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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.

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Wednesday racing at Wetherby

Wetherby racecourseWetherby racecourse in West Yorkshire has an action-packed afternoon of racing this Wednesday (February 12).

There are 6 races on the card. The first race is at 1.55pm and the last race is at 4.50pm.

More information can be found at the  Wetherby racecourse website.
 Wetherby   
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Seven-day Viking festival in York from next Monday

A previous Jorvik Viking FestivalJorvik Viking Festival returns to York on Monday February 17 for a seven-day celebration of the city's Scandinavian occupation in the latter part of the 9th century.

Living history events will be taking place throughout the festival which has activities each day up to and including Sunday February 23.

Through the festival a Viking encampment is staged at Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square showing a variety of Viking craft work.

Among more than 30 events taking place is "Poo Week" with DIG at St Saviour Church, where children can find out why archaeologists love the stuff and can get hands-on at making a replica poo fossil. A Viking Feast at Merchant Adventurers Hall on February 18 is already sold out, but the venue is transformed into a 10th century traders market from Friday to Sunday. Viking craft sessions for all the family take place at York Minster and at Barley Hall through the week. The Murton Park museum on the outskirts of York will be staging a Viking Village on Tuesday February 18 and Thursday February 20. There are evening spectaculars entitled "Tyrfing. The Cursed Sword" at The Eye of York on Friday and Saturday evenings (February 21-22) and a Viking march through the city to Coppergate on Saturday afternoon (February 22) is another highlight of the event.

Jorvik Viking Centre
More information at the  Jorvik Viking Festival website.

 York   
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Discover Yorkshire castles

Helmsley Castle, North YorkshireWhile it is always worth checking winter opening times at Yorkshire's tourist attractions, it's worth remembering that most of its fine castles are open for visits on most days throughout the year.

Yorkshire is a region of fine stone castles, though much of this grand architecture has been reduced to ruins during turbulent times in the region's past.

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 when the sites are open, 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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Time to think about summer at the seaside

South Bay, ScarboroughWithernseaCold January days are a great time to start thinking about the summer and where better to spend some family time this year than at the Yorkshire seaside.

Three of the resorts on Yorkshire's coast were international Blue Flag beaches in 2024, there are a dozen beaches with Keep Britain Tidy Seaside Awards and a village which was judged to have Britain's Best Beach in 2020.

FileyStaithesAnd with some vast stretches of beaches, seaside villages and coastal paths there is plenty of space to be enjoyed away from the main town centres.

Find out more on our Seaside page.

 Seaside    Yorkshire.guide/seaside

Opening show for City of Culture

Lasers light the sky above the Rise event to launch the City of Culture year in front of Bradford City HallBradford, West Yorkshire's second-largest city, has begun its year at UK City of Culture 2025.

2025 sees the city and surrounding metropolitan district present hundreds of arts performances and events during the year.

The opening event on Friday January 10 in City Park in the heart of Bradford was "Rise", created by Kirsty Housley with Bradford-born magician Steven Frayne (formerly known as Dynamo). It was also repeated on Saturday.

BradfordBradford is the UK 2025 City of CultureMagician Stephen Frayne at the Rise eventThe National Science and Media MuseumMagic was part of the opening nightLights brighten a street for the cultural year"A Grand Day Out" on January 11 celebrated the reopening of the National Science and Media Museum after the partial renovation of its gallery spaces. The museum partnered with animation studio Aardman for a one-day event offering model-making workshops and screenings of Wallace and Gromit films, but the museum’s previous animation gallery is among parts of the museum that have been permanently closed.

Wednesday January 15 saw the launch of a temporary exhibition “David Hockney: Pieced Together” at the museum, featuring work of the Bradford-born photographer and artist. It runs until May 18. David Hockney is also supporting DRAW! a nationwide drawing project for Bradford 2025.

A special livery bus helps mark Bradford's culture
Find out more at the official  Bradford 2025 - UK City of Culture website.

 Bradford   
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Yorkshire mixture

Here are links to a few of the most popular pages at Yorkshire.guide:

Cities Largest towns and cities Population Gazetteer Abbeys Castles Film locations Forest of Bowland Heritage Coast Heritage railways Highest mountains Historic Houses Howardian Hills Museums Nidderdale North Pennines North York Moors Peak District Racecourses Seaside York Yorkshire Dales Yorkshire football Railway stations

On Ilkla Moor Baht ’at

If you’re from Yorkshire you will probably recognise our background picture as the Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor, famous as the location of the Yorkshire dialect anthem "On Ilkla Moor Baht ’at". More on Ilkley.

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