▁which ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁visited ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁in ▁York shire ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Sc ar borough , ▁Whit by ▁and ▁Br id ling ton ▁are ▁popular ▁se as ide ▁towns ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁coast ▁of ▁York shire ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁pictures que ▁York shire ▁Mo ors . ▁All ▁three ▁towns ▁have ▁sand y ▁be aches ▁that ▁attract ▁many ▁day ▁tri ppers ▁and ▁hol iday m akers ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁ ▁Major ▁rural ▁tour ist ▁attra ctions ▁ ▁Although ▁North ▁York shire ▁is ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁largest ▁county ▁in ▁size ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁lowest ▁population ▁density ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁York shire ▁Mo ors ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁out standing ▁natural ▁beauty ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁North ▁York shire . ▁It ▁contains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁exp ans es ▁of ▁he ather ▁mo or land ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁York shire ▁D ales ▁National ▁Park ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁offers ▁visitors ▁out standing ▁scen ery , ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁wild life ▁and ▁recre ation ▁options . ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Y ork shire ▁Nature ▁Tri angle ' ▁compr ises ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁wild life - watch ing ▁locations ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁Br id ling ton ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁to ▁Sp urn ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁eastern ▁corner ▁and ▁across