Newcastle International Airport 1 hr 31
National Trust Nunnington Hall (21 min)
Picturesque manor house with walled garden and meadows, plus historical tours and arts exhibitions. Helmsley Castle (11 min)
900 year-old castle turned Tudor mansion, with guided archaeological tours and a sculpture garden. National Trust - Mount Grace Priory (32 min)
14th-century ruins that were home to the Carthusians, a vegetarian and silent order of monks. Farndale (38 min) Rievaulx Abbey (9 min)
11th-century abbey ruins in the North York Moors National Park with a cafe and visitor centre. Sutton Bank (21 min)
Sweeping views are offered from a viewing platform on this hilltop with trails & a visitor center. The World Of James Herriot (31 min)
One-time home and surgery of TV/writer vet, including a re-created World War II air-raid shelter. National Trust - Rievaulx Terrace (8 min)
18th-century landscaped garden with views over Rievaulx Abbey and 2 magnificently preserved temples. Duncombe Park (13 min)
Historic estate with landscaped gardens and parkland, plus a large collection of birds of prey. Byland Abbey (21 min)
Remote setting for medieval monastery ruins, now run by English Heritage, with museum of artefacts. North York Moors National Park (22 min)
High moorland area interspersed with wooded river valleys, religious ruins and timeless villages. National Centre for Birds of Prey (NCBP) (13 min)
Flying demonstrations by hawks, owls & other raptors, plus woodland walks & a cafe. White Horse (24 min)
The largest & most northerly of England's horse figures, built in November 1857. Helmsley Walled Garden (12 min)
Apple orchards, wildflower meadows & community allotments in a tranquil space established in 1758. Ryedale Folk Museum (27 min)
Open-air museum with collections in historic buildings on rural local life from Iron Age to 1950s. | 
