National Park activity

We have recently made aware that some businesses may have been contacted by a company alleging that they owe copyright fees for the use of some images which were provided by the North York Moors National Park. If you are contacted, you don't need to pay the fee. We suggest you respond with the following wording: 

We can confirm that the rights to the Bridestones image in question was purchased by the North York Moors National Park on a copyright free basis. Our records include documentation cle…

2023 is the Year of the Coast and with 26 miles of marvellous coastline sitting here in the North York Moors National Park - sandwiched between beautiful moorland and the North Sea - we’re encouraging you to celebrate it with us.

There will be plenty to do along the way with our many walks and ambles, events and exhibitions to keep you busy. Stop by some of the country’s most-famous cafés and restaurants, or help keep your coast neat and tidy with some community beach cleans.

To mark the Year …

Image: Steve Bell

Mike Hawtin gave a very interesting presentation about opportunities relating to the North York Moors National Park's International Dark Sky Reserve status, what you can do to help preserve this, how your business and nature can benefit, and some funding that could help you. You can watch the recording any time between now and 16th December. Here's the link

On Monday 28 November 2022, the North York Moors celebrates 70 years as a National Park. We hope you’ll get involved in the birthday spirit!

Create your own content or share directly from our social channels. We’ve created some birthday graphics for you to download and use. Don’t forget our YouTube channel to share your favourite videos too.

Key messages:

• Happy 70^th Birthday North York Moors National Park
• Celebrating 70 years of heather moorland, rugged coastline and deep-wooded dales
• A s…

The North York Moors National Park Authority is offering up to £10,000 in financial support as part of its Local Business Tourism Contribution Grant 2022/23. Tourism businesses are encouraged to apply to implement new projects and ventures that appeal to new visitor markets and use the area’s local distinctiveness.

Time is running out to apply. Your project must be completed by 10 April 2023. Find out if you’re eligible and get in touch with Laura Barr (l.barr@northyorkmoors.org.uk) to discuss yo…

The North York Moors National Park Marketing and Communications Team has been enhanced with the return of Laura Barr, back from maternity leave, and appointment of Tom Outing. The team now includes: Catriona McLees, Head of Marketing and Communications; Tom Outing, Marketing and Communications Manager; Emily Watson, Visitor Development and Marketing Assistant; and Laura Barr, Marketing and Product Development Executive.

A new Cycling Tourism Toolkit has been produced to help businesses to take advantage of the increased interest in cycling. You can download the Cycling Tourism Toolkit here

Don't forget to also take a look at the North York Moors National Park's other cycling friendly activity here. 

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. 

Between 24 September and 2 October this year, Great Big Green Week will unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of the country will celebrate the heartfelt, brave, everyday actions being taken to stand up for nature and fight climate change.

The North York Moors National Park is working on several activit…

We sometimes ask you to contribute to the National Coastal Tourism Academy survey. They gather information to help plan campaigns and lobby government for additional support.

The latest results can be seen here: Coastal Business Survey results 2022_wave 2 June.pdf. 

Some of the Yorkshire findings are slightly different to the national picture - you can see these differences here: NCTA business survey_Yorkshire Coast_June 22.docx.