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Ryedale's market towns of Pickering, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside and Malton are set in wonderful countryside and there are lots of arts events and things to do! Ryedale is a great place to cycle, walk, or just expolore by car or bus. There are abbeys, castles and museums and you can get lost on the North Yorkshire moors or wolds. The coast At Scarborough, Whitby and Filey only a short drive away. There are many hotels and bed and breakfast establishments, holiday cottages and campsites and a few are within walking distance of The Shed - Yorkshire's famous music and poetry venue. The Shed's Sprung and Simmer
2010 From Pickering you can travel through the spectacular scenery of the North Yorkshire Moors by steam train (one of the film locations for Harry Potter) all the way to Goathland (Aidensfield in Heartbeat) and Grosmont.
Castle Howard is the setting for concerts by stars like Shirley Bassey, Bryan Ferry and Jose Carreras, as well as attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to the magnificent house and gardens. One of Britain's finest stately homes, Castle Howard is located in the beautiful Howardian Hills, fifteen miles northeast of the famous city of York. The house was built in 1699 by the architect Sir John Vanbrugh and was the location for the filming of the TV series Brideshead Revisited. From castle to shed, the fame has spread... BBC Radio 4 records programmes at The Shed and people travel from across the UK and Europe to see international artists performing contemporary jazz, folk, blues, world music and poetry in this intimate and friendly space. One of the smallest and probably the most famous micro-venue in Yorkshire, The Shed plays host to artists as diverse as Hank Wangford and the Lost Cowboys, Snake Davis, Martin and Eliza Carthy, Andy Sheppard, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy, Ian McMillan, Billy Jenkins and more.."The Shed is the best venue in England" David Thomas.
Castle Howard - view across the Great Lake to the house. TOP During the summer months in Ryedale there are traditional agricultural shows held in Rosedale, Farndale, Thornton Le Dale, Malton, Ryedale (Welburn) and Boon Hill. There is a major traction engine (steam) rally at Pickering and the world famous Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race (below). Ryedale Festival of classical music is held in late July / early August.
Ship Ahoy! the Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race Top Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York, YO60 4AD - on the edge of one of the UK's most beautiful National Parks and where Laurence Sterne (1713-68) wrote The Life and Opinions ofTristram Shandy. Home of Asterisk* - the centre for the study and development of narrative."Some houses are built like fictions, and are even built of fictions. Shandy Hall is just such a house, and that is why there is no better way to come to know the spirit of Sterne than by visiting it." Sir Malcolm Bradbury
Thatched cottage in Thornton Le Dale Top The area has some good pubs as well as cinemas and theatre and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of cafes and restaurants opening in the towns and villages. Ryedale is slowly becoming a bit more cosmopolitan! The Romans established a fort, Derventio, on the banks of the River Derwent at Malton in the latter part of the 1st century AD and the town still has an Italian restaurant! The east coast, with Scarborough, Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay, is within easy reach by car, bus, or train and the city of York is only 30 minutes away.
The North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour Top The North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour meanders through magnificent Ryedale countryside with poet and Radio 3 presenter Ian McMillan as tour guide. The tour celebrates the publication of All Shook Up! by Ian McMillan and will soon form part of a new BBC Radio 4 drama (see below). This is a surreal and totally improvised commentary on the places of special relevance to the King's past life in the market town of Pickering. Sponsored by Sirdar. Learn about the famous knitted Elvis wigs!
Hovingham Hall is located directly opposite The Shed in the picturesque village of Hovingham. This historic 18th Century house was the childhood home of The Duchess of Kent and is open to the public from 4th June to 7th July 2007 (closed Sundays). For over 400 years Hovingham has been the home of the Worsley family. The Palladian house was built between 1750 and 1770 by Thomas Worsley to his own design and is unique being entered through The Riding School. Nunnington Hall. The sheltered walled garden on the bank of the River Rye, with its delightful mixed borders, orchards of traditional fruit varieties and spring-flowering meadows, complements this mellow 17th-century manor house. From the magnificent oak-panelled hall, follow three staircases to discover family rooms, the nursery, the haunted room and the attics, with their fascinating Carlisle collection of fully furnished miniature period rooms. Eden
Camp is an original Prisoner
of War camp built in 1942. Reconstructed scenes, using movement,
lighting, sound, smells (even smoke machines) will transport
you back in time and make you feel that you are taking part in
the history of wartime Britain. Eden Camp is an excellent day
out for visitors of all ages, with assault courses to keep the
younger visitors amused, and won the English Tourism Council's
England for Excellence Award for Visitor Attraction of the Year
in 1998.
Pickering station - North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2003 TOP North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Pickering's famous steam railway - travelling to Goathland and Grosmont from Pickering. Ryedale Tourist Information - in Malton, Helmsley and Pickering. Malton Museum is currently showing a special exhibition about the 25 years of archaeological research on the sands and gravels of Heslerton. Also permanent display of the Roman artifacts from the Roman Fort at Malton. Ryedale Folk Museum. Step back to the 18th Century! The museum has collections dating from pre-history to the 20th century and includes a thatched cruck cottage, an Elizabethan manor house and the oldest daylight photographic studio in the country. Beck Isle Museum at Pickering comprises 24 rooms packed with displays which describe social, domestic and working life in the 18th century. The museum includes a collection of local photographs by Sidney Smith and William Marshall planned England's first Agricultural Institute here in the early 1800's. Duncombe Park - Country house near Helmsley The Shed's Sprung and Simmer
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and Copyright Address: The Shed, Brawby, Malton, North Yorkshire
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