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Tag: Rievaulx

Helmsley Castle & Village Past

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Debbie Death

in North Yorkshire

Helmsley is a well-known market town in North Yorkshire. It’s popular with tourists today because of the castle ruins, but the fortifications saved many lives in the past.
Rievaulx Abbey: History & Short Films

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Debbie Death

in North Yorkshire

Visitors today flock to the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in their thousands. In 2016 English Heritage opened a new museum and visitor centre to cope with the influx of people arriving from across Yorkshire, the UK and overseas.