Local Attractions
www.northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk
Local attractions and events in the National Park.
www.whitby.co.uk
Website of this ever popular seaside town that sits at the mouth of the Esk with its maze of winding streets, St Hilda’s Abbey and its connections to Captain Cook.
www.eskvalley.com
A local website with lots of useful information.
www.ryedale.co.uk
Website for the Ryedale area.
www.nymr.demon.co.uk
North York Moors Railway World famous Steam Engine railway running through the NY Moors National Park including the village of Goathland (setting for Heartbeat).
www.captaincook.org.uk
History of the area's most famous son.
www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk
Local history museum in the village of Hutton le Hole.
www.edencamp.co.uk
Wartime museum in an original POW camp with reconstructed scenes with movement, lighting and smells to recreate the original settings.
www.flamingoland.co.uk
The UK’s 4th most visited theme park includes privately owned zoo, large rides, shows and attractions.
www.castlehoward.co.uk
One of Britain’s finest stately homes built in 1699 near York. Art treasures, lakes, fountains, gardens and the setting for the BBC’s Brideshead Revisited.