Towering over the River Swale and the centre of the market town, Richmond Castle retains its dramatic strategic position it has held for over 900...

Tommy Collins, later Brigadier Collins, founded this museum in 1938 with the intention of protecting and preserving the history of this famous regiment. In...

The Georgian Theatre Museum is located in the charming North Yorkshire town of Richmond. It tells the story of this beautiful building at the...

Easby Abbey is probably best known for its large lavish-roofed refectory that was built around 1300. There is still an active church within the...

Constable Burton Hall Gardens is a terraced woodland garden of lilies, ferns, hardy shrubs, roses and wild flowers attached to a beautiful palladian house designed...

This excavated site reveals a former centre of power in this area of Northern England, once inhabited by the Brigantes, the most influential tribe in...

This wonderful building in North Yorkshire stands close to the banks of the River Swale. It was once used as a 17th Century hunting...

The Swaledale Folk Museum is based in the Old Merchant School in Reeth. It is a treasure house of over 500 objects connected with life...

Middleham Castle was once owned by the mighty Neville family and was a childhood favourite location of the prince who went on to become Richard...

Piercebridge Roman Fort was one of the most important fortifications built by the Romans in this area of the country, intended to defend the area...

A fascinating place to visit, the centre of this museum is based in what was the former fire station that served the community. The...

The Big Sheep & Little Cow Farm is a small family run, family friendly attraction. It is home to many interesting farm animals. Under the...

Hazel Brow Farm is a 200 acre family run organic farm in the heart of Swaledale. Enjoy an interactive tour of the farm, meet &...

Bolton Castle is a massive fortress with walls 9 feet thick which has been dominating Wensleydale since 1379. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here...

The Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre is the ideal place for an interesting and alternative day out. Regular ‘shepherded’ tours of the brewery involve a...

Located at the heart of Darlington, the central library has for many years been one of the focal points for cultural and social exchange in...

Standing on the borders of Yorkshire and County Durham, Egglestone Abbey was always a very poor abbey and now stands in ruins amongst fields of...

North Yorkshire Record Office is housed in the heart of Northallerton and comprises the most extensive set of written records relating to the history of...

The world’s first railway was the Stockton & Darlington railway of 1825. Its route passed through North Road Station in Darlington, which today has been...

This splendid mediaeval castle, built in the mid 14th century on the site of an earlier fortified manor house by the powerful Nevill family, who...