A great base to explore

North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway

Take a ride on the steam railway from Pickering all the way to Whitby.  You can hop off along the route at many beautiful villages including Gothland (Aidensfield in Heartbeat), Grosmont & Levisham.  

www.nymr.co.uk

Beck Isle Museum

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is a social history museum in Pickering. The museum features period business displays including the shops of a barber, blacksmith, chemist, cobbler, cooper, printer, gentleman's draper, dairy and hardware store.

www.beckislemuseum.org.uk

Pickering Castle

This English Heritage 13th Century castle was once a royal hunting lodge and also a stud farm by a medieval succession of kings.

www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/pickering-castle/

Flamingo Land

Visit one of the UK's most popular zoos with 140 different spiecies of reptiles, mammals and birds.   The theme park has eight unique themed areas for all ages.

www.flamingoland.co.uk

Eden Camp

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on the Home Front and the Front Line, all set in the buildings and grounds of an original World War 2 Prisoner of War Camp.

www.edencamp.co.uk

Castle Howard

One of the UKs best loved historical houses.  The house and gardens are a must visit for anyone in the area.  

www.castlehoward.co.uk

A lovely market town that you can easily meander away an afternoon.  From the many tearooms to the ruins of the castle.

Many a day can be lost whilst walking through the delightful National Park.

www.northyorkmoors.org.uk

Visit the historic seaside town of Whitby.  From the gothic ruins of the Abbey to the sandy beach

www.visitwhitby.com

Visit Scarborough for a truly fun filled family day out at the seaside.  

www.visitscarborough.com

Visit the truly historic city of York.  You can visit many attractions from the Yorvik Viking Center or discover the grizly past in the York Dungeons.  If Vikings and dungeons are not your thing, York's high street and independant shops are a must for the shopacholics amongst us.  York Minster stands tall over the city and is an impressive sight.

www.visityork.org

Visit the Victorian Spa town of Harrogate for an enjoyable day out.  An abundance of shops and eateries will wind your day away.

www.visitharrogate.co.uk

Just over an hour away is the city of Kingston-Upon-Hull.  Here you can visit The Deep, an aquarium full of weird and wonderfull fish.  Ferens Art Gallery has both a permanent collection and roving exhibitions.

www.visithull.org