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North Yorkshire has an incredible mix of places to visit with a cathedral city, market towns, dales villages and coast communities.

Places in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire contains an incredible mix of beautiful villages, busy market towns and one magnificent cathedral city steeped in history.

Explore the places that make North Yorkshire special, the market towns, the coastal villages, the thriving Dales communities and the romantic Moors villages.

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A red painted Victorian lamp post with hanging basket of pink flowers stands before red painted Settle railway platform sign and bench and white picket fencing
Dales

Settle

Settle is a bustling, traditional market town in the Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by fabulous…

A view down Yorkshire street with dirtied stone buildings with slate rooftops. Bunting, shop and for sale sign adorn the frontage and woodland can be seen on the horizon.
Dales

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale

Pateley Bridge on the banks of the River Nidd has a thriving high street with delicious food from…

Looking across a canal in Skipton with an amount of canal boats moored on calm ripping water.
Dales

Skipton

Discover Skipton where tradition and hospitality come together all year round to welcome visitors…

Easingwold town centre
Heart

Easingwold

A charming market town, perfectly situated with a rich history and a warm, welcoming feel.

An old stone farm building surrounding by fencing looks out across moorland to the Yorkshire Three Peaks in the distance below white clouds in a blue sky
Dales

Three Peaks Villages

Nestled between the Three Peaks are the beautiful villages of Ingleton, Horton-in-Ribblesdale and…

Birdseye view across a patchwork of green fields, hedges and trees with heather in the foreground under a cloudy sky.
Moors

Stokesley & Great Ayton

Three stone, tiled roofed houses stand before grassed area. Parked up outside are two red cars and a green utility terrain vehicle. An 'old-style' red phone box and parasols with picnic benches line the front.
Moors

Osmotherley

The handsome village of Osmotherley sits on the western edge of the North York Moors National Park…

Two people sit on a bench, ice-cream in hand looking over the river Nidd and Knaresborough viaduct
Heart

Knaresborough

Knaresborough is full of surprises, a warren of medieval streets and stone staircases that weave…

Viewing Whitby from the calm sea, two stone piers a pink cloudy sky the Abbey and church on the headland over looking red roof-topped houses.
Coast

Whitby

Whitby is a must-visit destination for travellers seeking a perfect blend of heritage, natural…

Rolling grassy fields with a fence in the foreground leading to patches of trees grazing cows and small hamlet with sunrise on the distant horizon.
Moors

Wolds Villages

Escape to the Yorkshire Wolds, where nature's beauty and tranquillity await. With gently rolling…

A view down a street lined with brick and white rendered buildings, a few cars and pedestrians with Selby Abbey at the end with clear blue sky
Heart

Selby

The historic market town of Selby is home to the stunning Abbey and so much more.

Viewing south along Sandsend beach from grassed bank sloping down to sandy beach and sea lapping shore under a clear blue sky. Whitby can be seen on the horizon at the far end of beach
Coast

Sandsend

Sandsend offers that tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, plus it's a great…

Two ladies walking beneath hanging yellow flowers of Laburnum trees with purple alliums lining the path, in Helmsley Walled Garden
Moors

Helmsley

A beautiful historic town set around its pretty market place, Helmsley is somewhere everyone should…

A row of terraced stone buildings on a shopping Street in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Under the warm sun a young woman walks along the pavement towards the camera.
Dales

Leyburn & Middleham

At the heart of Wensleydale, Leyburn and Middleham are a pair of traditional Yorkshire towns with…

The Worsley Arms Pub in Hovingham
Moors

Howardian Villages

Charming settlements across the Howardian Hills in the heart of North Yorkshire, offering a mix of…

Boats lining Coble Landing in Filey
Coast

Filey

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