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				York - around 2,000 years of history is crammed within the spectacular medieval walls of this fascinating city, England's most popular tourist destination outside London. It is dominated by the spectacular Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, which contains the greatest concentration of medieval stained glass in England. York is steeped in Roman, Viking and medieval history and the city's museums help visitors to grasp its significance. The city's well-preserved, quaint medieval streets, especially Shambles and Stonegate, are a delight to explore and the modern shops complement the traditional daily market. Whitby, North Yorkshire - charming little fishing port nestling on the rugged Yorkshire coast. Captain James Cook was born only a few miles away and set off on his historic voyages from Whitby aboard his legendary ship, Endeavour. Whitby was a well-known whaling port, the history of which is marked by a huge whale's jawbone archway overlooking the harbour. The town and its towering Cistercian Abbey were inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. It's artists' quarter is renowned for Yorkshire jet jewellery

			Scarborough, North Yorkshire - probably the world's first seaside resort, Scarborough has attracted visitors for almost 400 years. It still stages the traditional Scarborough Fair immortalised in the folk song and recently achieved worldwide fame as the location for the English blockbuster movie Little Voice. The town has a long association with Yorkshire cricket and this year the Scarborough Cricket Festival features Yorkshire v Durham starting on August 30th, Bank Holiday Monday. Malton - is a small market town steeped in history and renowned for the training of racehorses. Some of Britain's greatest races - on both the flat and over jumps - have been won by horses trained in and around Malton. The town is slowly unearthing its stone age and Roman history and more recent times are recalled at the Eden Camp Museum at Old Malton. Here you can experience civilian life in the Second World War with its hardship, drama and humour at this unusual theme museum, created amid original prisoner of war camp huts. Helmsley, North Yorkshire - market town on the River Rye. At the time of the Domesday Book, Helmsley was little more than a tiny hamlet of 13 families, two priests and a wooden church. This all changed following the Norman Conquest when William I rewarded his faithful followers with land. One of these followers was Walter L'Espec, who built Helmsley Castle on the land he received. Helmsley grew to prominence under the protection of the castle, but only part of it remains today. Thirsk, North Yorkshire - charming market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, with cobbled market place and home of famous TV vet, James Herriot. The Herriot stories are brought to life in The World of James Herriot museum which attracts visitors from around the world. Nearby is the giant manmade landmark, the White Horse of Kilburn carved on a hillside and visible from many miles away Pickering, North Yorkshire - gateway to the North York Moors, this attractive market town marks the start of the historic North York Moors Steam Railway which weaves through the pretty village of Goathland, better known as Aidensfield, location of the famous TV series, Heartbeat. Pickering's Beck Isle Museum wonderfully portrays past life in rural North Yorkshire, while the town's medieval castle, partially destroyed by Oliver Cromwell, is regularly the scene for English Civil War battle re-enactments. Selby - today's Selby was largely built in the 19th century, but it is a town situated in an area particularly rich in history. The town is traditionally said to be the birthplace of Henry I, younger son of William the Conqueror. Selby Abbey has strong links with the family of George Washington. The Washington Window show the Washington family coat of arms which forms the model for the United States flag. Selby Abbey was founded in 1069 shortly after the Norman conquest by the monk Benedict of Auxerre. It is a magnificent example of a monastic abbey, with Norman arches and stained glass windows. for more on York please visit http://www.thisisyork.co.uk