These are some of the very best English Heritage attractions you can visit in Yorkshire
By Grace Newton
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 9th Aug 2019, 14:41 GMT
Scarborough Castle
English Heritage manage over 30 historic sites in Yorkshire that are open to the public.
Some have museums and visitor centres, others are unmanned monuments with information boards. Here are the best castles, abbeys, halls and other fascinating places to visit.
These Cistercian ruins near Coxwold in Ryedale are also the site of a 14th-century battle when King Edward II was caught unawares by Scottish raiders before he fled to York
The tower is the remains of what was once the Norman keep of York Castle. A major explosion in 1684 destroyed the defences, and afterwards it was used as a prison until 1929.
The jewel in the crown of Yorkshire's abbeys, Fountains was one of the great monasteries of its age. The estate near Ripon is also home to the landscaped Studley Royal water gardens
This medieval castle was allowed to decay when the Barons Feversham of Duncombe Park commissioned the building of a grand stately home overlooking the ruins. They still own the castle, but English Heritage maintain it.
Offers stunning views of the town below and has a recently-revamped museum. Richmond was used as military barracks and even a prison for conscientious objectors during its more recent history
Rievaulx, near Helmsley, was the first Cistercian abbey founded in the north of England, and its ruins remain impressive today.
