BOBH - Day Trips from York - Private Group Tours

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Our Private Group Tours provide the opportunity for your own private group of up to 15 people to explore Yorkshire in a comfortable 16-seat Minicoach with a friendly and professional Guide and pickup from any hotel or other location in York, Harrogate or Leeds.

North York Moors & Whitby - explore the scenic and picturesque North York Moors National Park and the seaside town of Whitby. See the famous Kilburn White Horse, the market town of Helmsley (with its quaint cafes, shops and medieval castle) and the village of Goathland (Heartbeat and Harry Potter filming location). You will have more than two hours free time in the fishing port of Whitby to see Whitby Abbey (inspiration for the Dracula books), visit the Captain Cook Museum, shop for some Whitby Jet or Gothic Fashion or just sample Fish & Chips from the famous Magpie Café - the choice is yours! You will also have the option of departing Whitby by Steam Train on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and rejoining the Minicoach at Goathland!

Yorkshire Dales - explore the stunning landscape of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, visiting Bolton Castle, Aysgarth Falls (filming location for Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves), Askrigg (filming location for Darrowby in the James Herriot All Creatures Great and Small TV series), the conservation village of Arncliffe, The Oldest Sweetshop in the World at Pateley Bridge and the traditional Dales Market Town of Hawes, where you will have the opportunity to visit the award winning Wensleydale Creamery, the home of Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese.

Haworth, Bolton Abbey & Steam Trains - visit the West Yorkshire Pennine Village of Haworth (made famous by the Bronte sisters and home to the Bronte Parsonage Museum), Bingley Five Rise Locks (the most spectacular feature of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal), Bolton Abbey (where you will see the stunning setting of the ruins of the 12th Century Augustinian Monastery), the picture postcard traditional Yorkshire Dales village of Linton (with its stone bridges and limestone falls) and the option to travel by steam train on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

Captain Cook Country - explore Captain Cook Country to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his first voyage to the Pacific in 1768. Visit the village of Marton where James Cook was born then learn about his formative years with a walk in his footsteps at Great Ayton, site of the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum, before visiting the picturesque fishing village of Staithes, where the young James Cook first experienced local seafaring and smuggling traditions. Enjoy free time in Whitby, where Captain Cook trained in the merchant navy, with options to visit The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, view Whitby Abbey, take a short trip out to sea on the Bark Endeavour scale replica of Cook's famous vessel, or just sample Fish & Chips from the famous Magpie Café – the choice is yours!

Lump Sum Price for all Group Tours (for any number up to 15 passengers) is in the range of £349 - £449