Yorkshire Travel Guide - Towns and Villages

Adel is a small village on the outskirts of Leeds. The village is notable for its superlative Norman church of St John the Baptist, with an elaborately carved door and chancel arch.
Adel, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: St John the Baptist Norman church

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Aldborough began as a Roman town in a loop of the River Ure. The remains of the town walls and several beautifully-preserved mosaic floors can still be seen. The parish church of St Andrew dates to the 14th century but stands on the site of a Roman temple to Mercury. In front of the church is the Battle Cross, a 14th-century cross commemorating the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322.
Aldborough, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Aldborough Roman Site

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A small village in Ryedale, on the southern border of the North York Moors National Park. By far the most interesting building in Ampleforth is the parish church of St Hilda, which dates back to Saxon times, and contains much later Norman work.
Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England

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Askrigg is an attractive village in Upper Wensleydale, in the very heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The village is famous for its association with fictional vet James Herriot, and played the part of Darrowby in the television series All Creatures Great and Small.
Askrigg, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 18th century Kings Arms pub

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Aysgarth is a small village in Upper Wensleydale, famous for its series of lovely waterfalls. There are three falls, the upper of which was featured in the film, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, with Kevin Costner.
Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century Yore Bridge

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A large town in southern Yorkshire, Barnsley was for many years a centre of the coal mining industry. Daniel Defoe, writing in the 17th century, called it 'Black Barnsley'. The Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council operates Cannon Hall Museum, a 17th-century country house which holds a museum of fine and decorative arts.
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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Beck Hole is a small, quiet village in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, close to Goathland. The village can only be reached by a steep lane, which means that it escapes the worst of the tourist hordes, leaving those who venture to find it the pleasure of discovering a peaceful hamlet untouched by the bustle of nearby neighbours.
Beck Hole, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: 17th century Birch Hall Inn

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The pretty market town of Bedale stands at the eastern entrance to Swaledale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Bedale was granted a market charter in 1251, and the layout of the town has changed very little since then.
Bedale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England

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The chief market town in East Yorkshire, Beverley is justifiably known for the superb Beverley Minster church. The Minster is easily the equal of many of England's finest cathedrals. The Minster features an ornate medieval shrine to the powerful Percy family.
Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Beverley Minster - one of the great medieval churches of England

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Boroughbridge is a small town north of York, Yorkshire. Just outside the town is Aldborough, site of the Roman town of Isurium. To the west of Boroughbridge are the so-called Devil's Arrows; three huge prehistoric standing stones.
Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The Devil's Arrows Bronze Age standing stones

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