On Tourism Day in 2018, Yorkshire attracted 129.8 million visitors from all over the world and £5.066 billion was spent.
In 2017, York was rated twelfth among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors in a Conde Nast Traveler survey.
We asked The Yorkshire Post readers to name their favourite attractions across God’s Own Country.
If you’re planning a holiday to Yorkshire, here are locals’ top recommendations.
In 2017, York was rated twelfth among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors in a Conde Nast Traveler survey.
8. Yorkshire Dales
The upland area of the Pennines has been a famous location for popular TV shows and movies such as Emmerdale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, Calendar Girls, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and more recently All Creatures Great and Small. Lead mining was very popular in some areas of the Dales in the 19th century and some industrial remains can be found until today, for example the Grassington miners’ cottages. In 2016, there were 3.8 million visitors, including 0.48 million who stayed overnight. Tourists are drawn to the picturesque hiking trails situated in villages and small towns. These include Kirkby Lonsdale, Hawes, Appletreewick, Masham, Clapham, Long Preston and Malham. Photo: Marisa Cashill