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North Yorkshire Moors and Whitby Day Tour from York
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Highlights
• The famous landscape of the North York Moors
• Whitby Port & Whitby Abbey
• Stop in Pickering to explore the oldest wall paintings in a church
• Visit the market town of Helmsley.
We leave York heading east to the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. Our first stop is the quaint town of Pickering. Here you can explore the historic Church of St Peter and St Paul and discover the amazing medieval murals adorning the Nave of the Church. Pickering is the southern terminus of the North York Moors Railway, England’s busiest heritage line where you might find a steam train waiting in the station.
From here we head into the moorland landscape forged by nature and shaped by humans. We make a brief stop for photos at the famed Hole of Horcum, Legend has it was formed by Wade the Giant following an argument with his wife Bell. We continue on to the famed village of Goathland. A typical moorland village where sheep graze openly on the village green. Its fame originally linked the popular TV show heartbeat before its train station was used as the location for “Hogsmeade station” in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone film.
A short drive brings us the rugged coast North Yorkshire Coast line and the historic Town of Whitby. This old port was once famous for fishing and Whaling where Captain Cook set sail from to discover Australia. Here you will have 2 hours to explore the famous Abbey linked to Bram Stokers Dracula and have lunch in one of the towns many fish and chip shops. Discover the towns interesting independent shops including the famous Jet Jewellery stores where you might catch a jewellery making in action.
After we leave Whitby we traverse the entire width of the park. There will be plenty of photo stops along the way as we discover why this landscape was designated a national park. High heather moorland is interspersed with deep cut valleys carved out during the Ice ages thousands of years ago, standing stones, burial mounds and stone crosses erected by the people of the moors over thousands of years.
We end the day with a relaxing stop in Helmsley. This bustling little town is built around the only medieval market place in the North York Moors. It is dominated by the ruins of a Norman castle dating back to the 12th century. There are many independent shops and your last chance to souvenir before heading back to York
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• The famous landscape of the North York Moors
• Whitby Port & Whitby Abbey
• Stop in Pickering to explore the oldest wall paintings in a church
• Visit the market town of Helmsley.
We leave York heading east to the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. Our first stop is the quaint town of Pickering. Here you can explore the historic Church of St Peter and St Paul and discover the amazing medieval murals adorning the Nave of the Church. Pickering is the southern terminus of the North York Moors Railway, England’s busiest heritage line where you might find a steam train waiting in the station.
From here we head into the moorland landscape forged by nature and shaped by humans. We make a brief stop for photos at the famed Hole of Horcum, Legend has it was formed by Wade the Giant following an argument with his wife Bell. We continue on to the famed village of Goathland. A typical moorland village where sheep graze openly on the village green. Its fame originally linked the popular TV show heartbeat before its train station was used as the location for “Hogsmeade station” in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone film.
A short drive brings us the rugged coast North Yorkshire Coast line and the historic Town of Whitby. This old port was once famous for fishing and Whaling where Captain Cook set sail from to discover Australia. Here you will have 2 hours to explore the famous Abbey linked to Bram Stokers Dracula and have lunch in one of the towns many fish and chip shops. Discover the towns interesting independent shops including the famous Jet Jewellery stores where you might catch a jewellery making in action.
After we leave Whitby we traverse the entire width of the park. There will be plenty of photo stops along the way as we discover why this landscape was designated a national park. High heather moorland is interspersed with deep cut valleys carved out during the Ice ages thousands of years ago, standing stones, burial mounds and stone crosses erected by the people of the moors over thousands of years.
We end the day with a relaxing stop in Helmsley. This bustling little town is built around the only medieval market place in the North York Moors. It is dominated by the ruins of a Norman castle dating back to the 12th century. There are many independent shops and your last chance to souvenir before heading back to York
Included
- Round trip transportation from York
- Small mini-coach tour. Maximum of 16 passengers
- Commentary from the driver guide in English
Not included
- Food and drink
- Additional entrance fees
- Drivers Gratuity (optional)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Our tours are not suitable for children under 5 years old
- There will be a designated lunch stop where you’ll be able to purchase lunch
- There are toilet stops on route
- Minimal walking required
- Confirmation is received at the time of booking
- Our vehicles are not currently wheelchair accessible
- Luggage storage is available at the York train station
- Seats cannot be reserved
- Each passenger must have their own seat.
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
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Loved Whitby and the commentary by our guide. He knew so many things about culture, agriculture, history, and more. I mean, who knew that there was such a thing as competitive hedge building? Some of the smaller towns were less interesting, but I especially loved the stop on the moor with the beautiful purple heather (sadly now being overtaken by the bracken, in large measure). Whitby had delicious fish and chips, the ruined Whitby Abbey and a fun production of Dracula, performed on site on the grounds of the Abbey. We also briefly saw two other ruined abbeys, which I loved, but not all travelers will be jazzed by that.
Our driver and guide JJ was calm and so knowledgable with Yorkshire. We managed to see amazing landscapes, ruins, manor houses and also spend two hours in Whitby.
It was a wonderful experience! Thank you! Best regards to JJ!
It was a GREAT trip, I really enjoyed it! Our guide was amazing, he told us so many details about the region. I loved that it was so informative and easy-going! I can only recommend going on this tour, you will love it!