Towns to visit in the north, ideas please.

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Along the lines of Whitby, Scarbrough, Bridlington, Filey, York, Harrogate. Where else is there that has attractions to walk around and is a destination in its own right to walk around and have lunch? X

I used to enjoy Pickering, and nearby abbeys

Saltburn is lovely. Fab beach, valley gardens close by too.

Thirsk, Helmsley, Pickering, Lincoln are all lovely.

Hebden Bridge

Lincoln obviously isn't as far north as the others I said but it's maybe on your way? Well worth a stop.

Fountains Abbey and could then have a wander round Ripon.

Come to Durham. It has the cathedral and castle, lovely walks by the river, lots of places to eat and the locals are friendly

Skipton and Bolton abbey
Ilkley
Knaresborough
Haworth

Ooh yes to both Fountains and Durham!

I love the North!!!

Beverley is a lovely market town for a wander, with it's Minster and nice shops.

Skipton
Thirsk
Middleham
Pickering
Richmond

Does it have to be on that side or would you cross the Pennines? Lancaster is a nice day out, lots of history. The castle is worth a visit, you can walk by the canal and have a look at the maritime museum too.

Ambleside and Windermere

Bakewell.

Durham
Newcastle

Do you have children, if so what are their ages?
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is nice, beach, valley gardens, little railway. Quite a few things for younger children. A few shops, and some nice woods to walk through just past the valley gardens. The cliff walks are great.
York is nice for shopping, the NRM is there, and it is nice to walk along the walls (if you still can?). Helmsley has some nice touristy shops, pretty, and it is near Rievaulx abbey. Castleton is small but there is a little tea room, picnics by the stream, lovely playpark, near to the moors centre. Lots of lovely little villages dotted around the moors really.

Skipton
Ilkley
Otley
Hebden Bridge & nearby Hardcastle Craggs for a walk.

Within the 'North' you've got the Peaks, the Lakes and the Dales. That's a lot of areas to explore.

As you are keen to walk round a town then places like Harrogate, York, Whitby are a good option. Oh, Layburn, nice touristy shops, by the Wnsleydale Railway. And Richmond, a fair few shops, walk by the river and castle.

Those places are all very far south from me! If you want proper “north”, come to Scotland. Edinburgh is fab.

Lytham St Anne's is nice we took our DC last weekend

Chester (a small city)

Alnwick

Kendal
Lytham St Annes

Whitby, and if you drive along the 'coast road' to Saltburn then Runswick Bay and Staithes are nice little villages to look around with some great places for lunch, as is Saltburn. Going inland a bit so not on the beach but between a 20 and 60 min drive from the coast, Danby has a moors centre (North Yorkshire Moors) with stuff to do there, Great Ayton is lovely and Roseberry Topping is a nice walk up to a nice view on a good day! Stokesley and Helmsley also nice market towns 😊