What are nice day trips from York?
Short answer
Saltaire, Dewsbury, Crowle and Sharow are some potential day trips within 50 km of York. Darlington, Holmfirth, Stockton-on-Tees and Littleborough are within 100 km of York. Lichfield, Stamford, Tamworth and Kendal are within 200 km of York by train. We list 32 places below, including 23 old-world towns (Howden and Snaith), 16 lake or river towns (Airmyn and East Retford), 11 market towns (Buxton and Whitchurch) and 7 hiking towns (Burnsall and Youlgreave). More below.
Within 50 km 7 places
Within 100 km 19 places
By train, within 200 km 6 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from York, so you can check the route and journey time.
Lichfield
Birthplace of Samuel Johnson — who compiled the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language — and home to a three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichf…
Southport
Southport Pier, the second longest seaside pleasure pier in the British Isles, is the centrepiece of this Victorian coastal town in Merseyside, founded in 17…
Stamford
This walkable Lincolnshire market town with five medieval parish churches, a centre dense with listed stone and timber-framed buildings from the 17th and 18t…
Whitchurch
Claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire, Whitchurch is a heritage-dense market town in the north of the county, close to the Welsh…
