Yorkshire Travel Guide - Towns and Villages

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. A short walk from the village centre leads to beautiful Mallyan Spout waterfall, and there are further walks along the riverbank to smaller falls. Goathland is also a popular stopping point on the North York 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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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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The pretty Yorkshire town of Harrogate made its name as a fashionable Victorian spa. The buildings of central Harrogate reflect this heritage, with beautiful examples of fine 19th century architecture. The Royal Pump Room stands over the main mineral spring.
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 1842 Royal Pump Room
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Hawes is the capital of Wensleydale, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Set in an idyllic landscape of stone walls and fields so typical of this area, Hawes is perfectly situated to explore the Dales. The Wensleydale Creamery Centre in the town is a popular visitor attraction, as is Hardraw Force waterfall, just north of the town.
Hawes, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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A historic village near Bradford, Haworth is famous for its association with the Bronte sisters, who wrote most of their most popular works while resident here. The Bronte family came to The Parsonage here in 1820, and the house is maintained as a museum.
Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Bronte Parsonage, home of the Bronte family
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An attractive town on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park. The ruins of 12th century Helmsley Castle stand on a rise overlooking the town. Nearby is Duncombe Park, built by John Vanbrugh for Sir Charles Duncombe. A few miles distant are the spectacular remains of medieval Rievaulx Abbey, overlooked by the National Trust's Rievaulx Terrace.
Helmsley, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Duncombe Park and its 18th century landscape gardens
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A market town in Yorkshire's East Riding, Howden boasts cobbled streets lined with Georgian buildings, and a beautiful medieval church known as Howden Minster, with a lovely chapter house and ruined choir. Beside the Minster is a grammar school founded in 1265, and nearby is a manor house founded by the powerful Prince Bishops of Durham.
Howden, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 13th century Howden Minster
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