Yorkshire And The Peak District
Written by MichaelZ on March 31, 2009 – 10:33 pm -If you need destinations to plan to visit either as a tourist visiting England or as UK based traveller then there are certain parts of England that you simply must visit at least once in your lifetime and one of those has to be South Yorkshire.
Most people consider Yorkshire to be an industrial county full of factories and jammed full of houses for the workers but nothing could be further from the truth and South Yorkshire is vastly different to what you can imagine.
Granted the region did grow and become well known for its coal mines and the steel industry but a lot of the mining was in east and the north of Yorkshire, although Sheffield is world famous for its steel.
Any visit to the South Yorkshire area would not be complete with a trip to the Peak District national park one of the most visited national parks in the whole world. The Peak District offers outstanding natural beauty and enough activities to keep most people very busy.
Activities in the park include rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and camping, bird watching and so much more, you can even take a balloon flight across the peaks or even a helicopter ride if you enjoy flying or don’t mind digging a little deeper in you pockets for a memorable experience that will probably stay with you for the rest of your life.
More Peak District Tourist Information can be found here.
The area is also home to a number of historic buildings you can visit whilst your out and about most of which are National heritage properties.
Brodsworth Hall and gardens, just to the north of Doncaster is a true survivor of the mid 1800’s and is said to be one of the finest complete examples of Victorian living and the most complete Victorian country houses ever to have survived in this country.
The main city in Yorkshire is also rival to the capital of England for the crown of a cultural area, if arts are your love then there are a choice of major galleries you can visit whilst here as well as the largest theatre complex outside of London itself. A few days in Sheffield will truly be the icing on the cake of your South Yorkshire adventure.
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