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The county has been named UK's Best Holiday Destination at the World Travel Awards, beating Cornwall and Devon among others.
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The spotlight may have been on London this year, but Yorkshire scooped top place as the UK's best holiday destination at the 2012 World Travel Awards, held in Portugal. The region can add this to the other accolade of the year - it became the number one county for turning out the most number of Olympic gold medal-winning athletes.
Famous for such sights at the Yorkshire Dales and York Minster, the county has a solid offering of museums, natural beauty and great food sourced locally from its top-notch farms. And it's not just us domestic tourists trying to have a recession-friendly break who like spending time there, The Daily Telegraph reports that visits from international tourists have increased by a healthy 12%.
Future plans include hosting the Tour de France in 2016 and undertaking a massive eight-year eco-tourism project. But what do you think? Did Yorkshire deserved to win as Britain's best holiday destination? If so, tell us your favourite places in the county. And if not, tell us why not and which place you think should have won.
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08/10/2012 21:41
I live in East Yorkshire and recently spent a week in the Yorkshire Dales for the first time ever. We didn't realise what we was missing, beautiful scenery, great walks, lovely food and great hospitality from the folks who own the Green Dragon Inn at Hardraw. I will definitely be going back and would strongly recommend.
08/10/2012 20:47
09/10/2012 00:09
Although I'm not a Yorkshireman, I live there, up on the Pennines above Halifax. It's cold, bleak, rains a lot and there's a huge windfarm nearby; need I say more! However, it really is beautiful here once you free yourself from the towns. We recently stayed in Grosmont near Whitby and that's just as good. So much peaceful countryside, no litter or larger louts, just great places to walk, eat, drink and sleep in peace. Yorkshire ale's pretty good too! Bring the dog; bring the kids, but wear your muddy boots!
08/10/2012 22:19
i love Yorkshire go at least twice a year always loads to do the magpie chip shop in whitby well worth a visit and bridlington is really nice york and filey i went to a place if your a keen bird watcher but the name i can't remember think it was something cliffs saw puffins there and the place where heartbeat was filmed think its called goathland if im wrong someone will correct me so get your arses to yorkshire its such a lovely place and the locals are very friendly
08/10/2012 22:44
Oh how i do miss my home county, i moved away several years ago and when i started visiting York again after a long absence, i did not want to leave, i did not realise how much i missed it.
I can just taste those fish and chips, the best i have ever tasted, and Bugess's ice-cream of Beverley, gorgeous!!!!
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15/10/2012 12:45
Peoples tastes change. I went to Yorkshire over the Christmas period last year, it was beautiful.
I stayed in beautiful Whitby and then explored, into Heartbeat country where it is filmed together with the station for Harry Potter and around the unspoilt dales. Not a yob in sight and you were welcomed in every pub.
I stayed in beautiful Whitby and then explored, into Heartbeat country where it is filmed together with the station for Harry Potter and around the unspoilt dales. Not a yob in sight and you were welcomed in every pub.
08/10/2012 22:23
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12/10/2012 13:46
I have been to a number of foreign countries and in recent years I have realised that my own has so much to offer. I have never been to Yorkshire but having read some of these comments it would seem I should visit. I would say though that we are very lucky to live in GB; so much of which is second to none.
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