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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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Thirsk Market Clock Spire with red traffic light, black round planters and bollards lining the cobbled square. Behind are red brick buildings and a blue cloudy sky
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Thirsk

Thirsk is a vibrant market town with medieval cobbled market square, historic coaching inns, and…

The cobbled streets of Grassington and the welcome sign
Dales

Grassington & Upper Wharfedale

Grassington is the vibrant heart of Upper Wharfedale, surrounded by rolling hills and dramatic…

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…

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…

Lush green trees of differing shades give distant view of red roof tops of Pickering town with church spire on horizon before light blue cloudy skies.
Moors

Pickering

Pickering is a charming market town offering a blend of history, heritage, and local culture. Known…

Boats lining Coble Landing in Filey
Coast

Filey

A flowing stream runs between grassed banks with white hand rails and wooden footbridge across. Stone cottages line the road above with evergreen trees behind.
Moors

Moors Villages

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…

Rural landscape with sheep and Goathland in the background
Moors

Goathland and Grosmont

In the heart of the moors, with beautiful stone cottages and scenic views.

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…

The Duke of Wellington Pub in Danby
Moors

Danby

A picturesque moors villages with open grassed areas where sheep freely roam.

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…

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…

Pilot looks out of small white plane on runway between mown grass, wheat field and orange wind flag pole against bright blue clear sky.
Heart

Sherburn-in-Elmet

Sherburn-in-Elmet is a town of ancient establishment and a long history of proud industry,…

View of Scarborough's South bay sand and sea with tree filled castle headland sweeping around to the right with the castle perched on top. and red roofed houses below under clear blue sky.
Coast

Scarborough

Discover the charm of Scarborough, a seaside town on North Yorkshire’s stunning coastline.

Looking down across a patchwork of green fields with hedges and trees. On the horizon the sun is breaking through grey clouds in the sky.
Dales

Reeth & Swaledale

The pretty Yorkshire Dales village of Reeth is set around a spacious green and is the perfect place…

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A woman looks out over the Yorkshire Dales