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The Contour Atlas

England

Yorkshire and the Humber

Limestone dales, a medieval minster city, and a clifftop abbey that gave Dracula his landing point.

Ey up (hello)

Local food

  • Yorkshire pudding

    Batter, hot dripping, and no apologies.

  • Parkin

    Sticky oat and treacle gingerbread, eaten around Bonfire Night.

  • Wensleydale

    Crumbly cheese, traditionally served with fruit cake.

  • Forced rhubarb

    Grown by candlelight in the Rhubarb Triangle. PDO protected.

  • Fat rascal

    A Bettys of Harrogate fruited scone with an almond face.

Festivals & events

Leeds Festival
August bank holiday · Bramham Park
Whitby Goth Weekend
April and October · Whitby
Great Yorkshire Show
July · Harrogate
Haworth 1940s Weekend
May · Haworth

Landmarks

  • York Minster
  • The Shambles, York
  • Whitby Abbey
  • Malham Cove
  • Yorkshire Dales

Grid reference

Station
Leeds
Latitude
53.8008°N
Longitude
1.5491°W

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.