North York Moors
The North York Moors has been a National Park since 1952 and has a rugged beauty with its windswept moorland and dramatic coastline. The moors have lots of small market towns and villages with country hotels, bed and breakfasts, self catering accommodation and caravan parks.
Coming from York on the A64 the town of Pickering is a quiet market town with an ancient castle. Its claim to fame is that it is the home of the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway which travels from Pickering to Grosmont and Whitby (during the summer months). Moving north onto the Moors are the villages of Goathland, Hutton le Hole and Thornton le Dale, all with their own character. Onwards to Whitby and there is plenty to see and do in this 18th century fishing port. Coming south on the coast towards Robin Hood's Bay there are numerous caravan parks and holiday cottages scattered high on the hillsides overlooking the sea. The North York Moors has lots to see and do and plenty of good quality accommodation.