Tourist attractions Pickering

The park is one of the greatest surviving examples of the golden age of landscaping. Various different compositions display views and architectural follies to best effect: the gateway into the park; the fountain of Atlas (to the south); the lake surr..

The chapel has fine stained-glass windows designed in the 19C by Edward Burne-Jones and executed by William Morris in 1872. The subject matter is classic Pre-Raphaelite; from left to right: The Annunciation , The Nativity , The Adoration of the Ma..

With its 24m-high dome, Castle Howard is John Vanbrugh's masterpiece. The statues, such as those in the entrance, were among the objects the 4th Count of Carlisle had shipped backfrom Italy. Among these treasures are the altar from the Temple of the..

From Pickering station, steam trains still travel to Grosmont (29 km). The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a remainder of the Pickering-Whitby line that was opened in 1836 by Stephenson.

Defending a crossroads, that used to make this site so important, the castle is made of the rock on which it stands. On a high hillock stands the 13C keep that was probably built on a more ancient building.

On the north and south walls of this church, largely made in the romanesque style, you can see frescoes that were uncovered in 1851 and have been restored since, showing the lives and acts of the two saints.

In this baroque style house, with Palladian elements, the main rooms are decorated with Edwardian style and hung with family portraits. The bedrooms are furnished in the French and Italian styles, and in the cellar, the servants' quarters house archi..

North of the village stands this castle, protected by walls and moats. Its original D-shaped keep was destroyed after the Civil War. The western wing and the tower are built on 12C foundations and became private apartments in the 16C (roof and window..