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If you’re new to Yorkshire see what it has to offer on our Introduction page. We have now added more than 1,000 places to our A to Y Gazetteer of Yorkshire. We've listed the cities and towns and now many of the villages, with links to pages providing more information or to pinpoint villages on our unique Yorkshire map. The Home button links you to many other parts of Yorkshire.guide And look below for our frequently updated page with some of our newest items about Yorkshire issues and events in more detail ....... Clocks back to GMT
British Summer Time came to an end early on Sunday morning (October 25).Clocks turned back at 2am to another 1am providing an extra hour during the night.
The return to Greenwich Mean Time will mean darker evenings but, for a while, lighter mornings.
Train disruption between York and Leeds
Work is currently taking place on a bridge at Church Fenton as part of the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade.
From Monday to Friday there will be replacement buses between York and Leeds; between York and Micklefield, where there will be trains via Garforth and other stops into Leeds; between York and Wakefield Kirkgate; and between York via Pontefract to Moorthorpe.
Cross Country trains will operate from York via Doncaster to Sheffield and beyond. Some Cross Country services will begin from Leeds and operate via Wakefield Westgate to Sheffield and beyond.
Services from Hull will be running via Selby to Leeds and beyond with Northern services stopping at stations including Micklefield and Garforth. A Northern train service will also run between Micklefield and stations to Leeds.
Please visit operators websites for more information and timetables.
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National Rail
National Rail For more information about work on this line see the TransPennine Route Upgrade website.
TransPennine Route Upgrade 
Bus timetable changes
Further details of affected services can be found at these West Yorkshire Metro , Dales Bus and South Yorkshire Travel web pages.
West Yorkshire Metro Dales Bus South Yorkshire Travel Whitby Abbey lights up until Halloween
The abbey ruins were an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula and the landmark's gothic splendour is being dramatically lit up from 5.30pm to 9pm each night. While the abbey is a prominent feature on the Whitby skyline, tickets are sold for all entries to these evenings which feature four short performances, The Brides Await, The Mariners' Warning, The Victorian Philosopher and The Math and The Moon.
The illuminations conclude during the Whitby's Goth Weekend taking place from Friday October 30 to Sunday November 1.
Details and prices for entry tickets can be found at this Illuminated Whitby Abbey web page.
Illuminated Whitby Abbey Goth Weekend details can be found at the Whitby Goth Weekend web page.
Whitby Goth Weekend Whitby Abbeys
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York's ghosts haunt city gardens
The popular annual Ghosts in the Gardens event, enhancing York's reputation as a haunted city, features a trail of see-through sculptures in gardens and around historic sites. A map of the trail can be downloaded from the York BID website or picked up at the visitor centre at Back Swinegate.
The Ghosts In The Gardens trail continues until Sunday November 1. The ghosts' stay in the city is extended for a few more days when around 70 sculptures also feature in a ticketed illuminated evening event "Ghosts After Dark" around the York Museum Gardens, King's Manor Courtyard and Library Lawn from November 4 to 8.
Find out more about the trail at this Ghosts in the Gardens page at the York BID website.
Ghosts in the Gardens York
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Trams operating only half way to Halfway
Updated details can be found at this Travel South Yorkshire - Supertram web page.
Travel South Yorkshire - Supertram 
Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire in 2027
The prestigious event boosted a massive interest in cycling in Yorkshire when the men's race Grand Départ was held in Yorkshire in 2014.
The Tour returns with the first two days of the women's race next year while the men's Scotland to Wales Grand Départ also reaches into historic Yorkshire.
The first day for the Tour de France Femmes will start at The Headrow in Leeds on Friday July 30, 2027, to head via Birstall , Heckmondwike , Mirfield and a hill climb to Kirkheaton before reaching Huddersfield .
The following day the race will head back from Manchester through the
The third day of the women's race will be in London before the cyclists head off to France.
Day 1 of the men's race heads from Scotland to England with a stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle. The short stretch of historic Yorkshire is on the Keswick to Liverpool stage on Day 2. The third day is in Wales with a stage from Welshpool to Cardiff.
Awesome abbeys
They can be found in abundance across Yorkshire, all providing rich pieces in a historic jigsaw showing the part these monastic communities played in the region between the 12th and 16th centuries.
You can find out more about Yorkshire’s monastic settlements on our Abbeys page, including which ones have free access and which require a ticket to visit.
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