Visit North Yorkshire 2016

Tips on Getting Around
Yorkshire Coastliner
Operates services between Leeds, York, Malton,
Pickering, Thornton-le-Dale and on to the
popular resorts of Scarborough, Whitby, Filey
and Bridlington on the Yorkshire Coast.
www.yorkbus.co.uk
Arriva
Serving the northern part of the National Park,
Middlesbrough, Guisborough, Scarborough and
Whitby.
www.arrivabus.co.uk
Coastal & Country Coaches
Serving Whitby area; town services, Whitby to York,
bus hire, tours and excursions.
www.coastalandcountry.co.uk
East Yorkshire Motor Services
For Scarborough area and for Scarborough to
Helmsley.
www.eyms.co.uk
Reliance Motor Services
Operating (value) buses around North Yorkshire
and York. Taking in villages such as Tollerton, Alne,
Sutton-on-the-Forest, Easingwold and Thirsk.
www.reliancebuses.co.uk
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway
This runs steam and historic diesel trains from
Pickering to Whitby stopping at several stations
in the North York Moors National Park.
www.nymr.co.uk | T: 01751 472508
The Esk Valley Railway
The railway stops at 15 stations between Whitby
and Middlesbrough, as well as linking with the
North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont.
www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk | T: 01947 601987
Bus and Rail Services
Regular local bus services operate all year round
throughout the area.
www.yorkshiretravel.net | T: 08712 002233
Car hire is based in Malton, Northallerton and
Scarborough.
By Air
The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford, Robin Hood
Doncaster Sheffield, Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle.
Train and bus connections can be made from these
airports to the area. Slightly further away is Manchester
Airport which is served by direct rail connections into
Thirsk, Northallerton, Malton and Scarborough.
By Coach
Filey, Scarborough, Thirsk and York are all stops on
National Express coach routes. Local bus services can
be picked up at these destinations.
www.nationalexpress.com | T: 08717 818181
By Rail
Virgin Trains East Coast, Grand Central and First
Transpennine Express run services from all parts of
the country to York, Leeds and Darlington where
connections can be made to stations within the area
including Filey, Malton, Northallerton, Scarborough and
Thirsk. The Esk Valley Railway between Middlesbrough
and Whitby, also the Yorkshire Wolds Coast Line
between Hull and Scarborough.
www.nationalrail.co.uk | T: 08457 484950
By Road
The A1 passes through the western side of the area
and is connected to the east and the coast via the
A64 at York and the A170 at Thirsk. The A19 runs North
to South through the area, parallel to the A1, and
passes through York, Thirsk and close to Northallerton.
On the eastern side of the area the A165 follows
the coast from Hull to Scarborough, while North
of Scarborough the A171 travels up through Whitby,
going on to Middlesbrough.
www.theaa.com/traffic-news
By Sea
P&O Ferries sail daily from the Netherlands and Belgium
to Hull, which is to the south of North Yorkshire.
www.poferries.com | T: 0800 130 0030
Acknowledgements
Photography courtesy of: Richard Burdon, Alan Smith, Go Ape, TransPennine
Express, Forestry Commission, Visit England, Castle Howard, Mike Kipling, North
York Moors National Park Authority, English Heritage, North Yorkshire Moors
Railway, We Love Malton, Ryedale District Council and Welcome to Yorkshire.
Published by: Tourism North Yorkshire in conjunction with Ryedale District
Council. Design & Production: Carrier Direct Marketing. Print: Buxton Press.
Front Cover: Heather in bloom, Westerdale. Photo by Mike Kipling (the photo
has been manipulated from the original for the benefit of the guide).
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has been taken to ensure the information contained within this publication
is accurate, Tourism Association North Yorkshire, Ryedale District Council
and its partners cannot accept responsibility in respect of any error,
misstatement or alteration which may have occurred. No recommendation
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