Hotel Yorkshire – The Perfect Base From Which To Explore The UK

The vast majority of travellers that visit the UK from overseas tend to arrive in London and then make their base there. The Royal Family is a large draw for many travellers and they like to make time to visit Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London.

However, once these attractions have been seen, London can actually prove to be the wrong place to make your base for the rest of your trip. The reality is that a hotel Yorkshire can prove to be a much more suitable option.

Great location
The first and perhaps most important benefit of staying at a hotel Yorkshire is that you will be perfectly located to see the rest of the UK. Whilst there are many hotels throughout the county; the West Yorkshire region is the most obvious choice thanks to the excellent rail network and the Leeds Bradford airport. The ease with which you can travel to and from West Yorkshire makes the area and ideal hub from which to plan you excursions. Being centrally located in terms of the landmass of the UK means that only relatively short trips are needed to visit other areas of interest, with drives of just a few hours seeing you at the border of Wales or Scotland.

A rich history
If you have an interest in history; the Yorkshire region offers some of the most amazing sites to visit in the UK. The city of York, which is of course the traditional capital of Yorkshire, offers an insight into the Viking influence in the form of the world famous Jorvik Viking Centre. Taking a walk around the still standing city walls helps you understand how the Vikings and Romans before them protected the city from outside raiders.

Within the walls also stands York Minster; one of the largest and finest examples of Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Whilst York offers one of the most concentrated historical places in Yorkshire, there is a multitude of other sites that should be interest such as Fountains Abbey, situated just West of Ripon and the stunningly located Skipton Castle.

Beautiful scenery
What makes many of these historical architectural buildings so breathtaking is the surroundings in which they are set. The countryside of Yorkshire is regarded as some of the greenest and most beautiful in all of the UK; earning the county its nickname God’s Own Country. The vast areas of unspoiled land in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors national parks are the best two examples.

Staying in a hotel Yorkshire provides you with the opportunity to explore both areas with minimum fuss, before returning to based for a luxurious night’s sleep. If you fancy a trip to the seaside then the Yorkshire coastline is equally as striking; with the jet cliffs of Whitby and the chalk cliffs at Flamborough Head both offering rugged scenic views. For any budding palaeontologists, both sites are hotbed for fossil finds and there is a real chance that you could find a few of your own.

Value for money
Our final reason for staying in a hotel Yorkshire is the financial benefit that it provides. Hotels in London can prove to be much more expensive than their Yorkshire counterparts, as can dining, drinking and travel costs. In comparison Yorkshire is much cheaper and you can reasonably expect prices to be around 30% less. This of course means that you can afford to make more excursions or buy those luxury items, thus really make the most of your time in the UK.