Yorkshire by Steam

Your Yorkshire adventure begins at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in Harrogate, an attractive Georgian spa town with a 200-year tradition of providing restorative treatments. Popular amongst fashionable Victorians, Harrogate still offers spa treatments today at its Moorish-inspired Turkish bath house. Meet your Tour Manager at the Crown Hotel in time for dinner. Afterwards, enjoy a short guided walk of Harrogate.

• Dinner

Take the train to nearby York today, and admire this beautiful city's Viking, Roman and medieval heritage. On arrival, enjoy a guided walking tour of the main sights, such as the magnificent, 12thcentury Minster, one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe. With its wide nave and chapter house, the Minster features stunning stained-glass windows, and can be seen towering over the crooked timber buildings from almost everywhere in the city.

You also take in the quaint Shambles, one of the world's best-preserved medieval streets where you can still see original features on each shop front. Your tour ends at the city's famous National Railway Museum. Here you can see over 100 different locomotives, including a replica of George Stephenson's Rocket, a 1960s Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train, and Queen Victoria's own saloon railway carriage, dating back to 1869.

To uncover its Viking roots, visit the Jorvik Centre, or for the darker side of the city's history, take a trip to the York Dungeon. Alternatively, take a stroll around the city walls or enjoy a drink in one of the 365 pubs York is famous for - some of which have been serving ale since the 16th century.

• Breakfast

Board a coach for today's excursion to Whitby, one of the east coast's most popular seaside resorts. On the way, stop off at Goathland, better known as 'Aidensfield' in TV's Heartbeat.

Crowned by its brooding Abbey, Whitby is famous as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula as well as for its unique jet jewellery. If you're feeling adventurous, why not climb the 199 steps to St Mary's Abbey, where you're greeted with panoramic coastal views. Whitby is also home to some of the UK's finest fish and chip restaurants, which you have time to sample before joining the nostalgic North Yorkshire Moors Railway for the return journey.

Travel in style aboard this restored heritage train and relax as views of heather-strewn moorland pass by. Back in Harrogate this evening, sit down to a three-course, Yorkshire-themed dinner.

• Breakfast, Dinner

Travel by coach to Ingrow today for a journey on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. This trip takes you up the Worth Valley to Oxenhope, passing the beautiful scenery from the much-loved classic 1970 film 'The Railway Children'. On-train commentary reveals more about the history of the railway and on arrival, there's a chance to visit the Vintage Carriage Museum and goods shed. Continue to the picturesque village of Haworth, surrounded by the remote Pennine Hills and site of the Brontë Parsonage, once home to the famous literary sisters. It was here, amid the wonderfully dramatic landscape, that the Brontës were inspired to write novels such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.

• Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, you're free to leave Harrogate. But perhaps visit one of the town's beautiful parks, such as the Valley Gardens, or step into Bettys Tea Room for some tea and a Fat Rascal before you leave.

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