Holidaying In Heartbeat Country Inside The North Yorkshire Moors

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The North Yorkshire Moors are an excellent holiday destination if you are staying in the UK this year. But, how much is there to see and do there? I've been going there almost every year for in excess of 25 years, so I will share a tip or two with you!

For television fans, a lot of will know that the popular television series of Heartbeat was filmed in the North Yorkshire Moors for many years. Still on our screens, the filming has finished, but yet the villages are still packed with holiday makers. So where was it filmed if you want to see the surroundings? Well most of it was based around the pretty village of Goathland, which lies on the Pickering to Whitby road, not far from RAF Fylingdales. It is a pretty village that is off the beaten trail, but very active now following its Heartbeat years.

But it is not merely Hearbeat that has been filmed there. Clever fans will also know that the first of the Harry Potter films used the Goathland station for filming. It can be amusing watching a train load of tourists emptying out - the children saying Harry Potter and the adults talking Heartbeat.

Whitby is a nice-looking harbour town on the North Yorkshire Moors coast not too distant from Goathland. With lots of trips there and a regular train service, it is a popular holiday spot. There is a great deal of to see and do there that Whitby will become a whole description of its very own! Numerous tourists will turn up by train and not leave the town. Well worth a visit.

Heading inland there is Pickering to visit, which lies at the opposite end of the North York Moors Railway that links Pickering to Grosmont, plus now extends to Whitby. With plenty of shopping available and a short drive to Dalby Forrest and the drive and activities there, Pickering also has a choice of holiday accommodation.

Whilst in Pickering there is the English Heritage owned Pickering Castle to sample and I always enjoy a visit down to the Trout Farm, which lies next to the Railway. Here you can see ponds full of rainbow trout, being bread and reared for sale to several lakes and shops. You can buy fresh Trout on website, always worth the trip, or pop next door to the fishing lake and sample some trout fishing. Various rod rentals are obtainable and you take home everything you catch to eat. Fresh trout from the lake, what a treat!

Whilst travelling to the area to see the filming in progress is no longer a option, the area still retains its charm and appeal. The scenery is beautiful and there is a lot to see and do. I always enjoy a long weekend or even a whole week trip to the area. Take your walking boots, some waterproofs and enjoy your holiday.

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By Keith Lunt, of www.cottages-4-holidays.co.uk. You can read more UK destination reports at our blog.

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