North York Moors Private Tour day trip incl Steam Train & Whitby
Description
Discover Yorkshire with Greg – Your Personal Guide to the Heart of the Moors. Step aboard a truly personal, private tour of North Yorkshire with Greg, your guide for the day. Follow the itinerary or change it to your own. For between 1-7 guests, Greg offers a relaxed, friendly experience that you won’t find with larger tour operators, Greg brings the region's history and culture to life with fascinating stories and insider knowledge. The highlight of the day is a scenic heritage steam train ride from the village of Goathland—best known as Hogsmeade Station from the Harry Potter films. (included). Your day will be filled with stunning landscapes, charming villages and, of course, the breathtaking Whitby where you will enjoy some free time. Whether you're snapping photos of the rolling moors, or simply chatting with Greg about local life, you'll find this tour is as much about the journey as it is about the destination – a relaxed and engaging experience for your private group.
Tour Options
Itinerary
A view of the enormous 'White Horse of Kilburn' (97m wide) The horse was carved into the Sandstone over 100 years ago. (please not that we will see the horse from the minibus and will not be venturing up close)
A stop at Byland Abbey. A Gothic Monastery which inspired the design for York Minster Rose Window
Visiting the beautiful, bustling market Town of Helmsley (Once my Home) Here, you will be able to stretch your legs, get something to eat and use the toilet facilities.
We will travel over a section of the North York Moors National Park where you can appreciate the beauty and tranquility of this vast moorland
A pass-by of this beautiful small village where you often see sheep taking over the roads.
From Goathland Greg will see you safely on the Steam Train (one way, incl) to your destination at Whitby. Here Greg will meet you off the platform and introduce you to Whitby before giving you some free time to explore at your leisure.
Approximately 2 hours to spend in Whitby at your leisure. You may want to visit Whitby Abbey, eat fish and chips or just take in the harbour atmostphere of fishing boats along the great piers.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(14)
Greg was amazing. I really enjoyed the scenery and laid back approach to a small private tour with just the 4 of us. I can highly recommend small group itinerary. Greg was accommodating to alterations but everything he suggested worked well. Thank you for a fantastic day
Hi. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and glad to hear you felt the tour had a 'laid back' approach. Always happy to amend the tours on private bookings. Thank you again. Greg
We had a fantastic private tour with Greg, he was helpful, knowledgable, and a lot of humour. Completely recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to leave this great review. Really pleased to hear you enjoyed the private tour over the moors to Whitby. Thanks again. Greg.
Really enjoyed this trip around Yorkshire. Beautiful landscape and amazing old coastal towns. Transport was great and suited us as it was not to big and slowed us to get to know our host, Greg, who was able to spin us a few yarns and point out interesting facts along the way. Steam train was a real highlight. Highly recommended.
Great to hear you enjoyed your private tour across the North York Moors and appreciating the towns we visited. Thank you for taking the time to leave this 5 star review. Its very much welcomed.
Fabulous trip... Very informative with a personal touch from a true Yorkshireman!
Hi. Thank you so much for this wonderful review. Really glad you enjoyed the day and found it informative. Much appreciated. Greg
What a fab day/ tour. Our first time exploring this area of Yorkshire. Brilliant experience, thank you so much Greg. We will all be back.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review your private tour. Really glad to hear you had a fab day and thank you for leaving such a great review. Greg
Harry Potter fans this is for you! Such an amazing day out. Greg really brings it to life and there’s so much to see. Highly recommend!
Thank you for this great recommendation and for leaving a fabulous review. So glad you had a good day. Much appreciated. Greg
A gorgeous day taking in the beautiful sights of Whitby and the Moors. There is no other place like it. Greg is so knowledgeable and makes the experience feel so private and unique.
Great to hear you had such a good day. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this great review and leave a 5 Star rating. Very much appreciated. Greg
Amazing day with Greg so knowledgeable and entertaining the whole tour, was able to answer every question we had!
Thank you for taking the time to leave this great review. Really glad to hear you had an entertaining day and thank you for taking the time to leave this 5 star review. Its very much appreciated.
Second trip with Greg We did the Brote tour and now this one. Both were fantastic and very educational. Whitby is such a vibe place Highly recommend this company
Thank you for choosing to travel with us again. Glad you enjoyed Whitby and thank you for such a great review. Much appreciated. Greg.
Greg was a great guide and the private tour we booked was well paced, informative and a good day for all of us. A small group of 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed this tour and found it great value. The highlight for me was the sweeping moors. Thank you Greg
Thank you so much for this fab review. Really glad you enjoyed the 'sweeping moors' on your private tour. Much appreciated. Greg
