North York Moors & Yorkshire Wolds (Slow Travel): Including York & the Coast

Mike Bagshaw has updated Bradt's North York Moors & Yorkshire Wolds, the only standalone guide to this region of contrasts. It offers a variety of activities for walkers, cyclists, wildlife-lovers, families, foodies, and culture vultures, including York's medieval city, the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, ten long-distance footpaths, sandy beaches, rocky coves, stunning woodlands, and heather-clad moors. The region is also home to steam train journeys, local food and drink, Castle Howard, the Goth Weekend festival, Scarborough, Rudston, and the purported burial site of Beowulf.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2023
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Yorkshire-based outdoor enthusiast and travel writer Mike Bagshaw has completely revised this new third edition of Bradt's North York Moors & Yorkshire Wolds, a part of Bradt's acclaimed Slow travel series of guides to UK regions. It remains the only standalone guide to this region of contrasts. Walkers, cyclists, wildlife enthusiasts, families, foodies, and culture vultures will find everything they need to plan and enjoy their time here. From magnificent cliffs and beaches along Yorkshire's Heritage Coast and rolling hills in the North York Moors (one of the original nine National Parks of England and Wales) to the Wolds' tranquil chalk grasslands, this region offers remarkable variety. Nestled at its heart is York, probably Britain's best-preserved medieval city, with its stunning Minster, northern Europe's largest Gothic cathedral. The region is increasingly popular for outdoor pursuits, which feature strongly in this guide. The Tour de Yorkshire cycle race has helped establish the region as a cycling Mecca. Walkers can explore along ten long-distance footpaths. Sandy beaches, rocky coves, stunning woodlands, and heather-clad moors make the destination ideal for families keen to immerse children in nature. Whitby has become a nationally acclaimed center for whale- and dolphin-watching tours, while wildlife lovers can also delight in otters and adders, or gawp at seabird skyscrapers at Bempton Cliffs, including England's only breeding colony of gannets, Europe's largest seabird. This culturally resonant region harbors treats as diverse as steam train journeys across remote moorland (as featured in the Harry Potter and Mission Impossible films), local food and drink (from seafood, meats, and cheeses to independent breweries and gastropubs), the Georgian opulence of Cast.

Dimension: 198 x 130 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804690093
Edition number: 3 Revised edition