🇬🇧Helmsley | A medieval epic hidden in the folds of Yorkshire

#Overseas travel As the ruined walls of the abbey caught the last twilight and the winds of the Heather Moors carried the scent of roses and hit the Norman castle, I was convinced that Helmsley was a love letter to Yorkshire written with the brush of time, sealing a thousand years of unrusted romance with stone punctuation marks. The secretive village in North Yorkshire, called “a Victorian time capsule on the moor” by The Times, whispers the most tender passions in England with its ruins, castles, and secret gardens. ✨Recommended places 🏰Helmsley Castle Pass the serrated walls of the 12th-century Norman fortress and climb the spiral staircase that bears the marks of gunfire from the Civil War. In the cellar, you can find gunpowder traces left by Cromwell’s army. When moonlight comes in through the arrow holes, the silhouettes of knights dueling are reflected. ⛪️Rievaulx Abbey Stand beneath the arches of England’s most beautiful Cistercian abbey, and its 13th-century Gothic ribbed structure juts out like whalebone. Secret passages once used by the monks contain traces of medieval herbal recipes and hymns. 🌹Duncombe Park Walk through 18th-century English gardens, where 300,000 roses bloom in time for the summer solstice, creating a sea of ​​red. In the private forest, look for the “King Stag”—a 12-horned stag said to have guarded the land for 23 years. 🛤️Cleveland Way Follow one of England’s most beautiful National Trails, past purple heather moors and the ruins of Wuthering Heights farms. Look for Byron’s verses carved into the cliffs of Poet’s Rock. Hidden in the valley below the cliffs are the remains of a Roman horse-drawn carriage house. 🏡Helmsley Market Place You can touch the grooves of a 15th-century butter cross and spot the ruts of medieval wool merchants on the cobblestone streets. Step into the old pharmacy, opened in 1889, and you’ll find Victorian surgical knives and bottles of love potions in peach-tree display cases.