First-time visitorsWhitby, Moors & Coast
Moor-top roads, the steam railway and the abbey above the harbour.
From £985/ group
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Tell us what you love — coast, castles, villages or film — and we'll match you to the right day.
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★★★★★
“The best day of our holiday.”
Margaret & Bill · Charleston, SCPrivate driver-guided days from York
Private Yorkshire, the way it should be seen.
Just your party, an expert local driver-guide and an immaculate Mercedes V-Class — the moors, the coast and the dales at your own unhurried pace.
Book direct with Expedition Yorkshire for fast replies, easy customisation and personal support.
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Always private, never shared
What is Expedition Yorkshire?
Yorkshire, the way a local would show you.
Expedition Yorkshire runs private, driver-guided day tours of Yorkshire from York. One price covers your whole party of up to seven — with hotel pickup, a dedicated local guide and a comfortable Mercedes V-Class for the day, from £985 per group including VAT.
300+
private tours
2,100+
happy guests
5.0★
TripAdvisor rating
Featured in Harper's Bazaar
From £985
per group · up to 7 · inc VAT
100% private
Only ever your group — never shared.
One price, up to 7
The whole vehicle, not per seat.
Pickups across Yorkshire
Door to door, no logistics.
Expert local guides
Real stories, never a script.
Choose how you explore
Three ways into a Yorkshire day. Pick a door — we'll handle the rest.
Day tours
Ready-made private days to the coast, the moors and the dales — each with a clear route and a real guide.
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Scenic transfers
Travelling between cities? Turn the journey into the best part of the day — York to Edinburgh and beyond.
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Design your tour
Have something specific in mind? Tell us what matters to you and we'll build the day around it.
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Featured tours
First-time visitors
History & villagesDales & Castles
Drystone-wall country, market towns and a great ruined castle or two.
From £985/ group
TV & film fansAll Creatures & Herriot
The Dales villages and farmsteads behind the series, with a local who knows them.
From £985/ group
Literary & moorlandBrontë & Haworth
The parsonage, the cobbled village and the wild moor that shaped the novels.
From £985/ group
Why travellers choose us
Private means private
It's just your party, every time. You never share the vehicle or the day with strangers.
One price, whole group
From £985 covers up to seven guests — not per seat. Bring the family without doing sums.
The vehicle matters
An immaculate Mercedes V-Class with room to spread out, climate control and easy steps in and out.
We know Yorkshire properly
Local driver-guides who live here — real stories and quiet corners, never a script.
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A minute in our Yorkshire
Andrew started Expedition Yorkshire to show visitors the county the way a friend would. Press play for a quick introduction to the people you'll travel with — and the Yorkshire we can't wait to show you.
The people who make the day
Meet your driver-guides
Not a rota of strangers — a small team who live here and love showing it off. You'll know who's driving before you arrive.
Andrew
Founder & Lead Driver-Guide
Born and raised on the edge of the Moors, Andrew started Expedition Yorkshire to show visitors the county the way a friend would. Twenty years behind the wheel, a bottomless store of local stories, and a knack for finding the quiet viewpoint just as the light turns.
Richard
Senior Driver-Guide
A historian by training and a Dales walker by habit, Richard is the one to ask about the abbeys, the castles and which village pub does the best lunch. Calm, unhurried and endlessly patient — families and first-time visitors always ask for him again.
“Honestly the best day of our holiday. Our guide knew every corner of the moors — and the van was spotless.”
“Travelling with three generations, having the whole vehicle to ourselves made the day. The children loved it.”
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Make the journey the best part of the day.
Heading from York to Edinburgh, the Lakes or beyond? A scenic transfer turns hours on the train into a private day of stops, stories and proper Yorkshire scenery — door to door.
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From £1,545 / group
Book direct, travel better
No middlemen. No markup. Just us.
Booking direct with the people who run the tours means a better day — and a better price.
Fast, personal replies
A real person who knows your plan answers — usually the same day, not a ticketing queue.
Easy to customise
Tweak the route, the pace or the stops — before you travel or on the day. The day is yours.
No third-party markup
No booking engines or commissions in the middle — better value, and you deal with us throughout.
Good to know
Good to know
Always. It's just your party and your guide — you never share the vehicle or the day with other guests.
One price covers your whole group of up to seven, including VAT. From £985 for a full private day — divided across your group, that's outstanding value.
Most days start with a door-to-door pickup from your hotel or the railway station, usually around 9am. We collect from York and many other locations across Yorkshire — just tell us where you're staying.
Send an enquiry with your dates and group size and we'll reply personally, usually the same day, with a plan and a price.
Speak to a real person
Ready to plan your private Yorkshire day?
Tell us a few things and we'll build a plan around you — then reply personally, usually the same day. No call centres, no pressure; just the people who run the tours.
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Our promise
A personal reply, usually the same day
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Prefer to talk? Call us on 01904 235928.
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