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As the nights draw in and the weather brings a crisp freshness to the air, there’s nothing quite like getting wrapped up and heading out into the stunning Yorkshire outdoors to work up an appetite – whether it’s for a walk, a cycle ride or a drive, you’ll be spoilt for choice.Of course, the perfect accompaniment to any outdoor activity is to head inside for a delicious dining experience and with some of the finest food sourced here in Yorkshire – cooked up by some of the best chefs – you’ll be working your way through menus till summer!

If all that just sounds a little too energetic, fear not – our county boasts spas from cutting edge treatments to the more traditional – all ending the same way, in ultimate relaxation.

So embrace the seasons and lose yourself in Yorkshire until the spring, when another whole new world opens up for you to enjoy.

Gary Verity Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire

Cover image: © National Trust Images/John Millar. Visitors at the Temple of Fame, Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire. Images opposite page clockwise from top left: Skipton Canal. Victoria Quarter, Leeds. Family cycling days out in East Yorkshire. Walking in Skipton Woods. Bettys Café Tea Rooms. Fountains Abbey © National Trust Images/Andrew Butler. Beningbrough Hall and Gardens © National Trust Images/John Millar. Ice skating at Stockeld Park. Relaxing in the spa at the Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa.

A slice of YorkshireYou’ll discover chocolate’s origins, how to make it, how to taste it like an expert and even the sustainable future of chocolate at York’s Chocolate Story.

Bettys six café tea rooms are known for their atmosphere, friendly service, elegant interiors and of course, the wonderful food. Bettys Cookery School in Harrogate offers an array of courses for budding chefs.

How about a slice of the only real Yorkshire Wensleydale? It’s available from the Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre in Hawes and is lovingly crafted to a time-honoured recipe.

Something to wash it down with?Wold Top Brewery is an award winning micro brewery producing high quality beers that combine the characters of the Yorkshire Wolds and the East Coast.

Nestled in the Holme Valley is The Pure North Cider Press, producing the finest natural cider from a blend of traditional cider apples and using time-honoured methods.

Apples have been grown at Ampleforth Abbey for well over one hundred years and today are used in the production of delicious Ampleforth Abbey Cider.

Enjoy the new ‘Born & Brewed in Yorkshire’ lager from The Great Yorkshire Brewery in Cropton. An honest beer made with proper Yorkshire ‘watter’, British barley, malt and yeast with whole hops.

Saltaire Brewery in Shipley has enjoyed brewing hand crafted ales since 2005, winning more than 50 trade awards for their delicious brews.

FestiVAL oF FoodYorkshire is famous for providing the finest local produce, sought after by discerning appetites throughout the UK and overseas. We’ve got everything from farm shops, dairy producers, markets and specialist delis offering a multitude of delights.

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Cook up a storm Cooks - the Carlton School of Food at Carlton Towers, pictured below, is more than just a cookery school; Cooks is a place to discover food. Learn to grow, cook, photograph or write about food.

The Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School is situated at Highfield Farm near Driffield. It’s the perfect place to relax, socialise and most of all improve your cookery skills!

At the Milestone Cookery School in Sheffield, you can join them for a one off cookery class or sign up for several as each class is unique.

The Arches Cookery School is based in a converted barn at Grinkle Park Farm, set in the North York Moors National Park. Their recipes are modern, inspired and imaginative.

Create a culinary feast with the guidance of expert chefs at Chaophraya in Leeds and discover the art of Thai cooking in a culinary skills class.

The new Malton Cookery School is a temple of Yorkshire gastronomy! The school provides a wide range of family friendly cookery classes aimed to excite, enthuse and improve cooks of all ages.

Taste some of our yummy foodFilmore & Union brings a new kind of dining to the Victoria Quarter in Leeds, offering good quality and naturally healthy food. Refuel with one of their healthy fresh remedy juices, made to order.

Jameson’s Cafe & Tea Rooms in Sheffield is an elegant tea rooms upstairs at The Sheffield Antiques Centre. Don’t forget to try their lovingly handmade cakes!

A fine selection of food artisans, making and selling their produce are on offer at The Station at Richmond. Visitors can taste freshly baked bread, handmade cheese, traditional ales and award winning ice-cream.

Blacker Hall Farm in Wakefield has just been named as UK Farm Retailer of the Year. They’ve created a virtual one-stop-shop, comprising an in-house butchery, craft bakery, delicatessen and wine loft.

At Cedar Barn Farm Shop & Café in Pickering, their aim is to bring you top-quality, healthy, fresh food with impeccable provenance and as few food miles as possible.

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Yorkshire sat at the heart of the industrial revolution in England, and today the county’s

many museums, historic canals, heritage steam railways and striking Victorian

architecture are a testament to Yorkshire’s industrial history. You’ll have unexpected

adventures and great days out, with lots of places for the whole family to explore.

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this page: Standedge Tunnel. opposite page clockwise from top left: Magna Science Adventure Centre near Rotherham. Kelham Island Industrial Museum in Sheffield. National Coal Mining Museum for England in Wakefield. Reminders of the ironstone industry in Rosedale.

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Experience the reality of working down a mine at the National Coal Mining Museum for England, with its impressive underground tour, horses and preserved pit head. Learn what it was like to live and work in Sheffield during the Industrial Revolution and follow the growth of the city through the Victorian Era and two World Wars to see how steelmaking forged both the City of today and the world at Kelham Island Industrial Museum.

Visitors to Elsecar Heritage Centre will find an interesting variety of craft workshops, artist studios, antique centres, exhibitions and a historical steam railway.

From what was once Europe’s biggest steel works, the site at Magna in Rotherham has now become an amazing science adventure centre. Gigantic, awe-inspiring and great for all ages, with the steel tours and the Big Melt bringing the industry alive again in fun ways. Catch a unique glimpse of life at home and at work in a rural scythe and steelworks dating back to the 18th century at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.

Find out how ironstone was first discovered in the Cleveland area and hear the Trappy lad’s tales of his first day underground at the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. It’s hard to believe that for 70 years, the peace and tranquillity of Rosedale was shattered by a booming ironstone industry.

Waterways are ‘working heritage’ and Yorkshire is home to a great variety of structures and artefacts, ranging from 200-year-old locks to aqueducts and grand warehouses. Follow the Five Weirs Walk along the banks of the River Don and the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal, through a swathe of the city’s industrial heritage.

At Huddersfield’s Colne Valley Museum, visit the Loom Chamber, Spinning and Cropping rooms to delve into textile history and venture into the clog-maker’s workshop. At 3.25 miles long and over 200 years old, Standedge Tunnel is the longest canal tunnel in the country. Typical cargoes through the tunnel included wool, coal and horse manure!

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the PeRFeCt BReAkWhat’s your idea of the perfect break in the colder months? A cosy hideaway serving great food and wine, where you can pull up an armchair by a roaring log fire? Or a luxurious hotel, where you can eat breakfast in bed amongst the plumped up cushions? You can enjoy all of this and more in Yorkshire.

At Linton Laithe luxury bed and breakfast near Skipton, it’s the little details that make the difference and make them individual and unique. Food is the essence at The Angel Inn at Hetton, with customers travelling from far and wide to enjoy their delicious dishes. Also in the Yorkshire Dales, at the Georgian residence Grassington House Hotel, each bedroom has a style of its own, from gorgeous French Chateau style furniture to designer furniture and decadent design elements.

Beneath the rearing profile of Roseberry Topping is The King’s Head Inn. Hunker

Clockwise from top left: Beautiful interiors at the Cleveland Tontine. Hideaway in Cropton Forest. Enjoy fantastic self-catering accommodation in Robin Hood’s Bay. Grade II listed Talbot Hotel, Malton.

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down in the inn’s cosy bedrooms tucked away in two converted 17th century listed cottages before waking up to a hearty Yorkshire breakfast.

Lose yourself on a magical woodland break with Forest Holidays in Keldy or Cropton Forest. They offer the perfect settings to really relax and unwind, looking out onto the North York Moors from your hot tub.

The bedrooms at West Acre Lodges on the edge of the North York Moors have each been thoughtfully designed and furnished to the highest standard. Luxury fabrics and quality fittings, coupled with keen attention to detail, a concierge service, and a surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, certainly make this a highly desirable holiday home for the most discerning guests. A short drive away, you could discover the stunning North Yorkshire coastline from the comfort of a Romantic Cottage Holidays luxury self-catering property in either Runswick Bay, Robin Hood’s Bay or Whitby and enjoy opulent accommodation with superb views.

When visiting Scalby, you’ll feel right at home at The Wrea Head Hall Country House Hotel and Restaurant, a Gothic mansion offering quality accommodation and great

service. Set in Harwood Dale near the Yorkshire Coast, Holly Cottage at Woodland Cottages was formerly the Grain Store Entrance to Thirley Cotes Farm and offers guests five star gold luxury accommodation.

You’ll find sumptuous beds, the finest linen, modern bathrooms and luxury toiletries at the Grade II listed Talbot Hotel Malton.

With its open fires, eclectic mix of furnishings and fabrics, outstanding service, fantastic food and seven eclectic bedrooms, the Cleveland Tontine is still ‘the’ place to eat, drink and stay in this beautiful part of North Yorkshire.

Set in 19 acres of grass and woodland in the Yorkshire Wolds near to Beverley, Broadgate Farm Cottages has five luxury cottages, which are beautifully decorated - think wood-burning stoves, super modern squeaky clean bathrooms, wooden beams and cosy leather sofas.

Hornington Manor is a Grade II listed manor house in Bolton Percy near York which has been lovingly restored to its former glory to provide luxury self-catering accommodation.

Nestled in South Yorkshire’s rolling countryside, relax in the elegant surroundings of the 16th century ivy-clad mansion of Whitley Hall Hotel near Sheffield and admire the lake view from your balcony. Over in Bawtry near Doncaster, you will find the Crown Hotel, a converted former posting house with an individual contemporary and rustic style.

West Yorkshire has a host of luxury accommodation; all offering the perfect choice for your next cosy break away. At De Vere Oulton Hall in Leeds, the sweeping driveway leads up to one of the grandest entrances in Yorkshire, where you’re met by the beaming smile of Ian, the concierge. Waterton Park Hotel and Walton Hall has 65 wonderful bedrooms most with stunning views over the surrounding lake, woodland or golf course.

CReAtiVe CouNtyYorkshire’s confident and creative spirit can be witnessed across a diverse range of art galleries, craft centres and shops. From quaint independent art galleries in our market towns and cool exhibition spaces in the urban centres, there’s a visual feast just waiting to be discovered.

Wakefield has a number of creative workshops in different venues, from artist led workshops and courses with wood and metal casting at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, to free drop in children’s workshops each school holiday and every weekend at The Hepworth Wakefield.

Visitors to the shop at Leeds Art Gallery will find bespoke luxury gifts and exclusively designed souvenirs featuring the dynamic Leeds skyline, alongside unique handmade jewellery inspired by the architecture of the award winning Tiled Hall. Anita Bowerman’s full collection of original paintings, paper cuts and limited edition prints are on show

at The Dove Tree Art Studio in Harrogate. The inspiration for most of her work comes from the Yorkshire landscape and towns. She teaches art courses at the studio and also at the prestigious Hazlewood Castle Hotel near Tadcaster. Brevon Art in Doncaster represents a variety of carefully selected contemporary artists from across the UK and abroad, appealing to both the browser and fine art collector. Also here is the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, for important collections of fine and decorative art.

Oresome jewellery workshop, situated in Hull’s historic Old Fruit Market is part of the Creative Quarter and provides a range of

options for learning to make jewellery. From one day workshops to four week courses and summer schools, the classes help you to gain the basic skills and knowledge needed in jewellery making. Budding little artists will have a whale of a time at Ferens Art Gallery. It’s free to enter and features a magnificent collection of paintings and sculptures. But it’s the upstairs Children’s Gallery that always proves itself to be a real masterpiece - this ‘gallery within a gallery’ makes art and history more accessible to younger visitors.

The Yorkshire Wolds Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and coffee shop on the Yorkshire Wolds, with a changing programme of exhibitions throughout the year showcasing the work of Yorkshire artists. Just two miles from Staxton, this is an unspoilt area of Yorkshire countryside which has been made famous by the artist David Hockney and where visitors can relax and enjoy the views across the Wolds.

The Craft Centre and Design Gallery in Leeds aims to take you on a journey to experience the talent, skill, originality and beauty of contemporary craft made by UK designer makers today. You too can own an original piece of art and share your enthusiasm for craft with others. With work by over 300 designers on display at any one time you’re sure to find what you’re looking for.

Also in Leeds, The Tetley is a new centre for contemporary art and learning located in the stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery, offering cutting edge art in a historic setting.

While you’re wandering around Staithes, look out for the mind-boggling Painted Illusions Trail that has been created around the village by world-renowned trompe l’oeil artist Paul Czainski. Is that a seagull perched on the ledge? Clap your hands and if it doesn’t fly away the chances are it’s a painting. Is that a mermaid admiring herself in a mirror? Close your eyes. Open them again. You still can’t believe them.

Clockwise from top left: The Hepworth Wakefield, a seagull on the Trompe-l’œil trail in Staithes. Inspiring landscapes in the Wolds. Ferens Art Gallery. Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

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Yorkshire has a vibrant network of galleries with many free exciting programmes of contemporary art exhibitions, talks, film screenings and other events. With regional theatres, arts organisations, ballet, opera, contemporary dance acts and award-winning productions, make your choice, sit back and enjoy one of Yorkshire’s legendary shows.

The Geall Gallery and Artisan Café are found in the steam railway village of Grosmont nestled in the spectacular landscape of the North York Moors National Park. This relaxed and informal gallery is well worth a visit offering the delightful combination of great art and superb food. Well known for his panoramic palette knife paintings of the North York Moors and coastline, Chris Geall works from the back of the gallery.

The Look Gallery is a long-established gallery in the ancient and very beautiful market town of Helmsley with two floors full of paintings, sculptures, photographs and pottery from some of the best artists and craftspeople in the country.

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Clockwise from top left: Working Whitby Jet at W Hamond. The Stained Glass Centre in Cayton. The Station at Richmond.

in Hawes offer painting holidays in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. The four days tutorial by local artists Piers Browne RA, Carol Tyler and Brian Alderman use a variety of media, suitable for beginners and improvers.

Run by artist Josie Beszant, Masham Gallery is a magnet for visitors to the beautiful market town of Masham. Many years ago the gallery started teaching art workshops and has developed into the wonderful Artison, which is ‘the’ place to go if you want to learn anything from painting to stained glass, from blacksmithing to knitting, from ceramics to jewellery-making. The Station in Richmond is home to a spacious art gallery over two floors, hosting regular exhibitions of art and crafts.

The Famous Sheffield Shop brings you close to Sheffield’s heritage, with displays of antique cutlery and evocative photos of ‘little mesters’ in their back street workshops.

York Art Gallery is just undergoing a major refurbishment and is due to re-open in 2015 with more galleries, bigger gardens and a new Centre for British Studio Ceramics.

Atelier d’artiste, in Bridlington, is an art gallery and art and craft supplies shop all in one place! The art gallery exhibits artists from the Yorkshire Coast and Wolds. Different artists in different styles and mediums are shown. The art shop stocks all the paints and surfaces you could need, along with tapestry kits and a multitude of craft kits.

At the Stained Glass Centre in Cayton, they maintain a tradition that has existed for over 1000 years! Learn how to make your own stained glass windows, beautiful stained glass lampshades, mirrors, boxes, candle holders or picture frames. Decorate your home or create stunning gifts for family and friends.

W Hamond have often been recognised for their award winning collections specialising in unique British gemstones such as Whitby Jet. They are the UK’s leading independent jewellers, bringing the finest selection of luxury jewellery and watches from leading designers and brands, with a huge selection of fine, fashion and fun jewellery available across each of their boutiques including one in Whitby.

Clockwise from left: Contemporary exhibitions at The Tetley in Leeds. York Art Gallery. Hawes is a beautiful home to The Herriot Gallery.

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This is a fantastic time of year to get out in the Yorkshire countryside and discover some very special scenery and wildlife. We’ve an inspired selection of walks on offer for you to do just that.

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The glorious one mile route along the Rosedale Mineral Railway forms part of the valley’s industrial heritage – it’s the old railway line for Rosedale’s 19th century ironstone mines.

The Yorkshire Dales is a fabulous place to go walking. At Aysgarth visitors can enjoy a short walk through the woods and return by the spectacular Aysgarth Falls. Staying in the Dales, take advantage of the National Trust owned open access land and do the circuit around the stunning Malham Tarn.

Starting from Welburn village, enjoy a late autumn stroll of just under ten miles taking in the rolling farmland, colourful displays in the parkland and woodland of the Howardian Hills including walking through some of the Castle Howard estate.

The City of York Walls are the most complete example of medieval city walls still standing in England today and no visit

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Clockwise from left: Walkers on the Cleveland Way © Mike Kipling NYMNP. Stunning scenery at Aysgarth Falls. Roche Abbey in South Yorkshire.

to York would be complete without a walk around them!

Calderdale Heritage Walks offer 90 walks that cover many different aspects of the area’s history ranging from the truly rural, through hamlets, villages and small towns to specific parts of larger towns.

Take an easy lakeside walk at Newmillerdam Country Park in Wakefield, which is ideal for short walks or longer rambles. Ilkley has walking routes for all abilities. Enjoy an afternoon stroll on Ilkley Moor or around Middleton Woods and the River Wharfe. One of the largest Municipal Parks in Europe, Roundhay Park has many paths and trails to explore at any time of year, from the Secret Gorge Walk to the Upper Lake Walk.

A quiet unspoilt corner of East Yorkshire is the Yorkshire Wolds: Wayrham is a good walk at any time of the year on the fringes of the Yorkshire Wolds via Kirkby

Underdale. The walk promises a mix of wide ranging views, hidden valleys and woodland. The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail is a 79-mile walking route that follows the crescent of the enchanting Wolds. You can walk the Trail at any time of year.

The Coast to Coast walk crosses three National Parks, through undoubtedly some of England’s finest scenery. The Pennines, Swaledale and the North York Moors await you and beyond them the east coast.

Get some sea air on the Staithes and Port Mulgrave 4 mile circular walk, starting at the atmospheric old fishing village of Staithes, with its harbourside cottages, cobbled streets and winding alleys. Leave the sheltered harbour and follow the Cleveland Way National Trail for the first half of the walk. Experience the Sky Rain Forest Trail at Dalby Forest and learn all about rain forests and the creatures that live in them.

The Trans Pennine Trail is a mainly off road route with many family friendly sections. In Yorkshire the trail covers a network of routes, linking the major urban centres of the region including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, Selby, York, East Riding and Hull with many attractions on the way.

Rotherham is surrounded by beautiful countryside, ancient woodland and picturesque small towns and villages giving lots of opportunities to explore. Some of the amazing local landmarks to discover include Wentworth Woodhouse and Roche Abbey. There are some great casual rambling opportunities in Barnsley, including the walk from Silkstone Common to Low Mill Farm, a 2.5 mile walk along the Silkstone Waggonway, or the 3.5 miles to Kine Moor through a number of woods. Explore the mosaic of habitats and wonderfully diverse wildlife at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve near Doncaster by picking either the Dragonfly Trail, Expresso Trail, Railway Walk or Wetland Walk.

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sPeCiAL sPAsWhether you are visiting Yorkshire for a spa break or to enjoy one of the many day spas on offer, experience peace and tranquility in some unique award winning settings throughout Yorkshire. A rejuvenating break for your mind, body and soul.

Which is more luxurious and relaxing: a hot therapeutic pool lined with traditional decorative tiles - or a modern minimalist spa centre with ambient music and chic furniture? Here in Yorkshire you don’t have to choose, you can simply enjoy both!

The best thing about the spas in Yorkshire is that all types are available across the county - day spas, water treatment rooms, Turkish baths, hotel spas and spa retreats. Yorkshire has embraced the modern revolution in spas with typical pride and enthusiasm.

Clockwise from top left: Verbena Spa at Feversham Arms. Turkish Baths in Harrogate. Rejuvenating treatments. Large vaulted chambers at Spa 1877. Titanic Spa in Huddersfield. Spa at the Grand.

Chevin Country Park Hotel & Spa The Sonas Spa & Leisure Club is a haven of wellbeing and relaxation, set above the charming Yorkshire market town of Otley.

Titanic Spa in Huddersfield is set within a beautiful traditional textile mill. The spa combines a stylish modern design and the latest spa facilities and original Mill features.

Spa at the Grand is set in the hotel’s atmospheric vaults of York’s Cedar Court Grand Hotel where the North Eastern Railway company once stowed its millions.

The Verbena Spa at Feversham Arms Hotel in the picturesque market town of Helmsley is one of Tatler’s 101 Spas of the World.

Cloisters Spa at The Parsonage Country House Hotel near York is set in six acres of beautiful formal gardens and offers an aromatherapy salt room.

At the Turkish Baths & Health Spa in Harrogate emphasis is on the ancient traditional Spa bathing rituals. The Moorish design features huge vaults and an ornately decorated arabesque ceiling.

Sheffield’s Spa 1877 is set in the vibrant Devonshire Quarter of Sheffield city centre, elegantly housed in the original Glossop Road Baths.

Alexandra House is a holistic Health Spa in Huddersfield. This beautiful day spa offers you blissful pampering in a magical, peaceful setting.

The Spa by the Sea at the Ambassador Spa Hotel in Scarborough combines well-being and relaxation with contemporary luxury.

Wood Hall Spa in Wetherby is an oasis of calm and wellbeing, designed to create the perfect relaxing environment for luxurious face and body treatments.

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The team behind award winning wedding venue, Danby Castle, have reopened the Milburn Arms at Rosedale Abbey near Pickering. Your four-legged friends are welcome in the bar, gardens and their pet friendly Super King bedroom.

Ox Pasture Hall Hotel in Scarborough is very popular with dog and pet owners and is the perfect choice for a holiday or short break. This fabulous pet friendly country house hotel is located in the North York Moors National Park, which is overflowing with opportunities for exploring. The Dog Spa at Raithwaite Estate in Whitby is North Yorkshire’s first and only luxury Dog Spa in the UK. It offers a variety of treatments and therapies to relax and invigorate your dog.

Make the most of your fantastic leisure break in Leeds by bringing your dogs with you to De Vere Oulton Hall, where you can enjoy Champagne on the outside terrace, before going for an evening stroll in the surrounding area.

Steeped with history, you’ll find your trip to the dog friendly Craven Arms pub in

Take a holiday with your four-legged friend! From luxury hotels to cosy farm cottages, there’s plenty of accommodation across Yorkshire where responsible owners and their amiable pooches are welcome.

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Appletreewick fascinating whether you’re passing on the Dalesway or staying for a while. It serves real ales and great food accompanied by gas lighting and real log fires. The Yorkshire Dales surround The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa and it is here that you’ll find some of the finest dog walking country in the UK.

Warm up in front of the log fire at the Cross Keys in Thixendale; you’re always guaranteed a cosy environment, an excellent local guest ale and some great pub grub! If you love coastal walks, stunning scenery and lighthouses, but want your dog to be able to have a good run too, then a walk at Flamborough Head might be the one for you.

Drinkers, diners and dogs are all welcome at The Queen o’t’owd Thatch in South Milford. This modern dining pub serves British dishes made from local produce and craft hand-pulls. At The Lamppost Café & Boutique in Hebden Bridge, wet dogs and muddy wellies are wholeheartedly welcome. Alongside the menu for humans, the café also has a very special menu for dogs, together with a water bowl of their own.

The Best Western Ripon Spa Hotel is a beautiful Edwardian house offering dog friendly accommodation just five minutes

from Ripon Cathedral. Set in eight glorious acres of landscaped grounds and gardens, it also boasts the finest drinks terrace in Ripon!

You and your pampered pet can go on a walk from the door at The Carpenters Arms in Felixkirk. This award winning inn also has eight pet friendly Garden Rooms. The ‘hidden’ garden at the Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold near Thirsk has a view across the fields to Byland Abbey, once one of the greatest monasteries in England, and lends itself perfectly to a pot of tea or bottle of wine. Let them know you’re coming in advance so that they can get the doggy treats ready!

Your family pet can holiday with you at Owston Hall near Doncaster, a 62 bedroom luxury country house hotel with an 18 hole championship golf course.

Enjoy a great day out with your dog at one of English Heritage’s many Yorkshire properties. From Roman forts to iconic abbeys, it’ll definitely be a day out worth barking about! If you want a walk where your fluffy friend can enjoy extensive time off the lead, then a visit to the unique rock formations of the Bridestones is a must. Alternatively your pooch will love a good paddle or a swim, before drying off on a long walk along the River Ouse in York.

Clockwise from top left: Ox Pasture Hall Hotel in Scarborough. The Black Swan in Helmsley. The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa. The Dog Spa at Raithwaite Estate.

disCoVeR diFFeReNt Yorkshire has that little bit more to offer, something unusual, exciting and unforgettable. When the cooler months are upon us, why not try something different?

Yorkshire Trike Tours have been carefully crafted with your pleasure and enjoyment in mind. There will be plenty of stops with many photo opportunities along the way. Just wrap up, sit back and enjoy the views of the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales.

Nestled in the splendour of the Vale of York, The Retreat at Split Farthing Hall provides a unique luxury environment for life transforming programs – all designed to help you take control of your life, your health and your emotional well-being. Their holistic approach uses powerful life coaching techniques.

Whilst enjoying a refreshment break at The Lilypad Café in Burnby Hall Gardens, marvel at Bigger Bertie, the world’s largest hand-carved working wooden rocking horse.

At Whitby Ghost Walks with Harry Collett, there is a right way … a wrong way … and a Whitby Way! ... according to the ‘Man in Black’ who invites you to join him on a 75 minute tour to discover the strange and supernatural tales of murder, mystery and suspense. Mark Graham will take you around the ghoulish hot spots on his Original Ghost Walk of York for a spooky tour of the city.

Taste the Wild courses, which include foraging in Staithes, are designed for people who love good food and the outdoors. They are passionate about food, the environment and passing on their knowledge, aiming to teach and inspire people of all ages to go out and find interesting wild foods.

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The Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield is about exciting and awe-inspiring theatre. Whether you‘re captivated by a family Opera or a beautifully written theatrical classic, engrossed in a night of laughs with top comedians or in seeing incredible contemporary dance... the LBT is a place of adventure and discovery.

Situated in the heart of Rotherham town centre, Rotherham Civic Theatre has been entertaining audiences for over 50 years. With gripping dramas, sing-a-long musicals, laugh-out-loud comedy and lots of family fun shows including the annual festive pantomime, there is something for everyone.

Through the golden age of variety, the 1980s refurbishment and up to the present day, the Alhambra Theatre has had a wonderful and varied history. It remains an iconic venue, attracting the very best in star names and live entertainment to the city of Bradford.

Follow that fish! Pick up a Seven Seas Fish Trail leaflet and follow an A-Z of fish swimming across Hull’s pavements, through the old town and down to the beautiful riverfront. Seek out hidden shrimp, but beware of the shark basking outside a high street bank! After a few hours on the trail, why not ‘Dine with the Sharks’ at The Deep’s 2 Rivers Restaurant in Hull.

UK Land Rover Events provide 4x4 off road driving tuition in Robin Hood’s Bay. This spectacular training facility is on a private hillside overlooking the bay and has been specially designed to offer a variety of obstacles and terrains. Get behind the wheel both on and off road for an exciting, challenging drive.

Experience the thrill of viewing close up aircraft that took part in missions around the world and climb into some of the aircraft cockpits at AeroVenture in Doncaster. You can arrange private tours of the Earl’s own home – Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham - the longest fronted stately home in Europe.

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Clockwise from top left: Yorkshire Trike Tours. An original stone circle in the cobbles along the Fish Trail in Hull. Foraging in Staithes. Original Ghost Walks in York.

Clockwise from top left: Ghost Peloton. Hypervelocity. The Tour of Infinite Possibilty. Fields of Vision. Thomas Houseago’s Large Striding Figure. Fantastical Cycle Parade.

100 AMAZiNg dAysYorkshire Festival has seen the county fling off its stabilisers and let its imagination fly.

For the first time in its 111 year history, the Tour de France was preceded by a cultural festival, spanning 100 days and 6,000 square miles of Yorkshire’s diverse landscape, with a spectacular programme of events.

The festival captured the imagination of artists and public alike, with most events being absolutely free to attend. The headline events alone attracted over 750,000 people to 1,400 events. The 47 headline projects together with over 500 fringe events represented a broad range of art-forms including film, visual art, sculpture, land art, theatre, music, dance, illumination, craft and photography – and a few that there probably isn’t a name for yet!

Phoenix Dance and NVA’s Ghost Peloton astounded over 3,000 people gathered at Waides Yard in Leeds with an epic, mesmeric dance of LED illuminated cyclists. Hope & Social and Grassington Festival’s Tour of Infinite Possibility brought 1,300 people together to create the “Band Anyone Can Join” finishing their 12 gig whistle-stop tour of the Grand Départ by performing The Big Wide festival song at the Team Presentation of the Tour de France at first direct arena in Leeds. One of the most influential sculptors of his generation, Leeds-born artist Thomas Houseago, produced a monumental new commission - his first for Yorkshire - Large Striding Figure - is outside Leeds Art Gallery and will be in situ until November. In total contrast, at the heart of Kirklees Council’s Hypervelocity was Le Phun’s working French farm that appeared overnight in Huddersfield’s St George Square, to the surprise and delight of thousands of commuters.

Yorkshire Festival placed people at its heart; in the headline projects alone over 7,000 people have been “part of it” and have been passionate in their involvement. They have crocheted woolly bikes; created and performed on instruments made of bicycles; shared their stories and family photographs; decorated and paraded fantastical cycles through Todmorden, and sown, mown and nailed large-scale art into the hillsides. Over the 100 days, Yorkshire has been a triumph of community togetherness and world class art.

The festival has created many new creative relationships and wonderful memories for Yorkshire, and indeed, for the Grand Départ. Long after the peloton has passed, these smiles and emotions will remain. Congratulations and thank you for being part of it.

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Thomas Houseago Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, until November 2014

Yorkshire in Yellow Millennium Gallery Sheffield, until 7th September 2014

Art in Yorkshire Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, until 12th October 2014

From Versailles to Yorkshire Harewood House, until 2nd November 2014

Ursula Von Rydingsvard Yorkshire Sculpture Park, until 4th January

Go to www.yorkshirefestival.co.uk to download the FREE festival song, learning resources, photographs and films.

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FANg-tAstiC eVeNtsYorkshire has a fang-tastic choice of events and things to do, to amaze

and entertain your children this Halloween. We have put together a monster collection of ghoulish activities for all ages, from pumpkin

carving and meeting Halloween owls to ‘Fright Nights’ and ‘Scare Mazes’ for the older visitors. So dust off those freaky costumes and celebrate

Halloween with these shocking events from around the county.

this page clockwise from top left: Room on the Broom. Hallowscream at York Maze. Fun at Eureka! Getting into the Halloween spirit. opposite left to right: Stockeld Park. Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park.

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Take a spooky lantern lit graveyard tour during the darker months of the year with Haworth Ghost Tours - dare you join your guide to explore the graveyard and its 40,000 souls? Children will love the Pumpkin Festival at Farmer Copley’s in Pontefract, where you can jump aboard the Pumpkin Express to the Pumpkin Patch. As a victim…sorry…guest of the outdoor Fearmasters’ Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park in Wakefield, you will be subjected to disorienting and distracting special effects.

Grab your broomstick and enjoy this stunning adaptation of Room on the Broom, a magical tale about friendship and family from best-selling author and former Children’s Laureate, Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford.

Come along to ‘Things go Bump in the Woods!’ at Aysgarth National Park Centre, where little ones (and big kids!) can follow the Halloween Trail.

Have a spooky half term to remember at the Thackray Museum in Leeds and create your own creepy skeleton hands to take away with you. Join the witches, wizards, ghosts and ghouls for a week of Halloween fun at the Hubble, Bubble Toil & Trouble event at Eureka! The National Children’s Museum. Trick or treat through the darkened House and Farm at Temple Newsam for Halloween Spooktacular or even enjoy a Gruesome Newsam Tour.

Ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night are set to create a spook-tacular spectacle as Doncaster celebrates Halloween at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Experience the thrill of a Halloween Ghost Walk through the gardens at Wentworth Castle near Barnsley. Dare you join them for mayhem and creepy tall tales in the dark?

Discover the magic at Stockeld Park, as the ancient woodland hubbles and bubbles with spooky activities and ghoulish goings on. If you go down to the woods in Dalby Forest you’ll be sure of a big suprise at their family Halloween event Fear in the Forest.

York Maze are hosting their big Halloween and Hallowscream event. Enjoy pumpkin carving, find the golden ticket pumpkin in the pumpkin patch or climb on board The Haunted Tractor Ride or wind your way through the maize field on the Spooky Trail.

Entertain the kids at the Witches and Wizards Week at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, by taking part in the pumpkin trail or by discovering the missing parts to their potion at the stations along the railway.

Zombies, ghosts, witches and goblins will be out in force this Halloween at events across East Yorkshire. Daring children are invited on an eerie hunt around haunted woodland at Burton Agnes Hall in Driffield, where carved pumpkins holding clues hide amongst spooky Halloween scenes.

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There’s plenty going on in Yorkshire this autumn and winter. From festivals of contemporary and new music, to electric performances and giant vegetable competitions, to celebrations of the 60s! Here are just a few…

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The Ladbrokes St Leger Festival 2014Doncaster Racecourse 10th – 13th September 2014Enjoy a unique blend of history, top-class horse racing and fabulous live entertainment during the four-day September extravaganza. The crescendo builds to Saturday, where the Festival’s signature event, the illustrious Ladbrokes St Leger stakes, takes centre stage.

Harrogate Autumn Flower ShowGreat Yorkshire Showground 12th – 14th September 2014The show offers thousands of gardeners the chance to celebrate the year’s successful harvest, as well as looking forward to the new growing season and features the famous battle of the giants vegetable competition.

Long Division Music Festival Wakefield, 12th – 14th September 2014See over 70 bands play across multiple venues. The festival strives to celebrate the vast amounts of local talent whilst also bringing national and international performers to the city.

Saltaire Festival 13th – 21st September 2014Enjoy this celebration of music and art, with a popular continental market.

Brighouse Arts Festival15th – 20th September 2014This family friendly festival offers a wide range of events that include the visual arts, dance, drama, music of all kinds and a whole series of workshops.

York Food & Drink Festival19th – 28th September 2014Follow the Festival across the city. Join Oz Clarke of the 3 Wine Men beside the Minster, follow a taste trail offering samples from delis and restaurants.

Living in the Woods Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley 20th September 2014The Living in the Woods event is perfect for families, filled with amazing bushcraft activities that will take you, your friends and family on a bushcraft and survival adventure.

Whitby’s 60s Spectacular Whitby Pavilion 26th – 27th September 2014A full weekend of 60s tributes and a couple of classic 60s bands. The line-up will include: The Troggs, Nashville Tenns, Merseybeats and many more, with all artists split up into 5 shows.

Masham Sheep Fair27th – 28th September 2014This popular fair fills the town with sheepy fun and entertainment, including a Sheep Show, Sheep Racing and Sheepdog Demonstrations.

Ryedale Book FestivalVarious venues across Ryedale 11th – 12th October 2014The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Courage’ and you can look forward to workshops, readings, performances, book signings, an independent book fair and much more.

Witches and Wizards Week North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Pickering) 25th October– 2nd November 2014Entertain the kids by taking part in the pumpkin trail and discover the missing parts to the potion at each of the stations along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Victorian Spooky Fun WeekBrodsworth Hall and Gardens, Doncaster 25th October – 2nd November 2014This Halloween half term enjoy a frighteningly fun experience, with have-a-go creepy crafts and spooky activities. Meet a Victorian undertaker who has secrets from the past.

The Illuminated AbbeyWhitby Abbey 29th October – 1st November 2014See Bram Stoker’s inspiration in a new light as Whitby Abbey is illuminated with dramatic coloured floodlighting with presentations on grave robbing and witch trials.

1920’s Christmas Experience Nunnington Hall November / December 2014Discover the Hall as it would have been on a Christmas Eve in the 1920s. The house is dressed for Christmas, sherry is being served. It’s an unforgettable family Christmas day out.

28th Leeds International Film Festival5th – 20th November 2014The largest regional film festival in the UK, showcasing the very best new cinema from around the world to an audience of 40,000. Enjoy over two weeks of cinema at amazing venues.

Bradford Animation Festival National Media Museum, Bradford 17th – 22nd November 2014The UK’s longest-running animation festival. Past guests have included representatives from world-renowned studios.

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival21st – 30th November 2014This is the UK’s largest international festival of new and experimental music, including concerts, music, theatre, dance, multi-media, talks and film.

Robin Hood’s Bay Victorian Weekend5th – 7th December 2014Get in to the Christmas spirit with Splat-the-Rat, Mulled wine and glow lights, fabulous costumes and even Father Christmas will put in an appearance!

Festival of Light Huddersfield, early DecemberExpect amazing, interactive light installations that put you right at the heart of the action, food and drink, live music and all of the wacky street theatre that they’re famous for.

Sunrise in the Skyscraper Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield 6th and 13th December 2014

As the sun rises you’ll experience a heightened vision of the sky in a place of contemplation and revelation, harnessing the changing light of the Yorkshire sky. An amazing experience.

Ilkley Film Festival 18th – 22nd February 2015The 2014 festival was one of the most popular first-time film festivals in the country, with Dame Judi Dench being the official festival patron.

Wakefield Festival of Food Drink & Rhubarb Wakefield Cathedral Precinct 20th – 22nd February 2015Celebrating the tradition of Forced Rhubarb growing in Wakefield and offering the finest regional produce. Enjoy a range of tours, walks and chef demonstrations.

For more events and festivals, go to www.yorkshire.com/events

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Orchestra of Opera North perform an impressive orchestral and choral programme here throughout winter, or visit Huddersfield’s elegant Lawrence Batley Theatre for your fix of drama, comedy and musical theatre.

An eclectic programme of events, concerts and festivals reflect strong traditions of artistic creativity and performance in Huddersfield.

From 10-12 October music lovers can enjoy the best of traditional and contemporary jazz at Marsden’s annual Jazz Festival.

Catch a performance at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival - an internationally renowned ten day feast of cutting edge music, dance, opera and film from 21-30 November.

Visit in early December for the Festival of Light 2014 - the latest in a series of annual festival events that have featured parades, tightrope walkers, acrobats, fireworks and more.

For a New Year break guaranteed to banish the winter blues, visit in February. Celtic fire druids, fire-breathers and fireworks are all part of the Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival, followed by the Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival – an elaborate lantern procession celebrating local legend and culminating in a ritual to ‘rake’ the moon from the canal.

DON’T MISS OUT book your accommodation now. Download a brochure and find out more at www.visithuddersfield.com, telephone 01484 222444.

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Images from top: Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Festival of Light. Marsden Jazz Festival. Lawrence Batley Theatre Dance Company.

For more travel information go to www.yorkshire.com/travel

YORKSHIRE BY RAIL You can get to Yorkshire by train from the North West with First TransPennine Express, who offer direct services into the region from Liverpool and Manchester. Northern Rail also offer direct services to Yorkshire from the North West. Yorkshire’s cities and market towns are also easy to get to from other parts of the country. Travel to Yorkshire with high-speed trains from either London or Edinburgh in less than two hours with East Coast and Grand Central services.

YORKSHIRE BY SEAFerry services to Hull and Newcastle link Yorkshire with Holland, Belgium and Germany. P&O Ferries operate overnight services to Hull from Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.

YORKSHIRE BY ROADBritain’s biggest and fastest highways cross Yorkshire from north to south and east to west, making getting here by car or by coach very simple indeed. For details of the quickest (or the most scenic) driving routes see the AA or RAC websites www.theaa.com and www.rac.co.uk

YORKSHIRE BY AIRLeeds Bradford International Airport is our busiest air gateway, with UK flights from Aberdeen, Belfast, Exeter, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Isle of Man, London Gatwick, Southampton and many more. You can also fly into Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, Humberside, Durham Tees Valley, Newcastle and Manchester airports.

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FABuLous FestiVe FuNIt’s the most wonderful time of the year in the most wonderful place in the world. So to get you in the spirit, our Festive Guide will have pages full of Christmas cheer.

Enjoy a rundown of the top Christmas markets full of merry delights and gifts aplenty, festive walk ideas to burn off that Christmas dinner, suggestions for where to hold your Christmas party and of course, a list of where you can catch a glimpse of the man in the big red suit this winter!

Leading up to Christmas, Yorkshire lights up with fantastic illuminations, stately homes are bedecked with festive decorations and as the light fades, it’s time for late nights at the theatre, pantomime performances galore and celebrations around every corner.

To find out more go to: www.yorkshire.com/christmas

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