Maureen Coleman enjoys a slower pace of life in the historic, drop-dead gorgeous English county The beautiful North Yorkshire town of Knaresborough Having visited Yorkshire many times, it’s easy to see why locals refer to it as “God’s own country”. From the stunning dales to the wild beauty of the moors, the picturesque seaside villages to spectacular cities such as York, there’s barely a corner of England’s largest county that isn’t postcard pretty..