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Castle Howard is Yorkshire’s finest stately homes, and one of the best-known stately homes in the UK – helped by its starring role in several adaptations of Brideshead Revisited in film and on TV. Located only a few miles north of York, it offers visitors a truly wonderful day out – there is so much…

I’m delighted to confirm the launch of Grand Yorkshire’s latest excursion – a fantastic day trip to Whitby. This new day trip from York to Whitby includes an exciting journey on the superb North Yorkshire Moors Railway, almost four hours leisure time in Whitby, a visit to Goathland (famously known as ‘Aidensfield’ from ITV’s drama series Heartbeat ) and a wonderful trip through the spectacular scenery of the North York Moors including Rosedale Abbey and Hutton-le-Hole. The new tour runs on Tuesdays, from outside Saint Wilfrid’s Church on Duncombe Place in York. Travelling by executive minibus or air-conditioned coach, this exciting day trip to Whitby is a fabulous way to see some of the most remarkable scenery in Yorkshire. For more information and to book your place, click here.

As the Tour de France raced through the streets of York and wound it’s way across Yorkshire, it was hard not to wonder just what a French bike race was doing here. There are certainly many people who can take credit for the race coming to Yorkshire, and many hundreds who helped deliver such an…