DESTINATION YORKSHIRE
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England, and the largest historic county in Great Britain. Although Yorkshire is a historic county, with no current official standing (except as part of the name of the English region of Yorkshire and the Humber), the name is completely familiar and well-understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use.
NORTH YORKSHIRE,
WEST YORKSHIRE,
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The geology of North Yorkshire is closely reflected in its landscape. Within the county are the North York Moors and most of the Yorkshire Dales; two of eleven areas of countryside within England and Wales to be officially designated as national parks. Between the North York Moors in the east and the Pennine Hills in the west ...
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Bolton Abbey,
Brimham Rocks,
Castle Howard,
Fountains Abbey,
Harrogate,
Helmsley Castle,
Knaresborough,
Malham Cove,
North Yorkshire Moors Railway,
Robin Hood's Bay,
Scarborough,
Whitby,
Yarm,
York,
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Discover WEST YORKSHIRE
West Yorkshire grew up around several industries. Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield were grown through the development of woollen mills, Leeds' traditional industry was the manufacturing of cloth, while heavier engineering industries facilitated growth. Wakefield, Castleford, Pontefract were traditional coal mining areas.....
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Bradford,
Bronte Parsonage Museum,
East Riddlesden Hall,
Halifax,
Harewood House,
Huddersfield,
Ilkley Moor,
Kirkstall Abbey,
Leeds,
Pontefract Castle,
Saltaire,
Sandal Castle,
Shibden Hall,
Wakefield,
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