For walkers, Heriot country provides plenty of varied walks for those both young and old. One popular walk is the Sutton Bank Nature Trail, a circular walk from Sutton Bank information centre, along the escarpment and through woodland. Other popular walks include the Heriot Way which is 52 miles long. The Herriot Way is an interesting walk around the northern dales of Wensleydale and Swaledale. Starting and finishing in Hawes, the walk visits a number of beautiful waterfalls like Hardraw Force and Aysgarth Falls. It then proceeds onto Bolton Castle; the ruins of the old lead-mining industry; as well as providing superb viewpoints of Kisdon Hill and Great Shunner Fell. This also includes walking through some several attractive villages of Askrigg, Reeth, Keld and Thwaite.

Over 100 miles long, the Yorkshire Eastern Coastline provides an unique coastline to explore and enjoy. The Yorkshire coast is indented with bays and narrow inlets, offering the walker that wonderful combination of hills and the sea. The coastline contains high cliffs and rocky shores, attractive villages/towns and remains of ancient industries, a coastline rich in wild flowers, nesting seabirds, fossils and abundant shore life. This rugged coastline with a backdrop of the North York Moors National Park, is the setting for the Yorkshire Coast’s resorts and fishing villages.

At the heart of the Pennines, is an number of large towns which contrast with the serenity of the countryside and ancient villages. Scenic strolls can be also enjoyed at the reservoirs, rolling green fields and picturesque wooded valleys in the region. The Pennines provide for a challenging hike or ramble for any walker, whether experienced or in-experienced.

Helmsley is a pretty market town on the River Rye, on southern edge of North Yorkshire Moors. Helmsley has many gift and craft shops. As well the town boasts four former coaching inns and a magnificent half timbered rectory. It is a tourist attraction and a favourite meeting place for walkers and tourist alike.

The Helmsley skyline is dominated by its castle ruins of Helmsley Castle. Helmsley Castle dates from 1186; it was besieged for three months during the Civil War and later bought by Sir Charles Duncombe whose descendants still own it. The castle ruins contain a fine exhibition illustrating its history. The Parish Church has some interesting murals which illustrate the history of the church and the parish. On the edge of Helmsley is Duncombe Park, a family home of Lord and Lady Feversham which has extensive historic parkland and a National Nature Reserve to visit and enjoy.

Helmsley is a popular location for walkers as a base from which to explore the North York Moors National Park. The famous Cleveland Way starts at Helmsley and there are a number of other good public paths surrounding Helmsley for walkers to use and enjoy.

Ampleforth is a linear village on the southern part of Yorkshire Moors. Ampleforth is a village full of character which contains large Catholic monastery and college, which plays a substantial part in local life. The village also contain with two pubs, the White Horse and the White Swan, a village shop and a garage. Nearby is Ampleforth Abbey, an impressive, modern Roman Catholic monastery and college dating from 1860 to the present day, located outside the village of Ampleforth.

Goathland is a village situated in the North Yorkshire Moors due north of Pickering, off the A169 road to Whitby. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery and has the advantage of having a station on the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway line. Goathland itself is a very busy moorland village with wide verges, houses and greens with its history extending back to Viking times.

Goathland is also famous as being the fictional town of Aidensfield in the Yorkshire televisions series of Heartbeat and Goathland station was used as Hogwarts station in the first Harry Potter film.

Guisborough contains wide cobble fringed main street flanked with some attractive buildings leads to the market cross and ancient priory. The old market cross has a sundial, and the 15th Century Parish Church of St Nicholas contains the de Brus Cenotaph which links Robert the Bruce of Scotland to the de Brus family of Guisborough, Skelton, and Danby. Nearby is the majestic ruin of Guisborough Priory, built by Robert de Brus in 1119, and richly.

Situated within Settle is the railway station serving the community with a regular passenger service. A recommended outing is the return journey from Settle to Appleby on the famous Settle-Carlisle Railway constructed between 1869 and 1876.