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Stay at home
Must-try
YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS
The Crooked Billet pub in
Saxton is one of many
worth seeking out; it
serves an entire
roast dinner
inside a giant
pudding.
crooked-billet.
co.ukWhere to stay
Forest Holidays Keldy has 59 luxury
forest cabins. We booked a two-bed
silver birch cabin with kitchen,
living room and shower, plus a hot
tub on the deck. On-site activities
range from pottery painting to
archery, forest ranger activities to
Go Ape. forestholidays.co.ukWE LIKE
Steaming ahead
Board the North Yorkshire Moors
Steam Railway at Pickering and splash
out an extra £4 to travel in fi rst-class
style. En route, look over the seascape,
the desolate North Yorkshire Moors and
many pretty market towns — or just
sit back and enjoy the ride. nymr.co.uk
MARIA PIERIWHAT TO DO
DRACULA’S LANDING
1 Head to the harbour town of
Whitby Port, where Bram Stoker’s
Dracula fi rst disembarked onto
English soil and where Captain Cook
served his seaman’s apprenticeship.2 Schlep up the steepish walk
towards the ruins of Whitby Abbey.
english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/
whitby-abbey3 Dine at Quayside and sink your
teeth into the best fi sh and chips
around. quaysidewhitby.co.ukWHERE TO EAT
The Blacksmiths Country Inn
This award-winning inn at the very
edge of Cropton Forest serves up
hearty, contemporary food
— think pork medallions, Ryedale
steak and Guinness pie or oven-
roasted salmon with a creamy
lobster, prawn and chive sauce.
blacksmithscountryinn.co.ukWHAT ELSE?
Explore the city of
York, the historic estate
of Castle Howard (as seen
in ITV’s Victoria), the beach
town of Scarborough, Falling
Foss waterfall and
the Jorvik Viking
Centre.NORTH YORKSHIRE
Forest trails, woodland walks, mountain biking and the great,
great outdoors? Or tea and scones, Yorkshire puddings, steam
trains, Dracula and Vikings? You can have it allNovember 2016 39UK // SMART TRAVELLER