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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 ....... Massive crowd for four-day Great Yorkshire Show
As many as 140,000 visitors are expected over the four days of the 167th show which has a four-day run at the 200-acre showground in Harrogate.
The show, organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, has hundreds of classes for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses. Attractions also include showjumping, sheep dog trials, cheese and dairy exhibits, sheep shearing, celebrity guests, a cookery theatre and family discovery zone. As usual there are also a huge range of trade exhibitors.
Although the event expects to park many thousands of cars, it is possible to get there by public transport. A free shuttle bus is provided from Harrogate bus station next to Harrogate railway station where there are half-hourly services towards both Leeds and York. Hornbeam Park is a railway station slightly closer to the showground with a walk of about 0.8 miles to the show via the showground greenway. Bus 7 from Leeds and Wetherby stops near the showground before reaching Harrogate.
More details can be found at the
Great Yorkshire Show Harrogate
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Summer Festival at Yorkshire racecourses
There is racing at Ripon in North Yorkshire and Doncaster in South Yorkshire on Saturday July 18, the seaside racecourse at Redcar has a Circus Family Day on Sunday July 19 and Beverley in the East Riding has evening racing on Monday July 20. Catterick in North Yorkshire holds a Family Fun Day on Wednesday July 22 and Doncaster combines the festival with an Autism in Racing raceday on Thursday July 23. Thirsk in North Yorkshire holds a Family Fun Day on Friday July 24 and on the same day there will also be evening racing at York on the first day of its Music Showcase Weekend. The final day of the festival on Saturday July 25 will also be at York , where Tom Grennan takes to the stage after the racing.
Racecourses
Weekend station closures in Huddersfield and Bradford
Bradford Forster Square station will also be without trains on Sunday as work continues on a new train care centre near Shipley as part of the upgrade project.
Weekend closures at Huddersfield station will stretch to August 23 with further closure dates planned in September and October. This weekend work continues on the refurbishment and extension of the main station roof, extension of the subway and the new station footbridge, installation of lifts and surfacing of part of the new platforms.
Bus replacements will link from Huddersfield to trains at Brighouse, Mirfield and Wakefield Kirkgate, Lockwood, and Stalybridge. Marsden and Slaithwaite will also be without trains and there continues to be the long-term temporary closure of Deighton and Ravensthorpe stations while they are rebuilt.
Please visit operators websites for more information and timetables.
Check details of your journey at the National Rail website.
National Rail For more information about work on this line see the TransPennine Route Upgrade website.
TransPennine Route Upgrade Flowerpots to make you smile in Settle
The festival is held each year with nearly 80 displays in and around the town at the edge of the
Find out more at the Settle Flowerpot Festival website.
Settle Flowerpot Festival Settle
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Scarborough celebrates 400 years as spa town
The tourist trail around the resort runs from Saturday June 27 until Sunday September 6 and features 10 giant deckchairs.
It is among events throughout the year celebrating the anniversary of the discovery in 1626 of the spa waters which became one of the reasons for the town's success as a seaside resort.
Find out more at this Giant Deckchair Trail page of the Visit North Yorkshire website of North Yorkshire Council.
Giant Deckchair Trail Scarborough
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When British and American navies clashed off the Yorkshire coast
The US Navy was originally formed as the Continental Navy, around nine months before that independence declaration on July 4, 1776. The aim was to support war efforts by raiding British merchant ships, overseas territories and, indeed, Great Britain itself.
It was on September 23 in 1779 that the war of independence from Britain reached the coast off Flamborough Head in the East Riding of Yorkshire where two Royal Navy vessels, one hired, were guarding a convoy of around 40 merchant ships which had crossed from Baltic ports via the Norwegian coast.
The two British naval vessels encountered the four ships under the command of Scottish-born American naval officer John Paul Jones, whose ships were seeking to wreak havoc around the British coast after setting sail from France.
The result of a battle lasting around four hours off Flamborough Head was seen by the Americans as a resounding victory after the eventual capture and surrender of the damaged British ships, HMS Serapis and Countess of Scarborough. Nevertheless, it was not without result for the British as the convoy had been successfully defended despite Britain's military vessels being outnumbered. The encounter also resulted in Jones’ flagship, the Bonhomme Richard, sinking from the battle damage it sustained.
Flamborough
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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.
Britain's first National Park reaches 75
One of the three National Parks in Yorkshire, it offers plenty of outdoor opportunities in some isolated and sometimes challenging moorland landscapes.
Find out more about the Yorkshire part of the Peak District National Park on our
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
Sunny 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.
Seaside
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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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