North Yorkshire Moors

The North Yorkshire moors are a national park lying on the east coast across from the Yorkshire dales. Like much english hill country they are far from high, attaining a top 'height' of 454 metres.

While being very much hills as opposed to mountains the area offers plentiful good walking.

The principal feature is the existence of vast areas of heather moorland - while there is much heather in the dark peak the North Yorkshire moors have both more heather and less bog!

Additional attractive features are the expansive views over the vale of York from the steep western edge and the spectacular coastline where the moors meet the sea. Famous seaside towns in the area include Scarborough and Whitby.

South of the main heathery plateaux are some pleasant limestone valleys - Farndale is famous for it's wild daffodils and Riccaldale has impressive bluebell carpets in spring.

The most famous long distance walk in the area is the Cleveland way, a national trail circling the edge of the moors also taking in the coast. The final few days of the [Coast to Coast]] walk also pass through the park.