The Tourist Information office for the North Yorkshire  Moors and Coast has an excellent site here. You are encouraged to explore the site to find out more on not just Pickering but also the beautiful countryside and coast.
 

NEW "Welcome to Yorkshire" have an excellent website with information of what Yorkshire has to offer for all tastes and ages - and it's multilingual!

NEW "Discover the Yorkshire Coast and Moors", takes you on a photographic tour of the Coastline and the Moors of Yorkshire

Here is a little taster of what the immediate area around the proposed rally site has to offer:

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Pickering

Pickering is situated just 1ml/1.6 Km to the north of the site on the A169
Click here to view a brochure on the top attractions in Pickering:

 - Pickering Castle
 - Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life
 - North York Moors Railway
 - Dalby Forest
 - Pickering Tourist Information Office
 

Clicking on the names above will take you to the respective websites

Flamingoland

Situated 1ml/ 1.6Km to the south of of the rally site, Flamingoland is a "great place to explore and have fun". It is an adventure park, boasting the latest, scariest rides and a zoo. We hope to be able to offer a discount for attendees of the 15th ICCCR (which could be an excellent solution for "what to do with your passengers for the weekend!).

Eden Camp Eden Camp is situated 6ml/ 9Km south of the Rally site. A visit to the Museum at EDEN CAMP will transport you back in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds, even the smells of those dangerous years. This is no ordinary Museum - Not another Military Museum - Not a glass showcase Museum - They have reconstructed scenes using movement, lighting, sound, smells, even smoke machines to transport you back in time, to make you feel that you are there taking part in history. The award winning Museum is an original Prisoner of War Camp built in 1942. The fascinating displays hold, and reveal to you, the vital spirit which eventually triumphed in 1945. These superb and lifelike exhibits make a visit to EDEN CAMP a wonderful and educational day out for all the family. Please allow 3 to 4 hours for a visit. It is the only Theme Museum to offer such an experience coupled to value for money, so don't miss it. We have excellent facilities and are fully accessible for the disabled and visually impaired. There is ample FREE PARKING for up to 400 cars and 30 coaches. Braille sheets and tapes are available. A great day out for all the family. We hope to be able to offer a discount for attendees of the 15th ICCCR.

Malton

Malton is situated 7ml/ 11Km south of the site on the A169. It is the administrative centre of Ryedale and has a railway station with connections to London via York. Malton was founded  by the Romans in AD 71 and still has Roman ruins on the edge of the town.

Click here to read more about Malton.

Malton has a range of hotels, family run Inns and pubs and Bed & Breakfast accommodation.

Malton has a rail connection, via York, to the Edinburgh/London East Coast main line. We intend to run a "shuttle bus" between the rally site, Pickering and Malton over the weekend. Click here to go to the Malton Tourist Information Office Website.

Castle Howard

Situated 16ml/ 25Km to the south west of Pickering, Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh. It is not a true castle: The word is often used for English country houses constructed after the castle-building era (c.1500) and not intended for a military function.

Castle Howard has been the home of part of the Howard family for more than 300 years. It is familiar to television and movie audiences as the fictional "Brideshead", both in Granada Television's 1981 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and a two-hour 2008 remake for cinema. Today, it is part of the Treasure Houses of England heritage group.

Scarborough

Situated 16ml/ 25Km to the east of Pickering, Scarborough boasts a roman settlement with imposing medieval castle. With its 19th centaury Spa, Scarborough is a popular holiday centre which proves to be a perfect example of the "English Seaside Resort". Scarborough is divided into two bays - North Bay and South Bay - by the Castle Headland, which features a castle dating from 1136.
Click to visit the Scarborough Tourist Information Site

Filey

Situated 22ml/30Km to the east of Pickering, Filey is a traditional English seaside resort with a friendly atmosphere, offering restful 'get away from it all' holidays. A fishing town on the North East coast of England, Filey has enjoyed a reputation of being a seaside resort since Victorian days.

If you want an active holiday, take the beautiful views of Filey Bay with Filey Brigg to the north and Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head further down the coast or just to quietly relax in peaceful the surroundings, Filey can meet your needs.

Bridlington

Situated 36ml/58Km to the east south east of Pickering, Bridlington, with its beautiful beaches and brand new award winning promenades and gardens, offers a host of all weather activities. This famous seaside resort at Bridlington has an irresistible appeal for people of all ages and a special Bridlington welcome that is guaranteed to warm your heart.

In Bridlington why not visit Park Rose Pottery, Cruckley Animal Farm, Bridlington Heritage Museum, Burton Agnes Hall or perhaps Bondville Miniature Village. If you are with your family then maybe Bridlington's Leisure World, John Bull World of Rock and the "Beside The Seaside" Museum would be more suitable. After all the sight seeing at Bridlington, why not pop into the 60's coffee bar for a relaxing break a bite to eat from their themed menu's and have a coffee.

Helmsley

12ml/8Km to the west of Pickering, Helmsley is located on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Moors on the River Rye. It is an attractive and popular market town and a good stop when visiting the area's attractions. It's also the start of the Cleveland Way so gets popular with walkers.

Helmsley still has the market, held on Friday's in the main square, with its statue of Lord Feversham. The current Fevershams live in the Vanbrugh built mansion, Duncombe Park, on the edge of the village, near the 12th century ruined castle.

Popular local attractions include Helmsley Castle, a ruined 12th century castle overlooking the town. Rievaulx Abbey, ruined remains of once a great abbey, with visitor centre showing the history of the abbey. A very special place!

North York Moors National Park

(Click on Map to enlarge)
 

Situated to the north of Pickering the North York Moors (also known, incorrectly, as the North Yorkshire Moors) is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of 1,436 km² (554 square miles), and it has a population of about 25,000.

Click on the appropriate flag        to read more about the national park.

Whitby

20ml/32Km to the north east of Pickering is the picturesque fishing port and sea-side resort of Whitby. Home of James Cook, who "discovered" Australia and alleged to be the origin of Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
Not to be missed is the journey on the famous A169 which connects Pickering to Whitby, crossing the highest point of the North York Moors National Park.

York

27Ml/43Km to the south-west is the city of York. Founded by the Romans and dating back to AD 42, York has retained its unique medieval city wall. After the Romans came the Vikings and York (Yorvik) became the Northern capital of the country. The arrival of the railways in the 18th Centaury brought York into the transport revolution. York is now the home of the National Rail Museum and the nearby Yorkshire Air Museum.

Leeds

52Ml/85Km to the south west is the city of Leeds, which has been rated as: 'The best English city to visit outside London' by Conde Nast Traveller

Leeds is a popular city break destination with lots to offer visitors from the UK and abroad.

It is the only English city outside London with its own repertory theatre, opera house and ballet companies. Leeds Art Gallery has one of the UK’s best collections of contemporary British art (The Times) and the city is home to the Royal Armouries, the national collection of arms and armour...

Yorkshire Dales

45Ml/75Km to the west of Pickering brings you to another National Park, the Yorkshire Dales which was established in 1954, the Yorkshire Dales National Park has outstanding scenery, a range of wildlife habitats and a rich cultural heritage. It’s a special place – a fantastic outdoor arena for recreation and peaceful relaxation and a haven for wildlife.

Covering an area of 1,762 square kilometres (680 square miles), the National Park is located in the north of England, and straddles the central Pennines in the counties of North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

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