Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village asre the most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley. Above the substantial ruins ...
Distinctive and iconic landmark with fine views across North Yorkshire and Cleveland At just 1,049 feet (320 m) high, Roseberry Topping may not be the biggest hill you'll ever see, but it will certainly be one of the most distinctive. Its shape, c...
18th-century mansion with National Portrait Gallery paintings and walled garden. York's 'country house and garden', this grand Georgian mansion with an impressive baroque interior exhibits over 100 18th-century portraits in partnership with the Natio...
17th-century farmhouse in beautiful Coverdale. This remote stone-built house has some fine original features including fireplaces and panelling. The main hall, sitting room and oak staircase are on show to visitors.
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Moorland nature reserve. The Bridestones and Crosscliff Estate covers an area of 488ha (1,205 acres) and is a during the Jurassic period -- is a SSSI and nature reserve with typical moorland vegetation, including three species of heather....
Dramatic moorland rock formations. At a height of nearly 300m, Brimham Rocks enjoy spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. Set within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this fascinating moorland is filled with strange and ...
Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden and medieval deer park. One of the most remarkable places in Europe, this World Heritage Site comprises the spectacular ruin of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey and monastic watermill, an Elizabethan mansion (tw...
Formal & informal gardens with a variety of features. Former home of Noel Goddard Terry of the famous York chocolate-making firm, the house (in use as the Yorkshire office of the NT and not open to the public) was designed in 1927 by Walter Brierley....
High moorland landscape with dramatic limestone features. This outstanding area of upland limestone country consists of 6 farms, some with flower-rich hay meadows, limestone pavements and a National Nature Reserve around Malham Tarn, where there is a...
17th-century manor house. This compact stone manor house dates from 1650. It has a very fine carved wood staircase.
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Ruin of a 14th-century Carthusian priory. This is England's most important Carthusian ruin. The individual cells reflect the hermit-like isolation of the monks; a reconstruction enables visitors to see the austere and simple furnishings. There is a s...
Picturesque Yorkshire manor house with organic garden. The sheltered walled garden on the bank of the River Rye, with its delightful mixed borders, orchards of traditional fruit varieties and spring-flowering meadows, complements this mellow 17th-cen...
Mid 18th-century Palladian mansion. Ormesby Hall is an intimate home lived in by the Pennyman family for over 300 years, with fine plasterwork, carved wood decoration and fascinating portraits. The Victorian laundry and kitchen with scullery and game...
One of Yorkshire's finest 18th-century landscape gardens. The half mile-long grass terrace and adjoining woodland offer vistas over Rievaulx Abbey (English Heritage) to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hills. There is an abundance of wild flowers in spring....
Elegant town house dating from medieval times. Originally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to ...
Area of classic Yorkshire Dales countryside. Amongst these 2,470ha (6,100 acres) of the Upper Wharfe valley north of Kettlewell, the Trust owns 9 farms and the hamlets of Yockenthwaite and Cray. The landscape incorporates dry-stone walls and barns, i...
Varied coastal area with natural history and industrial archaeology interest. This group of coastal properties extends over 40ml from Saltburn in the north to Filey in the south, centred around Robin Hood's Bay. The Cleveland Way National Trail follo...
Byland was one of the great Yorkshire Cistercian abbeys, housing at its zenith well over 200 monks and lay brothers. Much of its huge cathedral-sized church survives, including the whole north side and the greater part of the 13th-century west front....
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