Here are among top majestic moments across our area...
7. Scarborough Castle
The castle stands on a massive promontory of rock that rises above the North Sea.
Its 12th century great tower is the centrepiece of a royal castle begun by Henry II, becoming among the greatest royal fortresses in England.
King John visited Scarborough several times and developed it, as with Knaresborough, as a major royal castle to control Yorkshire.
He spent a princely sum of £2,291 on Scarborough, more than on any other castle in the kingdom.
8. Scarborough Castle
Edward I continued to use it as a royal lodging, holding court and council at Scarborough in 1275. Prisoners from his Scottish wars were also held there.
And, in 1312, it was the scene of a siege when Edward II’s favourite Piers Gaveston took refuge in the castle.
9. Woodend, The Crescent, Scarborough
Now home to creative industries, coffee shop and art gallery, Woodend was the home of the Sitwells, including poet Edith.
Queen Victoria’s son the Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII, was a regular guest at what was then called Londesborough Lodge.
The family was forced to ride out a scandal after the Prince developed symptoms of typhoid and became critically ill while staying there. He recovered but Queen Victoria took a “dim view” of Scarborough thereafter.