Malton is much more than Yorkshire’s ‘foodie capital’ – Yorkshire Post Letters

HARRY Mead, of Stokesley, complains about the North Yorks Moors National Park forging “foodie” links with Malton, whilst urging that there be a buffer zone between the Park and built areas (The Yorkshire Post, June 26).

The Park is part of a complex integrated geological landscape which also includes the Vale of Pickering and the Yorkshire Wolds. The importance of preserving this landscape and enhancing the National Park is one of the central features of local plan policies in Ryedale and adjoining districts. So, the buffer zone which Mr Mead envisages does exist on the Park’s Southern boundary.

Malton is in the Vale of Pickering and is part of this integrated landscape. It is a great town with a character of its own. Malton is not just the foodie capital of Yorkshire, it has a beautiful and attractive Georgian town centre with an interesting and extensive range of specialist independent shops.

Malton is a visitor destination in its own right. It is also an ideal stopping off place for visitors en route to the North York Moors from the South.

There are many pretty towns and villages in this integrated landscape. They are all jewels which, in their own way, contribute to the beauty of the area, and Malton is one of the greatest of these jewels.

As a ward councillor, I would welcome an ever closer working relationship between the Park and Malton. I am sure this would benefit both.

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