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119 North York Moors Scenic Drive THE NORTHEAST AND YORKSHIRE 138 Driving distance: 115 miles Approx time without stops: 3 hours 40 minutes This beguiling tour of North Yorkshire takes in some spectacular moorland and coastal scenery, as well as a clutch of architectural and historical jewels. The itinerary begins at Castle Howard, one of <strong>Britain</strong>’s most magnificent stately homes, famously used as the filming location for Brideshead Revisited, both the classic 1981 TV adaptation and the 2007 feature film. Be sure to arrive early, as you’ll want to spend a good couple of hours here before moving on; for full details, see opposite. When you’ve had your fill of Castle Howard, set off for the seaside town of Whitby, about an hour and a half north – the minor road, via Rosedale Abbey, takes you through the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, with its sweeping vistas of rolling, heather-clad moorland and wide-open skies. Try to get to Whitby in time for lunch, so you can feast on the award-winning fish and chips on offer at the Quayside Restaurant (see p.139). While you’re here, be sure to pay a visit to the dramatic ruins of the seventh-century abbey perched on the cliff overlooking the town – said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. If you would like to avoid the 199 steps from the lower town, drive up to the abbey and adjacent visitor centre (01947 603568, www. english-heritage.org.uk); most of the site is wheelchair accessible and it offers a range of facilities, including Blue Badge parking, an accessible toilet, an audio tour designed for visually impaired visitors and tactile displays in the visitor centre. Moving on from Whitby, follow the coast road to Staithes, ten miles north, for some superb views of the cliffs and sea, before turning inland to enter the moors again. From Staithes, it’s about half an hour to Guisborough, with its atmospheric ruined priory (www. english-heritage. org.uk), served by a small on-site car park. Pushing on, it’s around ten miles south to Great Broughton – if you’re in need of Marske Saltburn by the Sea REDCAR & A174 Brotton CLEVELAND STAITHES Loftus Ormesby A174 A173 Skelton A174 Easington Hinderwell Marton Guisborough GISBOROUGH A171 PRIORY Roxby A174 B1366 Ellerby B1266 Lythe Nunthorpe Newton-under-Roseberry A171 Mickleby Sandsend B1365 A173 Guisborough Moor Dunsley A174 Seamer WHITBY GREAT AYTON A171 Stokesly Kildale Aislaby Castleton Ainthorpe Ruswarp Easby Lealholm GREAT Sleights Egton BROUGHTON Sneaton Hawsker Ingleby Westerdale Greenhow Egton Bridge B1416 A171 B1257 A172 Carlton GROSMONT Egton High Westerdale Moor A169 Moor Goathland NORTH YORK MOORS Chop Gate Farndale East Wheeldale Moor H a m b l e t o n H C l e v i l l s B1257 Old Byland Pockley Kirkbymoorside A170 Middleton HELMSLEY Sinnington Thornton-le- Cold Kirby RIEVAULX PICKERING Dale A170 ABBEY Marton Harome Normanby Wilton A170 Oldstead B1257 Vale of Pickering Kilburn Oswaldkirk Nunnington A169 Ampleforth Brawby Kirby Misperton Coxwold Stonegrave Great Yearsley Hovingham Barton Habton Oulston B1257 le Street Rillington Amotherby A64 Crayke Easingwold A19 Seph Hawnby Tollerton Newton upon Ouse Shipton n e l a d Helmsley Moor H i l l Strensall B1363 Haxby s NORTH H o w a r d Foss Hodge Dove i a n A64 Seven H i l l s Derwent Esk YORKSHIRE Coneysthorpe Old Malton B1363 Malton Settrington CASTLE HOWARD B1248 Menethorpe Stillington Welburn Suttonon-the-Forest Hutton Sheriff A64 Langton North Grimston Barton le Willow Leavening HUTTON- Lastingham LE-HOLE Cropton Fadmoor Terrington Flaxton ROSEDALE ABBEY Rye Newton Lockton Robin Hood’s Bay 0 5 miles
efreshments, call in at the friendly Bay Horse pub (see below). From here, continue south through the national park to the splendid Rievaulx Abbey (01439 798228, www. english-heritage.org.uk), one of the largest and most complete sets of abbey ruins in the UK. There’s an on-site car park, wheelchair access, an adapted toilet and audio tours tailored to visually impaired visitors. There’s also a lovely (accessible) on-site café, serving delicious cakes and hot food – the perfect spot to end a full day’s sightseeing. FOOD & DRINK aa Whitby’s Quayside Restaurant is down by the harbour at 7 Pier Road (01947 825346). In Great Broughton, The Bay Horse is on the high street (01947 712319). There are also on-site cafés at Castle Howard and Rievaulx Abbey. 120 Burton Agnes Hall and Grounds, Yorkshire Address: Driffield YO25 4NB Web: www.burtonagnes.com Tel: 01262 490324 Hours: 1 Apr–31 Oct daily 11am–5pm; 14 Nov–23 Dec daily 11am–5pm; gardens, café & shop also open around Feb/Mar for “Snowdrop Spectacular” (hall closed) Dates: hall closed 1–13 Nov & 24 Dec–31 Mar Entry: combined ticket (hall & gardens): [D]£10 (£5 if unable to access upper floors) [C]free [A]£10 [5–15s]£5 [Con]£9.50 Burton Agnes Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan stately home, set in glorious grounds. Completed in 1610, the house has remained in the same family for four hundred years, and is still lived in by descendants of its first owner – though these days its doors are open to the public, too. Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor, but the building is on such a grand scale this still leaves you with plenty to see. Highlights on this level include the Great Hall, with its massive fireplace and exquisite Elizabethan panelling and plasterwork; THE NORTHEAST AND YORKSHIRE Burton Agnes Hall 139
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Contents Click on any chapter to go
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About this book Designed to be good
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HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS IWM Duxford (E.
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Brockholes Nature Reserve (Northwes
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Southwold Pier side and in all the
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