Tom Courtney · CC BY-SA 2.0 Why visit
North York Moors National Park is worth allowing time for because it combines a broad protected landscape with walking, wildlife and cultural history spread across a large area. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are main landscape viewpoints and geological, coastal, moorland or mountain features. Its position in or near Pickering also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
What you will see
- main landscape viewpoints.
- geological, coastal, moorland or mountain features.
History
The moors preserve prehistoric monuments, medieval religious sites, traditional villages and traces of mining and quarrying. The area was designated a national park in 1952.
Photographs
Tom Courtney · CC BY-SA 2.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.
Visitor tips
- 1
Allow enough time for the principal features rather than treating the stop only as a photograph.
- 2
Check the official visitor page shortly before travel for access, booking and any temporary restrictions.
About Yorkshire and the Humber
York’s medieval core, abbey ruins, country estates and the limestone and moorland landscapes of the Yorkshire national parks.
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