Ten Really Good Reasons You'll Love the North York Moors

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1. The North York Moors offer a remote haven and escape from the cares of the World - but we're just a couple of hours drive from the big cities of Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle;

2. Around the edge of the Moors you'll discover shopping, museums, galleries, and dining in traditional market towns like Kirkbymoorside, Pickering, Helmsley, and Malton.

Helmsley shops

Discover the Shops & Galleries in Helmsley Near Rosedale Abbey.

3. Visitors will find a range of accommodation to suite all pockets; everything from camping to budget hostels to boutique hotels;

4. We're a famous choice for all forms of outdoor pursuits;

5. Children love the freedom of the North York Moors;

6. The Moors offer a safe environment with a slower pace of life; with different things to see and do each day;

7. You'll discover mythical stone-age remains and medieaval castles and abbey's.

Standing stones Blakey Topping

You'll Find History All Around you on the North York Moors.

8. For sight-seeing, the Moors offer simply beautiful countryside and historic sites at every turn;

9. City-dwellers will discover a tranquil and special retreat from the stresses of busy modern urban life; and

10. There are dozens of historic villages with interesting churches, pretty village greens, and historic Country Inns to call in for lunch or dinner.

Rievaulx Abbey

There is Simply So Much to See and Do on a Holiday to the Moors.

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