At nearby Thirsk, the World of James Herriot celebrates the life and works of vet Alf Wright whose hugely popular books were serialised by the BBC.
For railway enthusiasts, there is the unmissable (and free!) national railway museum at York. Darlington just 12 miles away claims the position as the world’s first public passenger rail service.
Take a glimpse back in time at Rydale Folk Museum in the picturesque village of Hutton-le-Hole.
Yorkshire’s famous explorer Captain James Cook who was born at Marton which was then in the county, schooled in Great Ayton and apprenticed in Whitby is well represented.
Eden Camp at Malton depicts life in Britain during the war years of 1939 to 1945 on the site of a former PoW camp.
The Royal Horticultural Society’s northern headquarters is based at the beautiful gardens of
RHS Harlow Carr. And keen gardeners will also appreciate Thorpe Perrow Aboretum, Constable Burton Gardens, Ripley Castle and Gardens, Newby Hall, and Beninbrough Hall and Gardens. (Check: not all of them are open year round).
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