HIGH STACKS, FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE: This remoted pebble cove has a ‘spectacular’ sea arch generally known as the ‘Consuming Dinosaur’, the e book says, including: ‘In summer season, widespread seals sprawl out alongside the seaside.’ Coordinates: 54.1148, -0.0773

HIGH FORCE WATERFALL, RIVER TEES, DURHAM: ‘Likelihood is you’ll hear Excessive Pressure earlier than you see it,’ writes Banks. She continues: ‘England’s greatest waterfall drops a spectacular 21m (69ft) over a shelf of historical Whin Sill rock, a layer of dolerite shaped from molten rock practically 300million years in the past, right into a swirling plunge pool beneath. Take time to marvel on the energy of the thundering sheet of white water crashing onto the rocks beneath.’ Coordinates: 54.6506, -2.1862

COVES HAVEN, HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND: ‘Located on the far north of Holy Island, this lovely, distant sandy seaside is backed by excessive dunes, with cliffs on the jap finish,’ writes Banks. Noting that the location is ‘typically ignored by guests’, she continues: ‘On our go to, we spot deer scampering by way of the dunes.’ The writer provides that there are rock swimming pools at low tide. Coordinates: 55.6875, -1.7992

THE EMPEROR’S BATH, FILEY BRIGG, FILEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE: The e book reveals: ‘In keeping with legend, Emperor Constantine the Nice appreciated to wash in a big sea pool refreshed by the tides on Filey Brigg [a peninsula]. No matter its actual historical past, you will notice the Emperor’s Tub, a big rock pool with ledges, as you peer down over the Scarborough aspect of Filey Brigg.’ Coordinates: 54.2182, -0.2709

THE HEN HOLE AND THE THREE SISTERS WATERFALL, NORTHUMBERLAND: Banks says of Hen Gap: ‘This dramatic gorge cuts an unlimited slice out of the steep, west-facing slopes of the mighty Cheviot [an extinct volcano], making a channel for the Three Sisters Waterfall.’ She says that it’s ‘arguably essentially the most lovely rift in Northumberland’, set in an ‘excellent’ location within the School Valley. From right here, the writer says that you just may need to ‘scramble on’ to succeed in the summit of Cheviot, which is the county’s highest hill. Coordinates: 55.4760, -2.1794

ST ETHELBURGA’S CHANCEL, GREAT GIVENDALE, YORKSHIRE: Banks describes this construction as an ‘beautiful church hidden down a wooded slope on an historical web site overlooking a picturesque valley and huge pond’. She writes: ‘Rebuilt in 1849, the church retains its Saxon font and Norman chancel arch, with two rows of chevron carvings and intricately carved capitals above the pillars. Companies are performed by candlelight because it has no electrical energy.’ The writer recommends visiting in spring to see shows of snowdrops and aconite flowers close by. Coordinates: 53.9746, -0.7614

ASHGILL FORCE, NEAR THE VILLAGE OF GARRIGILL, CUMBRIA: Banks describes this as a ‘spectacular 16m (52ft) curtain waterfall that you could stroll behind, by the use of a rocky shelf, when not in flood’. She says that it is ‘off the crushed observe in a phenomenal deep gorge with swimming pools for paddling and dipping in’, and there are ‘many smaller waterfalls additional downstream with deeper swimming pools’. Banks provides that the world is a ‘haven for dragonflies’. Coordinates: 54.7588, -2.3762

MARSDEN BAY, SOUTH TYNESIDE: This ‘lovely bay’ has ‘dramatic cliffs, sea stacks, caves and Marsden Rock [the rock formation in the sea on the left]’. The writer reveals that the bay can be ‘residence to one in every of England’s most necessary seabird colonies with hundreds of fulmars, kittiwakes, cormorants and gulls’. The e book continues: ‘Above the bay is The Leas, a protracted stretch of grassy land for kite-flying, walks and biking.’ Coordinates: 54.9785, -1.3783

BANK TOP KILNS, ROSEDALE CHIMNEY BANK, NORTH YORKSHIRE: ‘With solely the music flight of skylarks to punctuate the silence, it is laborious to think about this space as a hive of trade within the nineteenth century when miners poured in to extract iron ore, swelling the inhabitants of Rosedale from 558 to virtually 3,000,’ writes Banks. ‘As you scramble over the outdated roasting kilns, you get a number of the greatest views within the [North York Moors] Nationwide Park.’ Coordinates: 54.3444, -0.8925

BEACH IN STAITHES, NORTH YORKSHIRE: Banks says that the ‘tiny’ seaside subsequent to the harbour within the seaside village of Staithes ‘is nice for fossil searching’. She warns, nonetheless, to ‘watch out of rockfall from the cliffs on the south finish of the seaside’. The writer provides: ‘Name in at The Cod and Lobster pub afterwards.’ Coordinates: 54.5586, -0.7891

ROSEBERRY TOPPING, NORTH YORKSHIRE (LEFT): Banks writes: ‘With its fin-like peak, Roseberry Topping is an outlier among the many Cleveland Hills. A small cussed slab of laborious Center Jurassic sandstone on its summit is answerable for its character.’ The writer continues: ‘It’s a enjoyable “mountain” to climb, with panoramic views from the highest, 320m up. In spring a spectacular show of bluebells carpets the traditional Newton Wooden at its base.’ Coordinates: 54.5053, -1.1073. RSPB BEMPTON CLIFFS, YORKSHIRE (RIGHT): The e book reveals: ‘The UK’s largest mainland seabird colony at Bempton Cliffs is alive with puffins, gannets, guillemots and razorbills, many arriving between March and October every year. The spectacle, and the sounds and odor, of those swooping creatures at this superb seabird metropolis is unforgettable, as is the spectacular seascape. The puffins are undoubtedly the principle draw; nonetheless, the huge albatross-like gannets are an equally great sight as they plunge into the ocean at velocity. These magnificent birds pair for all times, returning to the identical nest every year.’ Coordinates: 54.1474, -0.1686

CAULDRON SNOUT WATERFALL, TEESDALE, ON THE DURHAM-CUMBRIA BORDER: ‘A tumbling succession of spectacular cataracts [a type of waterfall] stretching greater than 180m (591ft) offers Cauldron Snout the title of the longest waterfall in England,’ Banks reveals. Describing the falls as ‘spectacular’, she notes that ‘due to its distant location, you are prone to be the one one right here’. Coordinates: 54.6528, -2.2891 

BARROWBURN HAY MEADOWS, NORTHUMBERLAND: The e book says: ‘Stroll by way of [these] beautiful historical upland hay meadows, a blaze of color in June and July, having fun with huge vistas and the music flight of the skylarks. The 2 fields behind the farm are an SSSI [Site of Special Scientific Interest] , with greater than 60 species of vegetation… an absolute delight.’ Coordinates: 55.3867, -2.2125

SIMONSIDE, SIMONSIDE HILLS, NORTHUMBERLAND: The e book reveals: ‘This justifiably standard summit has magnificent panoramic views of the Cheviots [a range of hills] and the Northumberland shoreline. The religious significance of those wild, windswept hills to Bronze Age individuals is clear by the variety of burial cairns on the slopes and crags.’ Sharing a number of the space’s myths and legends, Banks says: ‘Beware the Simonside Duergars, malevolent dwarves of folklore who reside within the rugged hills and lure unwitting travellers to their doom.’ Coordinates: 55.2823, -1.9640

SPURN HEAD BEACH, EAST YORKSHIRE: Banks writes: ‘For a bracing dip within the North Sea, you will not get a lot wilder or remoted than the seashores alongside Spurn Head [a tidal island]. Stroll previous the primary shingle seaside and observe the trail to succeed in a stunning sandy seaside hidden behind the dunes.’ Coordinates: 53.5933, 0.1403

THE HERMITAGE, FALLING FOSS, NORTH YORKSHIRE: Sharing the story behind this web site, Banks writes: ‘Situated in a fairy-tale woodland close to Falling Foss waterfall, the Hermitage is carved out of an unlimited boulder and dates again to the 18th century. It was as soon as the house of a hermit, who lived his life foraging for meals and gas within the surrounding woods.’ Coordinates: 54.4247, -0.6361

SPEETON SANDS, NORTH YORKSHIRE: ‘The clamber down a rugged cliff path to this beautiful stretch of huge sandy seaside is nicely well worth the effort,’ the e book reveals, persevering with: ‘Even within the top of summer season, you’re prone to have the seaside to your self. The stays of the barnacle-encrusted shipwreck Laura is a landmark rooted within the seascape right here.’ Coordinates: 54.1619, -0.2332

SEVEN SISTERS, TYNE AND WEAR: The e book says: ‘Relationship again to the Mesolithic interval, this spectacular mound topped by beech bushes sits atop Copt Hill. It was first excavated within the nineteenth century, but it surely was a second dig that exposed the burial mound to be 7,000 years outdated.’ Banks notes that there was once seven bushes on the web site, however solely 5 stay. Coordinates: 54.8366, -1.4514

BAMBURGH CASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND: ‘Perched above an outcrop of the Nice Whin Sill [a sheet of volcanic rock], this beautifully located Eleventh-century coastal fortress has panoramic views of Holy Island, the Farne Islands and Bamburgh village,’ the e book reveals. It continues: ‘As soon as the capital of the Seventh-century kings of Northumbria, the citadel web site has been occupied since at the very least the final Iron Age.’ Coordinates: 55.6089, -1.7099

OSGODBY POINT, CAYTON BAY, NORTH YORKSHIRE: Giving instructions to this stretch of sand, Banks says: ‘Stroll by way of a wooded valley to this remoted sandy seaside on the north finish of Cayton Sands, buffeted by the rocky headland of Knife Level.’ Coordinates: 54.2515, -0.3682

HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND: Banks writes: ‘Lower off from the mainland twice a day, because the North Sea sweeps over its causeway, this tidal island is steeped in historical past. In AD 635, St Aidan arrived from Iona and based his monastery right here… the island has since remained a spot of pilgrimage.’ The writer provides that ‘you’ll be able to stroll the three-mile (5km) Pilgrim’s Means, marked out with poles alongside the sand’ however notes that the route is ‘solely to be tried on a receding tide’. Coordinates: 55.6764, -1.8037

WHARRAM PERCY, YORKSHIRE WOLDS: House to greater than 30 ‘misplaced homes’, this web site is ‘one of many nation’s greatest preserved abandoned villages, tucked away in a tranquil Wolds valley’, Banks writes. She continues: ‘Settled in prehistoric instances, Wharram flourished between the twelfth and 14th centuries earlier than it was deserted round 1500; nonetheless, the church [St Martin’s church] continued for use lengthy after this.’ Coordinates: 54.0704, -0.6872

DOD LAW AND ROCK ART, NORTHUMBERLAND: ‘Climb to Dod Legislation, the very best level on Doddington Moor (187m/613ft), for magnificent views throughout the Cheviots [a range of hills] and Milfield Plain,’ the e book reveals. It continues: ‘This archaeologically wealthy moor has Iron Age enclosures, Bronze Age burial cairns and quite a few carved stones. There’s a cup-and-ring-marked stone close to the excessive level of the hill, and one other lies in a spot among the many ferns on the base of the hill.’ Coordinates: 55.5789, -1.9945

BRANSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE: Banks writes: ‘Often known as the “misplaced dale”, this small, distant valley, managed by the Nationwide Belief, is the North York Moors’ hidden jewel. It’s neither on the best way to nor from anyplace, however those that enterprise right here will discover lovely moorland surroundings, fields criss-crossed by dry-stone partitions and breathtaking views.’ Coordinates: 54.3669, -1.0528

RILEY’S FISH SHACK, TYNEMOUTH, NORTH TYNESIDE: The e book says: ‘Pull up a deckchair at this acclaimed seafood bar and grill working out of two transformed transport containers on lovely King Edward’s Bay. The meals is superb; tuck into scrumptious, chargrilled monkfish, mackerel and lobster and savour the expertise.’ It provides that the eatery is ‘top-of-the-line seafood eating places within the North East’. Coordinates: 55.0187, -1.4204

STEEL RIGG TO HOUSESTEADS SECTION, HADRIAN’S WALL, NORTHUMBERLAND: The e book reveals: ‘This part of Hadrian’s Wall is sort of unrivalled in its dramatic options and luxurious vistas,’ the e book reveals. The writer notes: ‘As you stroll the wall, you’re actually following within the footsteps of the Roman troopers who manned this outpost of the empire.’ Coordinates: 55.0134, -2.3304 

RABY CASTLE AND DEER PARK, COUNTY DURHAM: The e book reveals: ‘Constructed within the 14th century by the highly effective Neville household and residential to Cecily Neville, mom of two kings of England, Raby Fort is without doubt one of the most spectacular intact castles within the north of England. It was a parliamentary stronghold throughout the English Civil Battle.’ The tome provides that ‘children will love the Plotters’ Forest, a playground within the forest’. Coordinates: 54.5907, -1.8023

WARKWORTH CASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND: The e book reveals: ‘Sitting above a loop of the River Coquet, this mighty Northumberland fortress was inhabited by the influential Percy household between the 14th and Seventeenth centuries.’ Banks notes {that a} go to to the citadel is ‘well worth the entry charge’. Coordinates: 55.3453, -1.6117

WHITBY ABBEY, WHITBY, YORKSHIRE: That is ‘fairly presumably the nation’s most romantic destroy’, in line with Banks. The abbey impressed Bran Stoker’s Dracula, a hyperlink that the city of Whitby has ’embraced with its well-known Whitby Goth Weekend’. The writer notes that the location’s legacy goes again to 664AD, when a landmark assembly generally known as the Synod of Whitby occurred there. In the course of the assembly, it was determined that the Northumbrian church would observe Roman, fairly than Celtic, practices, the e book reveals. The date for Easter was additionally determined ‘by adopting the lunar calculation we use to at the present time’. At the moment, a monastery existed on the location, however the ruins we see right this moment are ‘the shell of the Thirteenth-century Benedictine Abbey’. Banks provides that Whitby and the coastal views the city gives are ‘spectacular’. Coordinates: 54.4883, -0.6074

MIDDLEMOOR FARM HOLIDAYS, NORTHUMBERLAND: At this vacation web site – a ‘quirky hideaway’ – company can keep in a glamping narrowboat that is ‘safely docked on dry land’. The positioning additionally gives ‘fireplace pits and countryside views’, the e book reveals. Coordinates: 55.4997, -1.7501

JUNIPER WOODS, UPPER TEESDALE: This juniper forest is the most important in England, the e book reveals. It says: ‘Juniper bushes date again 10,000 years and have been one of many first tree species to colonise Britain after the final ice age. Juniper is dioecious, which implies it’s both male or feminine, not like most tree species. Sadly, a number of bushes are affected by Phytophthora austrocedri, a soil-borne pathogen that kills native juniper bushes, noticeable within the bronze-coloured discolouration you will notice.’ Coordinates: 54.6498, -2.1815

PORT MULGRAVE, NORTH YORKSHIRE: This can be a ‘fascinating’ sand and rock seaside, which previously served as a ‘thriving’ port, that has an ‘end-of-time environment’, the e book reveals. It says that the port ‘was used for transport ironstone to Jarrow on Tyneside’. Banks notes: ‘Rustic seaside shacks constructed by native fishermen sit below precarious cliffs, and the stays of its industrial previous are scattered among the many rocks.’ Coordinates: 54.5467, -0.7693 

BYLAND ABBEY, YORKSHIRE: Byland Abbey was generally known as one of many largest of the Cistercian orders in Britain, the e book reveals. Banks writes: ‘It’s a magnificent instance of early Gothic structure; the towering stays of the nice rose window on the west wall of the abbey church impressed the design for York Minster’s rose window. The Thirteenth century flooring tiles within the south transept of the church are essentially the most intensive assortment discovered anyplace right this moment.’ She provides that ‘children love taking part in disguise and search right here’. Coordinates: 54.2032, -1.1592

SEATON SLUICE HARBOUR, NORTHUMBERLAND: The e book reveals: ‘Located on the mouth of the Seaton Burn, this small fairly harbour as soon as exported coal, bottles and salt. Within the mid-Seventeenth century Sir Ralph Delaval constructed sluice gates that trapped seawater at excessive tide and launched it at low tide, stopping the harbour from silting up. A century later a minimize was made by way of the headland to type a brand new harbour entrance, with gates at both finish making a basin unaffected by the tide.’ The writer provides that the harbour ‘is backed by a phenomenal sandy seaside’. Coordinates: 55.0837, -1.4744