Attractions

Places to Visit

We are conveniently situated for all the attractions in the area...

Access to the A64 takes about one minute, giving you easy access to the coast and York.

We have listed a few of our favourite attractions.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering

Trains run every day from the beginning of April and the end of October, plus selected dates through the winter. Trains are mostly steam-hauled; however in some cases heritage diesel is used. At the height of the running timetable, trains depart hourly from each station. As well as the normal passenger running, there are dining services on some evenings and weekends. Recently, during summer months, steam services have extended to the seaside town of Whitby. Visit the website by clicking HERE.

Eden Camp, Malton

Eden Camp Museum is a large World War II-related museum near Malton in North Yorkshire.

It occupies a former World War II prisoner of war camp of 33 huts. After the prisoners left, the camp was used for storage and then abandoned. Its grounds then became overgrown. As the museum was being set up, much clearing, as well as repair and renovation of the buildings, was required. Click HERE to visit the official website.

Flamingo Land Family Theme Park and Zoo

The park is set in 375 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, in the Ryedale district with views of the Yorkshire Moors. The park is adjacent to the small village of Kirby Misperton and can be located off the A169, almost immediately between the towns of Malton to the south of the park and Pickering to the north of the park.

Flamingo Land is noted for being the only site in the country which contains a theme park, a zoo and a holiday resort all in one location. Flamingo Land's theme park area contains more than one hundred "white knuckle" rides and slides, there are at least five shows (including the favourite sea lion and bird performances) and the zoo displays wildlife from all over the world. With over 1,000 exotic animals of all varieties, the zoo claims to be the largest of its kind in Europe. For more information click HERE.

The Village of Goathland

Goathland is a village in the North York Moors National Park. It is due north of Pickering, off the A169 to Whitby. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery, and has the advantage of having a station on the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway line.

The village is now famous as the setting of the fictional village of Aidensfield in the Heartbeat television series set in the 1960s. Fans of Heartbeat will not be disappointed by a visit to fictional Aidensfield, as many of the series landmarks are recognisable, including the stores, garage / funeral directors, the public house and of course the railway station. Some other regular settings in the series are located outside of the village.

The Village of Thornton-le-Dale

Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, about two miles east of Pickering. A thatched cottage in the village has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years. With its gift shops, ice cream shops, and fantastic places to walk, Thornton is a lovely place to visit.

Pickering Castle

The original structure was built by the Normans under William the Conqueror in 1069 to 1070. This early building included the large, central mound (the motte), the outer palisades (enclosing the bailey) and internal buildings, notably the keep on top of the motte. Ditches were also dug to make assault on the walls difficult. The main purpose of the castle at this time was to maintain control of the area after the harrying of the North.

The Market Town of Helmsley

Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire on the River Rye. It lies on the A170 highway, fourteen miles east of Thirsk across the notoriously steep Sutton Bank, which ascends the Hambleton Hills approximately midway between the two towns; it is also thirteen miles west of Pickering. The Cleveland Way leads out of the town past Helmsley Walled Garden into the North York Moors. Towering over the town is its castle and other buildings.

The town is associated with the Earls of Feversham whose ancestral home Duncombe Park was built overlooking the castle. A statue of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham stands in the town's square.

Other nearby places of interest include Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley Arts Centre, the home of the 1812 Theatre Company.

Helmsley is full of giftshops, pubs, and has loads of places to visit. Why not stop off at The Old Police Station Cafe.

There are many more places to visit in the area, with the coast or the city of York being half an hours drive away.

If you would prefer not to drive, Malton has a railway station with trains leaving every hour for Scarborough, York and Leeds. The Yorkshire Coastliner coaches link Leeds, York, Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Whitby. Malton also has a good range of shops and a cinema. There are some excellent local restaurants, including traditional English, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Thai and Italian meals.

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Castle Howard

Castle Howard is a stately home in Yorkshire, 25 miles north of York. It is one of the very grandest private residences in the country. Most was built from 1699â�“1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh. It is not a true castle: the word is quite often used for country houses in England which were built after the end of the castle-building era (c.1500) and were not intended to have any military function. It has been the home of part of the Howard family for over 300 years.

Castle Howard is familiar to television audiences as "Brideshead" in Granada Television's 1981 adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. Today, it is part of the Treasure Houses of England heritage group.