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Get to know Y....Yorkshire’s great outdoors
A great way to start a day of exploring, spreading your map
across the breakfast table. The hotel or B&B won’t mind - they’ll
probably have some good suggestions! Yorkshire people have a
great pride in their famous countryside.
Soon you’ll be sauntering around a bluebell wood or rambling
across a breathtaking seaside clifftop, marching along a mighty
moorland trail or pottering round a pretty village.
With three world-famous National Parks - the North York Moors,
Yorkshire Dales and Peak District - Yorkshire has more than 1,000
square miles of National Park to explore. And there are more
than 130 miles of coastline and many of Britain’s most appealing
market towns and villages to discover too.
It’s easy to walk, ride or drive around inspiring scenery, or you
could just wander down some of the hundreds of quiet country
lanes, canal towpaths and long empty beaches. Yorkshire’s great
outdoors is one of the wonders of Britain – all year round, there
are opportunities to be as wild or as mild as you like.
Wherever you stay, the great Yorkshire outdoors is never far away.
Tomorrow you could hunt for fossils or catch a trout for tea,
tackle a long-distance walk or cycle one of the dedicated bike
routes. Unwind, breathe the clean fresh air and do as little or as
much as you like.
And you’ll find memorable experiences over every hill. It may
be a view you’ll never forget or simply the fun you had crossing
the river on ancient stepping stones at The Bolton Abbey Estate
near Harrogate. High in the hills of the Dales you can stroll across
unique natural limestone pavements, while on the craggy shore at
Bempton Cliffs there are almost a quarter of a million seabirds to
spot.
There’s so much to see and do, you’ll need plenty of breaks! Why
not stock up with wonderful local produce at the village store or
at a farmers’ market? You’ll find all the ingredients for a perfect
picnic. Find a hill or clifftop and enjoy… After all, there aren’t
many restaurants in the world with views as good as these!
Image: Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales