 Almost all of the North Yorks Moors,
from the Hambleton and Cleveland hills in the west to the cliff-edged
coastline in the east, is protected by one of the country's finest
national parks. The North Yorks Moors themselves are lonely,
heather-covered, flat-topped hills cut through by steep-sided
valleys and giant cultivated forests. Barrows and ancient forts
are reminders of its early settlers, Neolithic and later, mingling
on the moors with Roman remains, stone crosses of early Christians
and the ruins of great monasteries. Helmsley, Thirsk and Pickering
are the main market towns, Helmsley is the start of the 110-mile
Cleveland Way, a route that follows the northern rim of the moors
and the North Yorkshire coast.
- The North Yorkshire Moors
Railway attracts many visitors, connecting Pickering with Grosmont
18 miles to the north through the superb scenery of the roadless
Newtondale. The coastal towns offer old-fashioned holiday resorts
at Scarborough and Whitby, and fishing villages with smuggling
traditions such as the picturesque Robin Hood's Bay and Staithes.
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