| The Worsley Arms Hotelis located in the picturesque | | | | convenient and efficient bus service; this is called the |
| and beautiful village of Hovingham; this is located | | | | Moorbus Network. Interestingly, it is only 12 miles |
| perfectly for the surrounding villages and towns of | | | | from the North Sea. The first Saturday of every |
| Pickering, Helmsley, Stokesley, Malton and Thirsk. | | | | month hosts a farmer’s market which attractions |
| Like many North York Moors Hotelsthe Worsley | | | | locals and tourists alike. In addition there is also an |
| Arms Hotel is nestled in the scenic National Park | | | | agricultural show in September which again reinforces |
| which attracts tourists in their droves year after | | | | the strong farming heritage of the area. The show |
| year. | | | | is huge in the village, it dates back to 1859 and a fair |
| | | | | comes to visit Stokesley for the week leading up to |
| The market towns of Pickering, Malton, Stokesley, | | | | the show which again attracts people from all over |
| Thirsk and Helmsley are all located in the North York | | | | the area. |
| Moors National Park which is home to one of the | | | | |
| biggest areas of heather moorland in the United | | | | Pickering is also located on the edge of the North |
| Kingdom. It has a population of approximately | | | | York Moors National Park and it is nestled within the |
| 25,000 and it was in 1952 that it becamea National | | | | Vale of Pickering. The town hosts a market day |
| Park through the National Parks and Access to the | | | | every Monday and there is also a farmer’s |
| Countryside Act of 1949. The area is vast and | | | | market on the first Thursday of every month. |
| covers around 554 square miles which equates to | | | | Pickering has an award winning tourist information |
| 1,436 km squared. | | | | centre which is well worth a visit as hidden gems can |
| | | | | be pointed out by the knowledgeable staff to keep |
| The village of Hovingham is fairly large and very | | | | visitors informed of what is on in the area. |
| beautiful. It is set within the Ryedale parish and is | | | | |
| located just on the edge of the Howardian Hills which | | | | Helmsley is also a market town, which in the 17th |
| are another attraction for visitors to the Hotels North | | | | century was the centre for weaving. There is a |
| Yorkshire. The Worsley family have lived in | | | | history to the loom operators and they had a |
| Hovingham since 1563 and the current Hovingham Hall | | | | reputation for being heavy drinkers which usually |
| which is a Grade 1 listed building was built by the 6th | | | | ended in mass, public brawls. Helmsley is also so |
| Thomas Worsley. | | | | popular as it is used as a starting point for those |
| | | | | people wishing to walk The Cleveland Way which is a |
| Stokesley is also not far away from The Worsley | | | | well know walk across the North York Moors National |
| Arms Hotel, this is another beautiful market town | | | | Park which is over 100 miles long. Visitors can enjoy |
| which is home to approximately five and a half | | | | many quaint tearooms and traditional country pubs |
| thousand people. It lies just north of the North | | | | and many motor cyclists like to start or end their |
| York Moors but is easily accessible with the | | | | journeys here. |