North East England

The Isle of Man has a unique and varied heritage. Visit one of Europe’s best preserved Medieval castles, Castle Rushen, to find out how the Kings and Lords of Mann lived. There’s also the opportunity to find out what life was like for fishermen, crofters and miners by visiting the world’s largest working waterwheel in Laxey which used to pump water to the mines. Or a trip to Cregneash will give you a taste for life in a typical 19th-century Manx upland crofting community.

Each of the Yorkshire Dales has a different character. The Southern Dales are less remote, yet still wildly beautiful. The Northern Dales provide wild heather moorland and valleys full of hay meadows, dry stone walls and barns. And in the West, the pretty villages and small towns each have their own charm.

The North York Moors are a breath of fresh air. Comprising over 1,400 miles of natural beauty, this enchanting region is home to heather moorland, pine forests, rolling hills and shimmering coastline, not to mention badgers, roe deer and hawks. Spectacular is the only way to describe this area.

Immerse yourself in the home of iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance at the National Railway Museum in York. The railways had an enormous impact on Britain’s rural environment, but also created ‘green corridors’ with ideal habitats for a wide variety of plants and animals.