Countryside.

From the expansive agricultural land in the Vale of York to the steeper terrain of the Howardian Hills, from the forestry in the north to the immaculate estates around Castle Howard in the East, all this is waiting for visitors to Studley House Farm.

Places to visit.

• Aldborough – former roman settlement of Isurium Brigantum, with ancient bridge and 14th century church.
• Boroughbridge – ancient Roman town with a mixture of Victorian, Georgian and Regency architecture.
• Easingwold – describing itself as a Georgian Market Town, it still has one obvious timber-framed building.
• Northallerton – market town with a wide main street harking back to the time when the town had four coaching inns.
• Selby – historic crossing point for River Ouse, now bypassed, with ancient Abbey and marketplace.
• Tadcaster – established brewery town with bridge built from stone of a nearby motte and bailey castle.
• Thirsk – cobbled market town and home to James Herriot’s veterinary practice – now a museum.
• York – renowned well-preserved mediaeval town with miles of walls and many historic buildings.

Heritage

• Boroughbridge, Devil’s Arrows – three Neolithic megaliths said to have been thrown to destroy the town.
• Castle Howard – magnificent country house and temples set in over 1000 acres of parkland and gardens.
• Hovingham Hall – Historic Palladian house built mid-18th Century Sutton Park, near York – 18th century stately home with picturesque gardens.
• Kirkham Priory nr Whitwell on the Hill – founded in 1125 by Augustinian canons it now lays in ruins.
• Selby Abbey – Once a sizeable Benadictine monastery, founded after the Norman conquest and used to barrack troops during English civil war.
• Terrington, City of Troy Maze – the only surviving example of an ancient game.
• York Castle Museum - recreations of cobbled streets, shops and interiors and Dick Turpin’s dungeon.
• York, Jorvik Museum – striking recreation of the Viking age, with journeys through archaelogically sourced surroundings.
• York Minster – the largest Gothic church in England, built between the 12th and 15th centuries.
• York, National Railway Museum – over 200 years of railway history celebrating the age of steam onwards.
• York, The Shambles – mediaeval street where butchers traded, with overhanging half-timbered buildings.
• York Walls and Clifford’s Tower – two miles of historic city walls and a 13th century tower built by Henry III.

Arts and Crafts

• York Cinemas – York also boasts three multi-screen cinema venues.
• York Barbican Theatre – a variety of entertainment from rock concerts to classical music and comedy acts.
• York City Art Gallery – works of art spanning six centuries including works by recent artists.
• York, Joseph Rowntree Theatre – a volunteer run theatre staging amateur and professional theatre, dance and music.
• York Theatre Royal – originally founded in 1744, staging a wide variety of historic, modern and musical works.

Natural World

• Barlow Common Nature Reserve and Mere, near Selby. Allerthorpe Common Nature Reserve, east of York – lowland heathland, good for adders and lizards.
• Yorkshire Lavender near Terrington – hundreds of different lavenders and herbs in nearly 60 acres.

Activities

Easy territory for walking and cycling – see our features section for more information.

• Golf at Ampleforth, Catterick, Easingwold, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Northallerton, Selby, Thirsk, Wetherby and York.
• Swimming at Thirsk.
• Sports and Leisure Centre at Northallerton.
• Cycle hire at Northallerton.
• Riding at Hawnby, Northallerton, Sinnington, Thirsk.
• Paintball at Northallerton.
• Flying training and gliding at Thirsk.
• Offroading at Thirsk.

Attractions

• Yorkshire Air Museum – unrivalled collection of over 40 aircraft and a (presumably disarmed!) nuclear bomb.
• World of James Herriott, Thirsk – tribute to the veterinary surgeon whose books became famous in the TV series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’.
• Racing at Catterick, Ripon, Thirsk and York Racecourses.
• Derwent Valley Railway near York – steam and diesel trains on route originally linking Layerthorpe, York and Cliff Common near Selby.

Nearest Tourist Information

• Boroughbridge Tourist Information Centre, 2 Fishergate, 01423 323373.
• Easingwold Tourist Information Centre, Chapel Lane, 01347 821530.
• Selby Tourist Information Centre, 52 Micklegate 01757 212181.
• Thirsk Tourist Information Centre 49 Market Place 01845 522755.
• York Tourist Information Centre The De Grey Rooms, Exhibition Square 01904 621756.

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