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White cliffs at Flamborough Head, Bridlington, Yorkshire |
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Flamborough Head Light House, Bridlington |
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Podi mahatthaya at Flamborough Head |
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Rapeseed plantations, bursting with colour in the height of Spring |
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White Cliffs at North Landing, Flamborough |
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Forge Valley, North York Moors national park |
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The official website states:
"Forge Valley was formed when melt waters, released from diminishing glaciers at the end of the last ice age, were unable to drain directly into the North Sea because of an ice dam at Scarborough. These rapidly cut down through the rock to form the gorge". |
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Forge Valley nature reserve |
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Forge Valley nature reserve, North York Moors national park |
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Forge Valley nature reserve |
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A female mallard and its cute ducklings |
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Thornton-le-dale, North Yorkshire |
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Dalby forest drive |
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A 9-mile toll road running through the Dalby forest.
Trees, trees and more trees and Nothing else. If you are a tree-lover, you'll love it. |
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Somewhere in the Dalby Forest |
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Bridestones, Dalby Forest |
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These strange-shaped rocks are found in the Grime Moors, after a 20 minute trek from the car park. |
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Wooden walkways in the Dalby Forest |
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Views from the Dalby forest drive |
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Rosedale Abbey, a beautiful village right in the middle of the North York Moors. |
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We stayed over for 2 nights! |
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Aaahh! Danger Ahead! |
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Rosedale Chimney bank is a brutal climb, about 400 metres long, with 2 hair-pin bends added for good measure. Has gradients of 1:3 and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Together with the Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, these are the 2 steepest motorable roads in Britain. |
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View from the top of the Rosedale Chimney bank |
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Rosedale Chimney Bank - the end of the steep climb is seen. |
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Kilns of the Rosedale Ironworks. The factory has been functioning until 1971. |
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A mega-sized warning sign cautioning cyclists to dismount, when they are about to go downhill the Rosedale Chimney Bank. |
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Past the Rosedale Chimney Bank, towards Hutton-le-Hole |
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Helmsley, a beautiful little market town in the moors. |
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Helmsley Castle, blown up in 1644 during the English civil war. |
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The view towards Thirsk from the Sutton Bank viewpoint |
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Roseberry Topping, Newton-under-Roseberry |
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360-degree views from the top. Unfortunately, we were running out of time and could not even start to climb it. Shame. |
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A typical view in the moors |
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One of the few historic crosses erected over the moors. |
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Nadine and Malc (not in the pic) of the Five Acre View, Rosedale Abbey, took good care of us for 2 days! |
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Hole of Horcum - one of the most photographed locations in the park. |
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Some call this the Grand Canyon of England. This enormous natural amphitheatre is a massive quarter of a mile wide, a mile long and 600 feet deep! (from the official website) |
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All the way through the moors |
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360-degree views aplenty. |
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Driving down the Blue Bank, closer to Whitby. The North Sea is barely seen in the pic. |
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The beatiuful town of Whitby! |
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Fish & chips are delicious! These people in the seaside towns and villages get to taste to freshest of the fresh. How unfair. |
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Robin Hood's Bay, south of Whitby |
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The village of the Robin Hood's Bay |
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Littlebeck, a picturesque little village in the North of the Moors. |
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Somewhere closer to Littlebeck |
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somewhere closer to Littlebeck |
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Falling Foss waterfall, near Littlebeck. |
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This 30-feet waterfall is supposed to be spectacular in the wet season, we hear. |
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Stunning views across the moors |
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If you really keep count, you could easily count one milion of sheep here in the moors. |
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A misty morning in Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales |
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Aysgarth Falls, Yorkshire Dales |
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Some scenes from "Robin Hood: the prince of theives" had been shot here. |
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Upper Falls, Aysgarth, Yorkshire Dales |
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Plenty to capture, even in the dense fog. |
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Somewhere in Yorkshire Dales |
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A typical English pub in the Yorkshire dales |
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An inalienable part of the life of the Englishman! People are furious that supermarket chains have put many local pubs out of business over the last few years. |
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Views in the Yorkshire Dales |
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A typical view in the Yorkshire dales |
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Buttertubs Pass - one of the most spectacular roads in Britain, from Hawes to Thwaite in the Yorkshire Dales. |
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"The Buttertubs" that give this pass its name - a few metres deep limestone potholes |
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Ribblehead Viaduct - with 24 arches, the longest viaduct in Britain. Built in 1874. |
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Malham Tarn lake, looks not so different from Kandalama tank in Sri Lanka when seen from a distance! |
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Malham Cove, a natural limestone formation |
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Brimham Rocks - amazing rock formations in Brimham Moor, Yorkshire |
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Brimham Rocks. They really rock. |
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