Yorkshire Private Tour with Local Guide

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 dedicated guide for the day. Follow the itinerary or change it on the day. Greg offers a relaxed, friendly experience that you won’t find with larger tour operators, Greg brings the region's rich history and culture to life with fascinating stories and insider knowledge.
Your day will be filled with stunning landscapes, charming villages like Goathland – the iconic backdrop of Harry Potter and Heartbeat – and the breathtaking Whitby coastline. Whether you're enjoying the nostalgic steam train ride from Goathland to Whitby, snapping photos of the rolling moors, or simply chatting with Greg about local life, you'll feel like part of the Yorkshire family.
Join Greg for a tour that’s as much about the journey as it is about the destination – a relaxed, engaging experience where every guest feels valued and connected.

Meeting Point

Exhibition Square

York YO1 7EP, UK

9.00am Near the Art Gallery, Look out for the Water Fountains

What's included:

• Included in price, steam train ride from Goathland to Whitby
• Regular refreshment stops and photo breaks
• No more than 7 seats. Genuine small group
• Live commentary in English
• Greg your guide has lived and worked in most of the areas we visit during the trip

Not included:

• Food and drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes

White Horse of Kilburn

Sutton Bank Visitor Centre, , Thirsk, YO7 2EY

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)

Byland Abbey

65 Byland Abbey, Coxwold, YO61 4BD

A stop at Byland Abbey. A Gothic Monastery which inspired the design for York Minster Rose Window

20 minutes

Helmsley

Helmsley

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.

40 minutes

North York Moors National Park

North Yorkshire

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

1 hour

Hutton le Hole

Hutton le Hole

A pass-by of this beautiful small village where you often see sheep taking over the roads.

Goathland

Goathland

We will be stopping at the train station in Goathland to catch the steam train, one way to Whitby. Goathland is famous for the filming of Harry Potter and Heartbeat.

50 minutes

Whitby

Whitby

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.

2 hours

Castle Howard

Castle Howard

On the way home we will drive past this 18th Century stately home, famous in the filming of 'Bridgerton' and Brideshead Revisited' before making our way back to York