Sometimes what you discover on the journey to an attraction is almost and sometimes more interesting than the destination. In God’s Own Country this happens a lot. The scenery or something else en route will leave as lasting an impression as the attraction itself.
It happened a lot in the days before Sat Nav when wrong turns we an inevitable part of a journey to an unknown place. And it still happens. Sat Navs are notorious for sending people on what to AI might look like the quickest route but isn’t necessary the most logical route for a human.
Read more: 'I took my kids to the free farm hidden in the middle of a Yorkshire housing estate' YorkshireLive tourism writer Dave Himelfield discovered these spectacular drives by happy accident on the way to somewhere else. After visiting the abandoned medieval village of Wharram Percy , Google Maps started my return journey with an odd first leg. But grateful I soon was.
For an introduction to the underrated Yorkshire Wolds, that could be as good at it gets. Starting at the English Heritage Wharram Percy car park, this single track route starts high with views across the wolds as you pass between arable fields. The road then descends past chalk quarries and cute Super Mario-style hills to the hamlet of Burdale.
Read more: 'I visited most beautiful fairytale gardens just two hours from Yorkshire' There’s then a straight leg parallel to a long-disused railway and through more agricultural landscapes until you reach the village o.