YORKSHIRE Beningbrough Hall and Gardens A Georgian manor built in 1716 with impressive interiors and over 100 pictures on loan from the National Portrait Gallery. Braithwaite Hall A 17th century stone farmhouse, with original features including fireplaces, panelling and oak staircase. Brimham Rocks
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 A charming 17th century West Riding manor house with panelled rooms. Attractive garden. Fountains Abbey & Studley 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 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 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 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 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 A fine Palladian house, built in the mid-18th century, and set in parkland. Nunnington Hall A 17th century manor house with a walled garden on the bank of the River Rye. Rievaulx Terrace & Temples 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 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 An elegant town house, the site of the former residence of the Treasurers of York Minster. Upper Wharfdale 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 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. |
