THORNTON LE DALE | The most beautiful village in Yorkshire

THORNTON LE DALE | The most beautiful village in Yorkshire! When we tell you that this place is a chocolate box village, we’re really not joking!
Aside from having won a ridiculous number of awards for being Britain’s Prettiest Village, Thornton Le Dale has featured on countless calendars and sweet selection boxes over the years. Quite right, too, we say – it’s gorgeous.

Located in North Yorkshire, about 12 miles from Scarborough, it’s awash with thatched cottages, idyllic gardens and a stream that runs alongside the street. And if it does get you thinking about milk truffles, vanilla creams and other goodies, then you’re in luck; wander along to the Square and you’ll find a shop called the Chocolate Factory, which stocks enough handmade treats to make Willy Wonka jealous.

Don’t worry if you end up over-indulging, though. You’re within the North York Moors National Park, so you could always walk off a few calories with a scenic stroll. The views are pretty spectacular…

Thornton-le-Dale is often regarded as one of the prettiest villages in Yorkshire. The village lies on the A170 road from Thirsk to Scarborough within the National Park.

The thatched cottage by the babbling beck in Thornton le Dale is one of the best-loved sights in the whole of the National Park. It's a highly picturesque village, centred on a tiny triangular green with its old market cross and stocks. A woodland footpath runs from the car park to the village and there are lots more local walks that show you the best of the surrounding valleys and woods.

Thornton Dale is a beautiful and traditional place to live and with something for everyone, it offers an array of independently owned local shops and services, along with a huge range of amenities, activities and events. Thornton Dale is located in the North York Moors National Park, two miles east of Pickering.

Thornton-le-Dale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of Thornton Dale encompasses 39.2 square kilometres

This picturesque village is centred on the village green with its traditional market cross and old stocks, once used for pelting miscreants with rotten fruit.

The thatched cottage Beck Isle Cottage in Thornton-le-Dale frequently features on calendars and chocolate boxes, surely making this village officially "chocolate-box pretty"!

When ever Thornton-le-Dale , a village of 2,000 people on the edge of the North York Moors National Park is mentioned, you think 'picturesque'. It is in fact one of the most picturesque villages in the UK

The 'le' in the village’s name first appeared in the 1920s. Before that it was known as Thornton. The village was renamed Thornton Dale in the late 1800s, when railways came to the area, to distinguish the village from other Thorntons. Thornton Dale was voted prettiest village in Yorkshire in the 1920s and 30s and le was added to give the name a bit more, 'marketability'.

The village is the next along the road from Pickering on the Scarborough road. Thornton-le-Dale is visited by tourists in the summer, but has lot's to offer all year round.

One of the most picturesque features of the village is the beck that runs through the heart of Thornton-le-Dale, and the Christmas lights are some of the best in the region.

The village is well served by shops and local businesses. The butcher’s has a fine reputation and locals travel to the village on Sunday afternoons to sample the famous Ice Cream.

The photo at the top of the page shows a cottage that stands on the side of the beck and is admired by thousands of tourists every year.

The road to the north heads of to the Fox & Rabbit where it meats the main Whitby road from Pickering. To the south is Malton with Pickering to the west and Scarborough to the east.

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