field shows the location of a medieval manor built by the St Quintin family.
Harpham, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: St John's holy well

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