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Yorkshire is the biggest region in the UK, where you can explore more than 800,000 hectares of area. Yorkshire stretches from the really great coast in the east across spectacular moors and fertile valleys to the Dales in the west. The people who live in Yorkshire speak such a hard dialect1 that another Englishman don't understand. At the "Dales of Yorkshire" most people from other countries come to walk. On the small paths you can see birds, which hatch2 their eggs. In this part of the region "hares3 and foxes4 say good night to each other.

On the coast in the east you find different kinds5 of coastlines you find cliffs with rocks, and there you cannot swim and you can find coasts of red sand6 in this pictures you can see Roobin Hood's bay and a nameless typical cliff near Hull.

In the map you can find all these places. In Yorkshire there are most of the national museums: theNational Coalmining Museum in Wakefield, the National Railway Museum, in York and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.The moors of Yorkshire are very interesting but also very dangerous, about 10 people die there each year. To the moors go more then 30% of the tourists who go toYorkshire. In Yorkshire you can also go hiking or walking in the Dales.There you find the biggest Hotels of Yorkshire but not most of the people: only 17% of the tourists go there. Most tourists go to cities like York, Leeds, Hull or Sheffield. Bymany coachtours from London or France you can go to Yorkshire, then you see about over 90% of Yorkshire. (From London you need about 3-6 hours to Yorkshire.

In the Rush Hour you often need 6 hours or more then 6 hours when you drive at night with a fast car you need only 3 hours.) In York, the biggest city of Yorkshire, you can go shopping, go to a pleasure park, go swimming, go to a meuseum, go to a party or only go out for a walk." Yorkshire is the region with the most versatileness₇ of the world" (Internet www.tui.de). When a German tour operator₈ says so then I think it's true.

At the cliffs in the north of York you see sunrises which you will never forget. The industry in Yorkshire is very clean only seven coal power plants₉ pollute Yorkshire, the other industries don't pollute the land. Most of the industry is in Wales and South England. Along the 45 miles of coastline there is more than the traditional resorts of Scarborough and Filey and Whitby with its Dracula and Captain Cook connections and spectacular ruined abbey, the area also has literary and cultural attractions such as the Stephen Joseph Theatre. The ruins of monasteries are scattered across the country at places such as Rievaulx, Jervaulx and Fountains Abbey - a World Heritage site. In Yorkshire live about 700,000 people, in a year there are over 3 millions tourists.Yorkshire consists of districts₁₀. One of these districts is Harrogate District. Harrogate is mixture of beautiful landscapes₁₁, flourishing₁₂ towns and heritage₁₃ sites. The town of Harrogate, has a rich spa₁₄ history, combined with parks, gardens and floral displays₁₅. Close by is the medieval₁₆ market town of Knaresborough famous for its 14th century ruined castle, its maze₁₇ of narrow streets and Mother Shiptons Cave. From Pateley Bridge to Masham, the towns and villages of Nidderdale provide the perfect base to explore the magnificent₁₈ surrounding₁₉ countryside. There are also spectacular memories of bygone days in North Yorkshire with magnificent structures which have stood for centuries. Selby Abbey and Ripon Cathedral are two of the finest examples of English architecture to be found anywhere in the world. North Yorkshire is indeed₂₀ a land of diversity.

Vocabulary :

Andreas Merath , Christoph Muschong

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