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Interludes Hotel Scarborough
Touring base . . .
| The following is a small selection of the places to be visited around
Scarborough. Whilst most will require a car many can be easily accessed by rail or bus.
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Beverley |
Traditional Georgian (mid-1700) market town with beautiful cathedral-size Minster.
National Museum of Army Transport, 100 acres of parkland. Burton Agnes Hall. [A165 for 34 miles then A1035 for 6 miles]
'In Beverley' website |
Castle Howard |
Historic home of the Howard family and the location used for the TV series
'Brideshead Revisited'. [A64 for 27 miles then local roads]
Castle Howard website |
Eden Camp |
Modern history theme museum for the Second World War. [A64 for 22 miles]
Eden Camp website |
Helmsley |
A thriving tourist centre with a 13th Century castle, Duncombe Park stately
home, Rievaulx Abbey nearby, and attractive Market Square. [A170 for 30 miles]
Helmsley website |
Hornsea |
Charming, picturesque, resort town with pottery and nearby freshwater lake. [A165 for 24 miles then B1242 for 8 miles] |
Hutton-le-Hole |
A picture book old village containing the Ryedale Folk Museum with authentic rebuilt Manor House, cottages & farm buildings. [A170 for 25 miles then local roads]
Ryedale Folk Museum |
Leeds |
Outstanding shopping centre with many historic arcades. Excellent theatres
and nightlife. Home of the Royal Armouries Museum, Tetleys Brewery Wharf,
City Art Gallery, Harewood House, and the Henry Moore Institute. [A64 for 66 miles]
Leeds website |
Malton |
Midway between Scarborough and York, a Roman town and a centre for race horses
and bloodstock. The cattle market is one of the biggest in England. Edwardian
shopping arcade. [A64 for 21 miles then B1257 for 2 miles] |
North York Moors/Forest Park |
As well as the wild and rugged North Yorkshire Moors National Park there
is the North Riding Forest Park. Part of the forestry commission, there is
a 9 mile forest drive, visitor centre at Dalby.
North York Moors National Park website |
Pickering |
Historical market town. Annual rallies for vintage cars and steam engines.
Start of the North York Moors Steam Railway. Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life.
12th century castle. [A170 for 18 miles]
About-Pickering website |
Ripon |
Ancient city at the confluence of the rivers Ure, Skell and Laver with a fine
cathedral. Fountains Abbey (ruin) nearby. [A170 for 43 miles then A61 for 12 miles]
Ripon website |
Whitby |
Historic town with harbour, ruins of Abbey of St Hilda, Captain Cook
and Dracula connections. Nearby Robin Hoods Bay and Staithes are exquisite
old fishing villages steeped in charm. [A165 for 3 miles then A171 for 15 miles]
Whitby website |
York |
A city where many of the finest features of history are found in a setting of
outstanding beauty.
York Minster is the largest Medieval cathedral in Northern Europe;
St Williams College - many of the Minster's priests lived here until the
Reformation, today the building houses 'The World of the Minster' museum, gift
shop & restaurant-cafe;
National Railway Museum Leeman Road;
Jorvik Viking Centre Coppergate;
Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens;
Museum of Automata exhibition of mechanical wonders spanning 2,000 years;
White Rose Line The Boatyard, Lendal Bridge;
Sightseeing cruises from Lendal Bridge. [A64 for 43 miles]
York website |
Yorkshire Wolds |
A gently rolling English countryside dotted with picturesque villages make
up the Yorkshire Wolds. Contains stately homes such as Sledmere House
Driffield website |
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