Top 20 things to do in Yorkshire - according to Lonely Planet

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Yorkshire

The UK boasts an abundance of places rich with history, architecture and beautiful landscapes.

Travel guide creator Lonely Planet has now revealed some of the best things to do all over the UK. Here are 20 of the best things to do in Yorkshire, according to Lonely Planet. In no particular order.

Do a spot of bird watching at Bempton Cliffsplaceholder image
Do a spot of bird watching at Bempton Cliffs
Surrounded by beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal has a lot to offerplaceholder image
Surrounded by beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal has a lot to offer
Middleham Castle is a ruined castle, once the childhood home of Richard IIIplaceholder image
Middleham Castle is a ruined castle, once the childhood home of Richard III
If you love a long walk then youll love the Coast to Coast Walk, a 182-mile long-distance footpathplaceholder image
If you love a long walk then youll love the Coast to Coast Walk, a 182-mile long-distance footpath
Pay homage to the Bronte sistersplaceholder image
Pay homage to the Bronte sisters
Mother Shipton's Cave is one of England's oldest attractionsplaceholder image
Mother Shipton's Cave is one of England's oldest attractions
Take a trip to Yorks National Railway Museumplaceholder image
Take a trip to Yorks National Railway Museum
Explore the quirky market town of Hebden Bridgeplaceholder image
Explore the quirky market town of Hebden Bridge
The North York Moors contains one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the UKplaceholder image
The North York Moors contains one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the UK
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