Prettiest villages in Yorkshire to visit in autumn where you can see the leaves changing colour according to the people who live here
Yorkshire is filled with green spaces, parks, Abbeys, valleys and beautiful landscapes that bloom with colours during the autumn months.
So it was no surprise that this question was very difficult to answer for most of you - but we still managed to get more than 500 responses.
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Hide AdMany of you point blank refused to pick one, insisting that all villages in Yorkshire are worth visiting in autumn.


“How can you possibly select just one, when they’re all stunningly beautiful. Yorkshire truly is God’s Country. I’m from South Shields and would love to be able to afford a little place in your beautiful part of the world.” - Maureen Connell
“All of Yorkshire is beautiful - it really is God’s Country… then you’ve got Yorkshiremen and women.” - Jimmy Fewster
“Yorkshire has plenty of lovely villages so I couldn’t really pick one of them.” - Christine Beckett
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Hide Ad“Any of the villages in Yorkshire as most of them have some beauty spots.” - David Kemp


“I would find it very difficult to choose! There are so many beautiful villages. We are very fortunate and blessed to live in one of them.” - Janet Ellis
However, some of you were very confident about your answers, with 10 of you picking Wentworth as the prettiest village in autumn, while five of you picked Masham.
Here are some of your favourite villages to visit in autumn.
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Hide Ad“We are blessed in Yorkshire to have so many beautiful places to visit. Coxwold, Croft on Tees, South Dalton, Bolton Abbey, Reeth, all and more and Wentworth village is a gem.” - Judy Popley
“Haworth or Thornton le Dale.” - Katie Grant
“Grassington, North Yorkshire, is an absolutely fabulous place.” - Robert Redmayne
“Cawthorne and Cannon Hall. I’m a Peniston lass and live in Darton now.” - Gail Smith
“Appletreewick has to have the best ‘situation’ in’t Dales with unbeatable views. Not a huge amount to do outside of sitting in the pub(s)... oh wait. It’s perfect.” - Damian Holland
“Bradfield near Sheffield.” - Andrew Cooper
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Hide Ad“Wensleydale and Nidderdale, but on the coast I would love Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay.” - Kevin Ward
“I live in the woodland area of Scarborough and it’s gorgeous when all the leaves fall in autumn.” - Sue Bulman
“Coxwold near Thirsk is beautiful. It’s like going back in time.” - Richard Cornell
“Bishop Burton near Beverley.” - Margaret Smith
“Elsecar: God’s Own back garden.” - Roy Harper
“Luddenden village is beautiful.” - Lorna Richmond
“Staithes, Runswick Bay and Sandsend. Beautiful out of season” - Fiona Youd
“Haworth is my favourite place.” - Ali O’Brien
“Linton Falls and Burnsall.” - Sarah French-Thornley
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Hide Ad“The road from Thornton le Dale to Whitby is amazing.” - Alan West
“Where do you want to start? The whole county is great.” - Wolfgang Berth
“Ingleton. Not only the village, the people are special too.” - Catherine Boyd
“Linton near Wetherby.” - Celia Pawson
“Grassington, also Burnsall, is beautiful.” - Deborah Carrick
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Hide Ad“All of Yorkshire is beautiful, but if I had to choose it would have to be Sowerby near Thirsk.” - Mark Trenholme
“Langton.” - Eamonn Wall
“Burley in Wharfedale.” - Martin Williams
“Of course it’s got to be Fadmoor.” - Jarvis Browning
“Harden Village and surrounding areas of Harden Grange and Goit Stock Waterfall.” - Jonathan Sutcliffe-Bland
“Bolton Abbey - not strictly a village but lots of trees changing colour. Beautiful.” - Michelle Drake
“Hutton le Hole is just perfect.” - Fab Hats Irena
“West Lutton eh, Clara’s Cottage, Yorkshire Wolds?” - Andrew Rumsby
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Hide Ad“The TransPennine trail looks good in South Yorkshire at the minute.” - Andy Dodds
“Heptonstall above Hebden Bridge.” - Mark Holding
“Askrigg, Grassington and Aysgarth.” - Joyce Wilson
“Grinkle Lane from the A171 towards Easington is pretty special this time of year through the tree tunnel.” - Liam Watson
“Ledston - small but beautiful.” - Caroline Spargo-Ceesay
“Heptonstall - the museum is officially closed but opening for special occasions, including this weekend’s Sylvia Plath Literary Festival.” - Nicola Jones
Here is a continuation of the prettiest villages in Yorkshire you picked.
Sutton-in-Craven
Brompton
Silkstone
Beverley
Barwick-in-Elmet
Sowerby Bridge
Holmfirth
Studley
Burton Leonard
Marske-by-the-Sea
Laughton-en-le-Morthen
Kippax
West Tanfield
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Malham
East Dene
Renishaw
Osmotherley
Austwick
Kettlewell
Oughtibridge
Sharlston
Spofforth
Maltby
Micklethwaite
Ugglebarnby
Hooton Pagnell
Saltaire
Nun Monkton
Thurnscoe
Lastingham
Goathland
Mill Bank
Harome
Hathersage
Rievaulx
Rishworth
Kennythorpe
Collingham
Denby Dale
Honley
Thorpe Willoughby
Hubberholme
Gargrave
Bulmer
Birstall
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