Holidaying In Heartbeat Country In The North Yorkshire Moors
The North Yorkshire Moors are an admirable travel destination if you are holidaying in the UK this year. But, what 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 a lot of years. Still on our screens, the filming has ended, but yet the villages are still packed with visitors. So where was it filmed if you want to see the surroundings? Well most of it was based around the attractive village of Goathland, which lies on the Pickering to Whitby road, not far from RAF Fylingdales. It is a beautiful village that is off the beaten track, but very active now following its Heartbeat years.
But it is not merely Hearbeat that has been filmed there. Intelligent fans will also identify that the first of the Harry Potter films used the Goathland station for filming. It can be amusing watching a train load of visitors emptying out - the children saying Harry Potter and the adults conversing Heartbeat.
Whitby is a nice-looking harbour town on the North Yorkshire Moors coast not too remote from Goathland. With loads of trips there and a regular train service, it is a well-liked holiday spot. There is a whole lot to see and do there that Whitby will become a whole description of its very own! Loads of 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 a load of shopping there to experience and a short drive to Dalby Forrest and the drive and activities there, Pickering also has a variety 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 a choice of lakes and shops. You can buy fresh Trout on site, always worth the trip, or pop next door to the fishing lake and sample some trout fishing. Various rod rentals are accessible and you take home all 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 prospect, the area still retains its charm and appeal. The surroundings is beautiful and there is stacks 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.
