Tourist Information from The Beansheaf Hotel

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The Beansheaf Hotel is perfectly situated for people taking long or short breaks in the area. Located perfectly between the North York Moors National Park and the city of York, it is surrounded by conservation areas and popular visitor attractions. The Beansheaf Hotel provides a central location for visiting many of the outstanding local attractions on offer.

From the Beansheaf Hotel, you can be in the heather covered moorland within a few minutes, simply turn left out of the Hotel car park, drive along the same road for about five minutes and you are there.

To visit the historic city of York, turn right out of the Hotel car park, to the A64 where you turn right again. The drive to York is about 30 minutes. Our tip is to use one of the 'Park & Ride' bus services, where you can park for free in a car park and hop on a discounted bus to the city centre. The Park and Ride buses use bus only priority lanes, fares are less than £3 return and kids accompanied by an adult go free.

The Yorkshire Coast is one of the most attractive and diverse coastlines in the UK, and your stay at the Beansheaf Hotel places you perfectly for exploring all that it can offer. To Whitby, turn left from the Hotel car park, follow the same road all the way to Whitby. To Scarborough, turn left from the Hotel car park, drive a few minutes to Pickering where you turn right at the roundabout, then follow that road to Scarborough. Both of these journeys will take you through an outstanding array of beautiful countryside or pretty villages.

The market towns of Malton and Pickering hold regular street markets, each Saturday in Malton, each Monday in Pickering. Pickering is also the starting point of England's longest heritage steam railway: The North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway. Malton is an attractive town and said to be the inspiration for 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens who is known to have stayed there. Malton is also now famous for it's annual food festival which has become a mecca for celebrity chefs and food lovers alike.

Here are a few links to local tourist attractions and local websites providing useful information.

Pickering The town of Pickering includes lots of useful, local information.


Beck Isle Museum - Visitor Attraction in Pickering The Beck Isle Museum is housed in a handsome Regency residence near the centre of Pickering, adjacent to the Pickering Beck. Here William Marshall planned England's first Agricultural Institute in the early 1800's. It is therefore fitting that today this house should contain a collection of bygones relating largely to the rural crafts and living style of Ryedale.


North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway - Visitor Attraction in Pickering Operates steam trains along an 18 mile line between the market town of Pickering and the village of Grosmont, through the heart of the North York Moors National Park. With occasional trains through to Whitby.


Kirk Theatre - Visitor Attraction in Pickering Converted from a Methodist Chapel in 1977, The Kirk Theatre is the home of Pickering Musical Society.


Eden Camp Modern History Museum - Visitor Attraction in Malton EDEN CAMP will transport you back in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds, even the smells of those dangerous years.


Ryedale Folk Museum - Visitor Attraction in York Take a step back to the 18th Century to find out both how and where, we used to live.


Helmsley Walled Garden - Visitor Attraction in Helmsley A beautiful five acre walled garden in the heart of North Yorkshire. Dating from 1758, and set against the spectacular backdrop of Helmsley Castle in the grounds of Duncombe Park.


Castle Howard Stately Home - Visitor Attraction in York One of the most spectacular English stately homes and popular tourist attractions in Yorkshire.


The Ryedale Festival - Visitor Attraction in Pickering Offers classical music, jazz, theatre, art exhibitions, concerts and much more in the idyllic setting of Ryedale's finest locations.


Kirkbymoorside Golf Club - Visitor Attraction in Kirkbymoorside Kirkbymoorside Golf Club offers a challenging golf course set in a beautiful, quiet, rural surrounding on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.


Duncombe Park - Visitor Attraction in York Duncombe Park is amongst Yorkshire's most amazing historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone to enjoy, from elegant rooms and the spectacular gardens to the finest shopping, food and drink and many miles of walks in the parkland.


North York Moors National Park Authority - Visitor Attraction in Helmsley The North York Moors National Park is a beautiful landscape of stunning heather moorland, spectacular coast, ancient woodland and historic sites.