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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 .......
Steaming into Spring on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
The heritage line between Keighley , Oakworth , Haworth and Oxenhope will have a busy timetable of passenger trains during the four days as well as demonstration freight services and double-header journeys during the event. Opportunities to book a ride in a brake van are already sold out but there will still be a chance to see steam crane demonstrations and to book tours of the Haworth locomotive shed.
More information at the
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 
Train diversions and bus replacements this weekend.
Work is taking place on Sunday (March 22) between Thirsk and Newcastle on the East Coast main line with only a limited service of diverting LNER trains between York and Newcastle with journey times more than an hour longer than usual. Some trains normally operating north of York will terminate at York. Some TransPennine Express train services will be starting from York to run via Thirsk and Yarm to end at Middlesbrough not Redcar and without a stop at Northallerton , which will have replacement bus services. Work is also taking place this Sunday (March 22) at Manchester Piccadilly station, affecting cross-Pennine services via Huddersfield and via Sheffield . Huddersfield will have trains to Manchester Victoria, but not Piccadilly. There will only be rail replacement buses or the long tram journey between Manchester and Manchester Airport. The stopping service operating via stations including Wakefield Kirkgate, Mirfield , Huddersfield , Slaithwaite , Marsden and Greenfield will run into Manchester Victoria and will begin its journey at Sheffield not York , which will have a separate train between York and stops to Wakefield. The diverting TransPennine Express service will be the only train running between Sheffield and Manchester. Other Sheffield to Manchester services normally operating via the Hope Valley in Derbyshire, run by Northern and East Midlands Railway, will have bus replacements.Please visit operators websites for more information and timetables.
Check details of your journey at the National Rail website.
National Rail Big dates for book fans in Yorkshire
York Literature Festival offers a huge programme of author talks, poetry, storytelling and discussions about books over four weeks across several venues in the city at the centre of Yorkshire.
The Festival began on February 28 and continues until March 30, with events at venues including the York St John University, York Explore Library and Archive, Theatre@41 and Merchant Adventurer's Hall.
Full details of the York event can be found at the
York Literature Festival York
Minster has Threads of Biblical stories
Created by artist Jacqui Parkinson, the panels are divided into two themes, one depicting the Biblical story of creation from the book of Genesis and the other portraying the life of Jesus.
The exhibition is interwoven with a series of events on various dates during the exhibition, including a creative writing competition, guided tours and poetry readings, together with poetry, children's writing and create-and-make workshops.
More information at the
Beverley Minster Beverley
Wuthering Heights reaches different parts
However, some of the gritty and peaty moors of the West Yorkshire Pennines, where the Brontë sisters were based as the daughters of the curate of Haworth , have been switched for the greener fields and moors in the
The film crew was based around Reeth as they shot scenes in Swaledale and Arkengarthdale.
Reeth Haworth
Tour de France visits 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 women will start in Leeds on Friday July 30, 2027, to head over the Pennines to Manchester. The following day the race will head back through the
The Yorkshire section begins with the descent into the Trough of Bowland from the second of five mountain stages on the Tour de France ride through England on Day 2.
It also includes the highest point of the day, the third King of the Mountains climb up the "Côte de Waddington Fell" to 347 metres at around the mid-point of the race. After Waddington, cyclists cross the River Ribble to the Lancashire town of Clitheroe.
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.
Plan for warmer days ahead at the Yorkshire seaside
A dozen Yorkshire beaches gained Seaside Awards in 2025 and three Yorkshire beaches can fly their international Blue Flag awards. The 2026 awards have yet to be revealed and are usually announced in May.
The awards each year are made by the environment charity Keep Britain Tidy — the international Blue Flags on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education.
Beaches with Seaside Awards in 2025 are Redcar (Lifeboat Station beach),
Find out more about Yorkshire's characterful traditional town resorts and charming villages beside the beach on our Seaside page.
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Discover Yorkshire castles
The castles are rich in their history as homes in times of peace and strongholds in times of civil war. Some still dominate the landscape while in some locations there is now little evidence of their darkest days.
Our Castles page tells you more about their history, which castles have open access and those with an admissions policy. You can follow our links to the castle managers' own websites to check which sites are open in winter, admission prices and if you need to book before your visit.
Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire (featured in our picture) is one of the finest and most complete Norman castles in Britain, around which the town of Richmond developed. Its vast square keep, 100ft (30 metres) high, is a dominant feature of the town with magnificent views.
Castles
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Marvellous museums
Museums
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