YORKSHIRE
Beningbrough Hall and Gardens Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire Tel: (01904) 470 666
A Georgian manor built in 1716 with impressive interiors and over 100 pictures on loan from the National Portrait Gallery.
Braithwaite Hall East Witton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire Tel: (01969) 640 287
A 17th century stone farmhouse, with original features including fireplaces, panelling and oak staircase.
Brimham Rocks Summerbridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire Tel: (01423)780 688

Brimham Rocks enjoys a fantastic view over the surrounding countryside, at a height of over 300m. The moorland is filled with interesting rock formations and is rich in wildlife.
East Riddlesden Hall Bradford Rd, Keighley, Bradford Tel: (01535) 607 075
A charming 17th century West Riding manor house with panelled rooms. Attractive garden.
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire Tel: (01765) 608 888
A remarkable World Heritage Site that encompasses the spectacular ruin of a 12th century Cistercian Abbey, an Elizabethan mansion, and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian water garden.
Hardcastle Crags Crimsworth Dean, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire Tel: (01422) 844 518
A beautiful wooded valley with deep rocky ravines, tumbling streams and woodland rich in natural history. Waymarked walks lead through the valley and link with footpaths and the Pennine Way.
Maister House 160 High Street, Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull Tel: (01482) 324 114
Rebuilt in 1743, this house is a typical but rare survivor of a contemporary merchant’s residence. The restrained exterior belies the spectacular plasterwork staircase inside.
Malham Tarn Estate Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Tel: (01729) 830 416
An outstanding area of upland limestone country, consisting of six farms, some with flower-rich hay meadows, limestone pavements and a National Nature Reserve around Malham Tarn, where there is a bird hide. In Malham village visitors can see an exhibition of farming in the Dales.
Marsden Moor Estate Estate Office, The Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Tel: (01484) 847 016
The estate covers nearly 2429-ha (5685 acres) of unenclosed common moorland and almost surrounds the village of Marsden. Although this is wild and open country, taking in the northern part of the Peak District National Park, it has a surprising diversity of interest: valleys, reservoirs, peaks and crags, as well as archaeological remains dating from pre-Roman times to the great engineering structures of the canal and railway ages.
Nostell Priory Doncaster Road, Nostell, Wakefield Tel: (01924) 863 892
A fine Palladian house, built in the mid-18th century, and set in parkland.
Nunnington Hall Nunnington, York, North Yorkshire Tel: (01439) 748 283
A 17th century manor house with a walled garden on the bank of the River Rye.
Rievaulx Terrace & Temples Rievaulx, Helmsley, York Tel: (01439) 798 340 / 748 283
A long grass-covered terrace and adjoining woodlands with vistas over Rievaulx Abbey (not NT) and Rye valley to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hills. Also two mid-18th century temples.
Roseberry Topping Dalby, Pickering, Redcar & Cleveland Tel: (01751) 460 396
From the summit at 320m there is a 360 degree view, as far as Teesside in one direction and the Yorkshire Dales in another. The peculiar shape of the hill is due to a geological fault and a mining collapse. The area is rich in wildlife, particularly moorland birds. A spur of the Cleveland Way National Trail runs up to the summit of Roseberry Topping.
Treasurer’s House Minster Yard, York Tel: (01904) 624 247
An elegant town house, the site of the former residence of the Treasurers of York Minster.
Upper Wharfdale Estate Office, Waterhouses, Settle Tel: (01729) 830 416
2470-ha (6100 acres) of the Upper Wharfe valley north of Kettlewell. The Trust owns nine farms here, including the hamlets of Yockenthwaite and Cray. This is classic Yorkshire Dales country, with drystone walls and barns, important flower-rich hay meadows, valleyside woodland and blanket bog.
Yorkshire Coast Old Coastguard Station, The Dock, Robin Hood’s Bay, Whitby, Ravenscar Coastal Centre, Peakside, Ravenscar, Scarborough Tel: (01723) 870 423
A group of coastal properties extending for 40ml from Saltburn in the north to Filey in the south, and centred around Robin Hood’s Bay. The Cleveland Way long-distance footpath follows the cliff top and gives splendid views. A wide range of habitats – meadow, woodland, coastal heath and cliff grassland – provide sanctuary to many species of wildlife, from orchids to nesting birds. The area is rich in industrial archaeology and the remains of the alum industry and jet and ironstone mining can be seen.
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