Holidays in the UK - Cheaper, greener and easier

According to the team at Yorkshire Moors and Coast Tourism Partnership, there’s no need to jet off to the “usual” holiday haunts. Far better alternatives can be found in North Yorkshire and there’s evidence that the public prefer it too.

How many people go to the Grand Canyon or New Zealand more than once? And yet, the Yorkshire Visitor Survey * recently found that as many as 88% visitors come back to the Yorkshire Moors and Coast!

1. Forget the Grand Canyon, come and see the Hole of Horcum
2. Save your money on the Orient Express, try the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
3. The Italian Riviera is passé, the North Yorkshire Coast is the place to be (and the Times recently said “Whitby has just as much, if not more, to offer as the Amalfi Coast”).
4. Do you really want to go to Versailles when you could come to Castle Howard? At Castle Howard they really will “let them eat cake” - without chopping heads off”
5. Forget the climb up Machu Piccu, the views from the White Horse at Sutton Bank are fantastic, and there’s no altitude sickness
6. Don’t get lost in the vastness of Canada, come and cycle in Dalby Forest instead
7. Tulips of Amsterdam may be colourful but Farndale daffodils are more restful, especially if you catch the Daffodil bus
8. Hollywood is soulless, see heartbeat country around Goathland or enjoy the nostalgia of the World of James Herriot
9. Don’t risk life and limb bungy jumping in New Zealand, take the safer, family fun options at Go Ape and Aerial Extreme
10. No need to travel to far off Australian shores, surfing in Scarborough is fantastic!

Find out more on Yorkshiremoorsandcoast.com

* According to the Regional Visitor Survey (commissioned by Yorkshire Tourist Board, with support from Yorkshire Forward) 84% previous visitors have come back again; 88% of visitors plan to come back within 2 years and 96% of visitors would recommend the Yorkshire Moors and Coast to others.