Selected Scenes from Northern England

Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas

snaps here and there of views when out walking!

You can click on F11 for more screen space and click on a picture to view the next one, brief notes under picture and browser title sums it up, notes sometimes appear when the mouse arrow is over the picture.

Abbreviations: North York Moors National Park (NYMNP), Yorkshire Dales National Park (YDNP), North Yorkshire (NY), East Cumbria (EC)

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1.  Durham Cathedral (County Durham)

 2. Swaledale-winter (YDNP, NY)

3. Dentdale-high summer (YDNP, EC)

4. Gordale Scar (1) Approach (YDNP, NY)

5. View of Fryup Dale (NYMNP, NY)

6. Gordale Scar (2) from above (YDNP, NY)

7. Whitby (1) harbour, boats, abbey (NY)

8. Sandsend beach near Whitby (NY)

9. Cockayne Ridge, Bransdale (NYMNP, NY)

10. Castleton Village Show (NYMNP, NY)

11. The path up Roseberry Topping on the border of Cleveland and North Yorkshire

12. The Transporter Bridge over the River Tees near Teesside-Middlesbrough

13. The ruined buildings from the mine workings in Gunnerside Gill, Swaledale (YDNP, NY)

14. Walking by the River Swale between Keld and Muker (YDNP, NY)

15. Tyne Bridge viewed from inside the Sage Theatre & Concert Hall, Gateshead, Newcastle

16. The Sage, Gateshead, The Tyne Bridge and Millennium Bridge Newcastle, viewed from the top floor of the Baltic Modern Art Centre on the River Tyne

17. The bluebells of Riccal Dale, near Helmsley, Ryedale, North Yorkshire

18. The moon and sun both illuminate the lovely village of Dent, Dentdale (EC)

19. Typical barn in the limestone country landscape of Swaledale (YDNP, NY)

20. Oxnop Scar and Oxnop Gill, above Swaledale (YDNP, NY)

21. Walking on Hadrian's Wall between Mile Castle and Housesteads Fort, North Pennines, Northumbria

22. Malham Cove (1), Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire

23. Evening light on St Hilda's Church, Danby Dale (NYMNP, NY)

24. The entrance to Byland Abbey, the evocative ruins lie in North Yorkshire

25. The well preserved Norman Church of St Nicholas in the village of Husthwaite near Coxwold (NY)

26. The wild moorland atmospheric moorland of Oakley Walls above the Esk Valley (NYMNP, NY)

27. View of the Lake District across the Eden Valley from the summit of Crossfell in East Cumbria

28. Early autumn walking in Barbondale, East Cumbria

29. Matching sandstone & spring blossom of the medieval church of St Lawrence, Appleby-in-Westmorland (EC)

30. Evening sunlight of the setting sun on the limestone ridges & escarpments above the village of Dufton (EC)

31. The fine sandstone mid-19th century Victorian church of St John), Eden Valley (EC)

32. Knock Pike and Dufton Pike lying beside the limestone escarpments in the Eden Valley (EC)

33. The 7' tall driving wheels of the famous historic locomotive 3020 Cornwall in the National Railway Museum in Shildon, County Durham

34. The 'extra' mist from heather burning, Glaisdale, North Yorkshire

35. The south view of York Minster. On the left the twin west towers and at top right the famous restored Rose Window after the disastrous fire

36. By the side of the ex-railway track (now a glorious walking path) are the ruins of the kilns for roasting iron ore in Rosedale, North Yorkshire

37. The magnificent iron structured roof of York Railway Station

38. Medieval wall painting, St Peter and St Paul Church, Pickering Town, North Yorkshire

39. Lastingham Church, Lastingham village, North Yorkshire

40. The crypt below Lastingham Church, Lastingham village, North Yorkshire

41. 41. Malham Cove (2) in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

42 Looking down to the village of Kirkby Malham in Malhamdale and across to Gordale Scar in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

43. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley pulls out of Grosmont Station with a train for Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

44. The ruins of the medieval Gisborough Priory, Guisborough, Cleveland, North-East England

45. The wild daffodils in lovely quiet Farndale, North Yorkshire

46. Staithes fishing village and harbour, North Sea coast of Cleveland and North Yorkshire

47. The ex Zetland Hotel in Saltburn, Cleveland, now converted into flats

48. The north end of the vast beach extending from Redcar to the South Gare with the Corus (ex British steel) iron works in the distance, Cleveland, North Sea Coast, North-East England

49. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley pulls a train of beautifully restored LNER carriages out of Newton Dale Halt in Newton Dale on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, North Yorkshire

50. The Saxon Church at Escomb, County Durham

51. Glider plane being 'uplifted' by a light aircraft from the aerodrome of Yorkshire Flying Club at Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire

52. Looking across to Westerdale Village over the wonderful purple heather in Westerdale in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire

53. The escarpment near Sutton Bank on the edge of the Cleveland Hills and North Yorkshire Moors

54. Fragments of medieval stained glass, All Saints Church, North Street, York

55. The Shambles, the medieval butchers street in the great City of York

56. Medieval stained glass, All Saints Pavement Church, York

57. The 'hidden' gem of Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York which can only be entered via a small gateway which is easily walked past

58. York, St William's College, College Street, near York Minster

59. View of Robin Hoods Bay from near Boggle Hole, North Sea Coast, North Yorkshire

60. The engine sheds and coaling plant at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, North Yorkshire. The locomotive is the ex Southern Railway Schools Class 30926 Repton

61. A 'double header' of steam locomotives pulling a Grosmont to Pickering train near Moorgates, passing an Autumn setting of Fylingdale Moor on North Yorkshire Moors, Railway, North Yorkshire

62. Runswick Bay, North Sea Coast, North Yorkshire

63. The weather beaten ruins of the medieval Whitby Abbey (1) high on the cliffs at Whitby on the North Sea Coast of North Yorkshire

64. The medieval ruins of Mount Grace Priory on the edge of the Cleveland Hills and North York Moors, North Yorkshire

65. The 'classic' view of Whitby Abbey (2) in the evening sunlight, Whitby on the North Sea Coast of North Yorkshire

66. Part of the triforum and clerestory of the magnificent stonework of the nave of Durham Cathedral, County Durham

67. The splendid stately home Vanbrugh building of Castle Howard, set in the magnificent estate in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire

68. Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumbria

69. Looking towards Sandsend from above Whitby golf course, North Sea Coast in North Yorkshire, acrylic washes painting by the artist Peter M. Hicks

70. The glaciated valley of Littondale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire

71. Lake Windermere in the Lake District near Ambleside

72. Easdale Tarn in the Lake District

73. Reflections on Easdale Tarn

74. Typical cottage landscape near Grasmere, Lake District

75. View north to Kirkstone Pass while climbing Wansfell Pike

76. Winterish view of Lake Windermere from the top of Wansfell Pike, Lake District

77. The village of Troutbeck comes into view, walking in the English Lake District

78. The lovel setting of Troutbeck village in the English Lake District, Cumbria

79. 75029 leaves Whitby with an NYMR steam train for Grosmont

80. The donkeys on Whitby Beach

81. The replica sailing ship 'The Little Turk' sailing out of Whitby harbour

82. The west pier and sea walls at the entrance to Whitby harbour

83. Concrete 'sculptures' reflecting the fossils found in the cliffs above Whitby

84. Medieval painting of St George & Dragon, St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire

85. The 16th century Elizabethan chapel of Snape Castle

86. Tomb of Sir John Nevill, 4th Lord Latimer, St Michael's Church, Well, North Yorkshire

87. The lovely setting on the River Ure of the village of West Tanfield, North Yorkshire

88. The tomb of Sir Marmaduke Wyvill of Low Burton Hall 1613 and his wife, Church of St Mary, Masham, North Yorkshire

89. The North Bay, Scarborough, viewed from the entrance to Scarborough Castle

90. The imposing headland position of Scarborough Castle

91. St Mary's Church Scarborough, below the walls of Scarborough Castle, Anne Bronte is buried here

92. The quiet evening light dignity of St Laurence Church of Scalby, North Yorkshire

93. 60163 TORNADO at Grosmont Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

94. Real steam train action! 53809 and 49395 double head a freight train out of Grosmont Station on the NYMR

95. LMS 6229 DUCHESS OF HAMILTON on display in York National Railway Museum

96. Early morning departure of a fishing trip from Whitby Harbour

97. Tourist speedboat heading out of Whitby

98. Boulby Cliffs viewd from Cowbar, Cleveland

99. Coastal walking in Cleveland and North Yorkshire

100. Biblical mural paintings of Lady Waterford, Lady Waterford Hall, Ford, Northumberland

101. The approach, through grain fields, to the Duddo Stones in Northumbria

102. The five eroded megaliths of the Duddo Standing Stones Circle, Northumberland

103. The Duddo Standing Stones in Northumbria

104. Walking in the heather clad hills of the Cheviots

105. Brinkburn Priory, Northumbria

106. Nave, arches, triforum, clerestory & east window of Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland

107. 6233 DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND in York Station with THE SCARBOROUGH FLYER

108. Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire

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Selected full screen views from photographs taken all over locations in Northern England e.g. photographing the landscapes, seascapes, townscapes, buildings, cities, towns and villages of  the North of England  etc. Some are well known tourist spots, and others will be less well known to visitors to the region. Whatever, the camera is always handy, hopefully, capture the essence of the scene.  Digital images photos pictures docspics © Phil Brown