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If you like relics, ruins and all things old then North Yorkshire's
the place for you.
Have a good look at York Minster,
the biggest Gothic cathedral in Europe. Marvel at it from the outside,
visit the crypt, or climb the Central Tower for a stunning view
of the city more
Drop into St Mary's church at the top of Whitby's
199 steps. The church has a Norman tower and an 18th century interior.
The maritime style interior was the work
of local shipwrights who fitted the church. It has small cabin-like
box pews, galleries above, and a three storey pulpit
Visit Whitby Abbey. Its history dates back to AD
675 when St Hilda founded a monastery there. The present structure
dates from 1078 and is now in the care of English Heritage. Coastal
erosion is an ongoing problem on the east coast, and it's incredible
to think that not so long ago Whitby Abbey was several miles from
the coast!
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| Whitby Abbey |
Park the car and walk to the deserted medieval village
at Wharram Percy near Malton
Visit Ripon, the smallest city in the country and
the first Diocese to be created since the Reformation
Catch an outdoor concert, play or tour at Fountains Abbey and Studley
Royal Water Gardens near Ripon more
North and East Yorkshire have some
of the best Jurassic and Cretaceous geology in the world, and erosion
of the cliffs means an fossils are plentiful more
| York
Minster |
York Minster as we see it today was built between the 12th
and the 15th centuries, and the present building is perhaps
the fifth or sixth to stand on that site.
The Minster was damaged by fire in 1984 when
the cathedral was struck by lightning.
fire gallery |
More
info:
York
Minster website
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Galleries,
360º
views and webcam:
Minster webcam
The
west window
See the Nicholas
Chapel in
360º
See the
Chapter
House in
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See the
Nave
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| Fountains
Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden |
Fountains Abbey near Ripon is a World Heritage Site comprising
of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey and monastic watermill, an
Elizabethan mansion, a medieval deer park and Studley Royal
Water Garden, one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian
water garden.
Plays, music and tours run throughout
the summer. |
More
info:
Fountains
Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens
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Galleries
and stuff
Fountains
Abbey pics
BBC Radio York's Gardening
Phone in and Down To Earth |
| Fossils |
North and East Yorkshire have some of
the best Jurassic and Cretaceous geology in the world, and erosion
of the cliffs means an fossils are plentiful - evidence for
the changing environment of tropical seas, rivers and swamps
in this region’s ancient past.
Woodend Museum and Art Gallery in Scarborough,
and Whitby Museum have a great collection of Jurassic geology |
More
info:
Whitby
Museum
Scarborough
Museums and Gallery
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