Places to visit in Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore nature reserves, woodlands, and parks across 15 counties in Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, and Peak District fringe make this one of England's greatest concentrations of upland national parks.
Barnsley
A South Yorkshire district on the Pennine Coal Measures, with the Dearne Valley RSPB reserves, the Trans Pennine Trail, and country parks on former colliery land.
Bradford
A city district on the Pennine edge, with Ilkley Moor, the Brontë Country around Haworth, the Worth valley, and Bradford's Lister Park's Cartwright Hall grounds.
Calderdale
A steep-sided Pennine district along the Calder and Ryburn valleys, with the South Pennines AONB, Hardcastle Crags woodland, and the Pennine Way on the ridge above.
Doncaster
A district in the flat Don valley, with the Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve — one of England's largest lowland raised bogs — and the Dearne Valley wetlands.
East Riding of Yorkshire
A district spanning the chalk Yorkshire Wolds, the Humber Estuary's mudflats, Spurn Head National Nature Reserve, and the Heritage Coast cliffs of Flamborough.
Kingston upon Hull, City of
A city on the Humber Estuary, with the Humber Bridge Country Park, East Park's lake, and the Humber foreshore accessible via the Trans Pennine Trail.
Kirklees
A large district spanning the South Pennines and Peak District fringe, with Holme and Colne valleys, Castle Hill's hillfort, and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Leeds
A city district in the Aire valley, with the Leeds Liverpool Canal, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Roundhay Park's lakes, and Harewood House estate to the north.
North East Lincolnshire
A coastal district at the Humber mouth, with Cleethorpes' sandy beach, the Humber Estuary mudflats, and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's coastal reserves.
North Lincolnshire
A district spanning the Isle of Axholme's flat peat fens, the scarp and vale of the Lincolnshire Wolds, and the Humber Estuary's southern shore.
North Yorkshire
England's largest county, with the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors national parks, the Heritage Coast from Scarborough to Whitby, and the Vale of York in between.
Rotherham
A South Yorkshire district along the River Don and Rother, with the Rother Valley Country Park's lake, the Dearne Valley RSPB reserves, and Thrybergh Country Park.
Sheffield
A city bordering the Peak District National Park, with the Rivelin and Loxley valleys, the Porter Brook, and an exceptionally high urban tree canopy.
Wakefield
A district in the Calder valley, with Nostell Priory's parkland, the Anglers Country Park and Pugneys Country Park, and the Trans Pennine Trail.
York
A walled city in the Vale of York, with the River Ouse, Knavesmire's ancient common land, the Foss river corridor, and the Howardian Hills AONB to the north.