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North Yorkshire is a large rural county with stunning countryside - it has Moors, a coastline, hills and rivers and the Dales.  Fantastic days out, wonderful photo opportunities  - no matter what the weather.  It's even beautiful in the pouring rain.

The Coast 

North Yorkshire has a wonderful coastline, ranging from tourist towns like Scarborough to fishing ports like Whitby, quaint old fishing villages like Staithes and Robin Hoods Bay to wild dramatic cliffs.

The Moors

The North Yorkshire Moors are a wonderful landscape with dales/valleys, beautiful pink heather and with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway slicing through it.

Howardian Hills

The Howardian Hills are a range of hills in the middle of North Yorkshire on the southern edge of the Moors and looking out over the Vale of York

The Dales 

Everyone knows of the Dales - spectacular scenery no matter what the weather!

Herriot Country and Heartbeat Country

James Herriot probably was the first author to make such an impact with his tales of Yorkshire.   Most people have heard of James Herriot (real name Alf Wight)  the Scottish vet who moved to work in the Yorkshire Dales and fell in love (with a woman and the area).  A film was made of the books in the 1970s in Pickering, then there was a TV series called All Creatures Great and Small with Robert Hardy, Christopher Timothy, Linda Bellingham. Carol Drinkwater and Peter Davison.   Just recently Channel 5 have made a new series  - and it's brilliant!   The fictional town is Darrowby - but the real town is Thirsk.  The original Skelmersdale House veterinary practice is now the Herriot Museum, the church where Alf Wight got married is just down the road and the cinema he went to is still there and featured in the Channel 5 series.

Then there was the Heartbeat TV series based upon the 'Constable' series of books by Nicholas Rhea.  This was filmed in Goathland and used the North York Moors Railway.

Since then we've also had a teacher adviser Gervaise Phinn writing about his experiences and Mike Pannett writing about life as a copper working out of Malton on the edge of the Moors.   All four of these are written with humour and affection and are all well worth a read.
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