Thirsk Market Place
with its cobbles and clock is a short walk from Laburnum House.
From there, the Herriot Centre, St. Mary's Church and Thirsk
Museum are easily reached. Thirsk Racecourse has 14 fixtures per
year. The picturesque village of Sowerby and the banks of
Codbeck provide miles of easy local walks. 7 miles distant are
Sutton Bank, with panoramic views over the Vale of York, and the
famous 'White Horse' at Kilburn. Within 15 miles are Rievaulx
Abbey and Helmsley Castle. Further afield in the North York
Moors National Park are Hutton-le-Hole (Ryedale Folk Museum) and
Pickering with its castle and steam railway to Whitby a fishing
port steeped in history. The Yorkshire Coast has wonderful cliff
scenery and quaint fishing villages. The Moors are ideal for
walkers of all standards.
To the west is the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with the
fells and valleys of the Pennines also offering a variety of
sight-seeing and walking. Within easy reach are the cathedral
'city' of Ripon, the Georgian town of Richmond, with its
impressive castle, and Brimham Rocks. |
